“With Exceeding

Joy”Real Joy: Being a Christian is a

Joy!

Jude 24 “Now unto him that is able to keep you from

falling, and to present you faultless before the

presence of his glory with exceeding joy”

The Christian should be more joyous than any other person in

this world.

Phil 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice”

Acts 16:25 “And at midnight Paul and Silas

prayed, and sang praises unto God: and

the prisoners heard them”

Psa 1:1-3 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the

counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of

sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight

is in the law of…

Psa 1:1-3 …the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day

and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his

fruit in his season…

Psa 1:1-3 …his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he

doeth shall prosper”

What Makes Christianity a joy?

We Have Victory in

Christ!

2 Cor 10:3-5 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are

not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)…

2 Cor 10:3-5 …Casting down imaginations, and every

high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of

God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ”

Eph 6:10-12 “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of

his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that

ye may be able to stand against the wiles of…

Eph 6:10-12 …the devil. For we wrestle not against

flesh and blood, but against principalities,

against powers, against the rulers of the darkness

of this world…

Eph 6:10-12 …against spiritual wickedness in

high places”

1 Pet 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your

adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh

about, seeking whom he may devour”

Luke 22:31 “And the Lord said, Simon, Simon,

behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may

sift you as wheat”

What Makes Christianity a joy?

“We are on the winning

side”!

2 Cor 2:14 “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in

Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge

by us in every place”

2 Tim 4:6-8 “For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure

is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have

finished my course…

2 Tim 4:6-8 …I have kept the faith: Henceforth

there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,

which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall…

2 Tim 4:6-8 …give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them

also that love his appearing”

1 John 1:4 “And these things write we unto

you, that your joy may be full”

What Makes Christianity a joy?

We Have A Second Chance

in Christ!

Eph 2:12 “That at that time ye were without Christ, being

aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope,

and without God in the world”

Rom 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the

glory of God”

Rom 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through

Jesus Christ our Lord”

Heb 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their

unrighteousness, and their sins and their

iniquities will I remember no more”

Rom 6:4 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism

into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead

by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk

in newness of life”

2 Cor 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold,

all things are become new”

Second chance to

glorify God

Isaiah 43:7 “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have

made him”

1 Cor 10:31 “Whether therefore ye eat, or

drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the

glory of God”

Second chance to put the Lord

first

Matt 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of

God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be

added unto you”

Luke 9:23 “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,

and follow me”

1 Cor 6:19-20 “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which

is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye…

1 Cor 6:19-20 …are not your own? For ye are bought with a price:

therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's”

Gal 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me”

What Makes Christianity a joy?

Death is a Blessing in

Christ!

Eph 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ”

The Power of Prayer

Privilege of being God’s

child

A Heavenly Inheritance

No condemnation

in Christ

Redemption is in Christ

Death is a Blessing in

Christ!

1 Thes 4:16-17 “For the Lord himself shall

descend from heaven with a shout, with the

voice of the archangel, and with the trump of

God: and the dead in…

1 Thes 4:16-17 …Christ shall rise first: Then we which are

alive and remain shall be caught up together with them

in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord”

1 Cor 15:51-52 “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a

moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall…

1 Cor 15:51-52 …sound, and the dead shall be

raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed”

John 5:28-29 “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his

voice, And shall come forth; they that have done…

John 5:28-29 …good, unto the resurrection of life; and

they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of

damnation”

Death is a blessing to the child of God

Psa 116:15 “Precious in the

sight of the LORD is the death of his

saints”

John 11:25-26 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the

life: he that believeth in me, though he were

dead, yet shall he live…

John 11:25-26 …And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest

thou this?”

What Makes Christianity a joy?

Salvation is in Christ!

Jude 1:21 “Keep yourselves in the

love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life”

1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with

another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son

cleanseth us from all sin”

1 John 2:5 “But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him”

1 Pet 5:14 “Greet ye one another with a

kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus.

Amen”

Gal 3:27 “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ”

1 John 4:15 “Whosoever shall

confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God

dwelleth in him, and he in God”

Luke 13:3 “I tell you, Nay: but,

except ye repent, ye shall all likewise

perish”

Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is

baptized shall be saved; but he that

believeth not shall be damned”

What Makes Christianity a joy?

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