FINDING JOY

Luke 2:10-11 NIV

1. Joy is found in a – Jesus.

Psalm 4:7 ESV
John 15: 11 ESV

“Spiritual Joy arises from purity of heart and perseverance of
prayer” – Francis of Assisi

2. Joy comes when we our hearts.

“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep
choosing it every day.” — Henri Nouwen

Psalm 16:11 ESV

“Joy bursts in our lives when we go about doing the good at hand
and not trying to manipulate things and times to achieve joy.” — C.S.
Lewis

3. Joy comes from serving other .

“Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for
another, especially when it was done with no thought of something
in return.” — John Wooden

Acts 20:35 ESV

4. Joy is in the midst of pain.

“Joy is not necessarily the absence of suffering, it is the presence of
God.” — Sam Storms

Psalm 30:5 ESV

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