[John 15:10-11] When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love. [11] I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!
Jesus wants you to have joy that ___________________.
[Philippians 2:3-4] Don't be selfish; don't try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. [4] Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
Nothing will kill your joy faster than ___________________ yourself to others.
Joy comes when my focus is on ___________________.
[John 10:10 ESV] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
A Joyful Christian is a ___________________ Christian.
You don't need to be ___________________ to have joy.
You can't tell if you have joy until you face ______________ ______________.
[Philippians 2:5-11] You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. [6] Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. [7] Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, [8] he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal's death on a cross.
A ___________________ person is not a joyful person.
[Hebrews 12:2 NIV] fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
There is joy in the ___________________.
The devil can't ______________ your joy...but you can _______________ it up.
[Isaiah 58:11] The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
God wants His joy to be like a _________________ in your life.
[Philippians 2:17-18] But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy. [18] Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy.
