The Joy of My and Your Salvation

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The Joy of My (and Your) Salvation
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Psalm 5112

• A child of God knows no true nor solid joy but
  the joy of God's salvation, joy in God his Savior
  and in the hope of eternal life. By willful sin
  we forfeit this joy and deprive ourselves of it
  our evidences cannot but be clouded and our hopes
  shaken. Matthew Henry

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Question Do you often look like this
couple?Do you sometimes look like this
couple?Why do you think that is?What effect
does your overall attitude have on those around
you?What effect does your overall attitude have
on those people around you who dont know the
Lord?
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Happiness and Joy are similar but are not
actually the same.Happiness often (but not
always) depends on circumstancesJoy is an
attitude of the heart that can only truly be
found in Christ.Humility is usually closely
associated with joy
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"Happy" occurs 28 times in the Bible"Joy"
occurs 165 times!
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• Old Testament
• "Happy"
• H833
• ???? ????
• 'ashar 'asher
• aw-shar', aw-share'
• A primitive root to be straight (used in the
  widest sense, especially to be level, right,
  happy) figuratively to go forward, be honest,
  prosper - (call, be) bless (-ed, happy), go,
  guide, lead, relieve.
• New Testament
• "Happy
• G3107
• µa?a????
• makarios

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Key VersePsa 5112 Restore7725 unto me the
joy8342 of thy salvation3468 and uphold5564 me
with thy free5082 spirit.7307This translation
of the word "Joy" occurs 23 times in the Old
TestamentJoy"Old TestamentH8342?????
??????sason sasonsaw-sone',
saw-sone'From H7797 cheerfulness specifically
welcome - gladness, joy, mirth,
rejoicing.H7797????? ??????sus
siyssoos, seceA primitive root to be
bright, that is, cheerful - be glad, X greatly,
joy, make mirth, rejoice.
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New Testament"Joy" G5479?a?acharakhar-ah
'From G5463 cheerfulness, that is, calm
delight - gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding)
joy (-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).G5463?a???
chairokhah'ee-roA primary verb to be full of
cheer, that is, calmly happy or well off
impersonal especially as a salutation (on meeting
or parting), be well - farewell, be glad, God
speed, greeting, hail, joy (-fully), rejoice.
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1. True Joy comes from the Lord

• Psalm 457
• Psalm 119111
• Psalm 10543

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2. True joy does not necessarily always depend on
circumstances

• Psalm 518
• Jeremiah 3113

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3. You can receive joy by serving God

• Matthew 2523
• Luke 2452
• Acts 2024
• John 151-11

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4. Humility is often closely associated with joy

• James 49-10
• Acts 1625

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Summary1. Happy and Joy are similar but
not exactly the same2. True joy comes from the
Lord3. True joy does not necessarily always
depend on the circumstances4. You can receive
joy by serving the Lord5. Humility is usually
closely associated with joy
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