The Pursuit of JoyPROV. 16:20

WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

Leah. Gen. 30 – Is happy when she has Asher Deuteronomy 33:29 – Happy are you, O Israel!

Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty!

Acts 26:2 - “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself

Hosea 7:3 - They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies.

HAPPINESS IS AN EMOTION

WHAT IS JOY?

Gal. 5:22 - Joy is not a suggestion Heb. 12:2 – Jesus endured the cross for

the joy set before him Joy that he would be raised from the dead Joy that he was delivering His people Joy that God’s great plan was being carried

out JOY IS AN ATTITUDE

IS JOYFULNESS ALWAYS RIGHTEOUS?

Esther 5:9 - So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai

Psalm 11:5 - The Lord tests the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.

I PURSUE JOY IN ___________ Ps 35:9 - And my soul shall be joyful

in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.

Ps. 35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified,

Ps. 95:1-2 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

I PURSUE JOY IN ___________

Ps. 149:2 - Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Ps.100: 1-3 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

I PURSUE JOY IN _WORSHIP__

Ps. 149:2 - Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Ps.100: 1-3 Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.