Power Point – How To Maintain The Joy Of The Lord

How To Maintain The Joy of the Lord

Part 3: How to Maintain the Joy of the Lord

Nehemiah 8:10

John 15:1-12

 

  1. Salvation brings Joy. John 15:1-3

 

  1. Abide in Christ. John 15:4

1 Chronicles 16:33

 

  1. Love the Lord. John 15:5, 8, 9, 10 & 12
  2. Praise and worship the Lord.

 

  1. Delight in the Lord.
  • Delight means enjoyment, pleasure, to bask in, to savor and to find satisfaction in.

 

  1. Humility

Isaiah 29:19

 

  1. Bearing much fruit.

 

  1. Love the Word of God. John 15:10

Isaiah 66:5

 

  1. Love others as Jesus loved you. John 15:12

 

  • How do we maintain the joy of the Lord:
  1. Salvation through faith in Christ, abiding in Christ, Loving the Lord and His Word, and loving others as Christ loved us brings Godly joy into our lives.
  2. Out of the overflow of the great joy of the Lord in our life it should produce praise, worship and delight of Him.
  3. The joy of the Lord should produce humility and should cause us to bear great fruit for the Lord.
  4. Doing these things will produce great joy in our lives as we serve the Lord whole heartedly and faithfully.