Joy

The Beauty Of The Olive Tree

Hosea 14:6

… His joy is made of nobler stuff. It is such merriment as angels have when they see prodigal sons returning and rejoice before the Father's face! Give …

Psalm 84

Psalm 84

… Sweeter than the joy of the wine press, (for that is said to be the meaning of the word rendered upon Gittith), is the joy of the holy …

Psalm 5

Psalm 5

… now, but shall rejoice eternally. When they howl we shall shout , and as they must groan for ever, so shall we ever shout for joy. This holy bliss …

Psalm 142

Psalm 142

… Saints gather around a child of God when his Father smiles upon him; they come to hear his joyful testimony, to rejoice with him, and to have their …

All of Grace

Ephesians 2:8

… I also rejoice to remember that these of my family who were ministers of Christ before me preached this Doctrine and none other. My father, who is still …

Pure Fun

… Alway, was at the same time introduced to him; and, in his own inimitable and ready way, he exclaimed, ‘Rejoice in the Lord, Alway!'” Dr. John Campbell was …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… They shall rest in His love and with the eternal songs of Heaven they shall rejoice forever and forever. I want, tonight, to bring you, who are the …

God's Longsuffering: An Appeal to the Conscience

2 Peter 3:15

… are made to suffer, account it to be a mark of your salvation. "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted …

Faith.

… influences stream; we believe in His offices, for He has offices, but we rejoice in the Person who fills them, and makes them effectual for our good. Devoutly …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… Oh, no! I rejoice in that thought at this very moment. God has remembered us in our lowest state, he has laid help upon one that is mighty …

The Great Change.—Conversion

… He hath turned for me my mourning into laughter, and my desolation into joy; He hath led my captivity captive, and made my heart rejoice with joy unspeakable …

The Sin-Bearer

… When the lion roars, we are driven the closer to the Shepherd, and rejoice that His crook protects us. He says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I …

The Hunger-Bite

Job 18:12

… their strength, their castle and their high tower and, for a while they rejoice in their wealth and find great satisfaction in gathering it, in seeing it multiplied …

The Long Illness

… His service is life, peace, joy. Oh, that you would enter on it at once! God help you to enlist under the banner of JESUS CHRIST! c. H …

Early Criticisms and Slanders

… point at issue with many whom we know, — a point which we should rejoice to see clearly settled — in the best sense and demonstrated beyond a doubt in …

A Good Confession.–Baptism

… When we are on the side of Jesus, and, having believed in Him, are cleansed and forgiven, then our pursuit of joy will be successful; but till then …

First Literary Friends (Continued)

… With regard again to our other fear, that his excellence as a preacher would not be sustained, the event has, we rejoice to say, no less agreeably proved …

The Judgment Upon Zacharias

Luke 1:20

… She just basks a natural question, and that being answered, she replies, "Be it unto me, according to thy Word." Her surprise was soon exchanged for joy, and …

Psalm 39

Psalm 39

… When our sorrows pull up the sluices of our eyes, God will ere long interpose and turn our mourning into joy. Long may he be quiet as though …

Powerful Persuasives

Matthew 11:27-28

… If you do but come, Jesus Christ will receive you, welcome you, rejoice over you, and verify to you his thrice blessed promise, "Him that cometh to me …

Our Place—at Jesus' Feet

Luke 7:38

… Let us imitate them, and making the worship more ecstatic than before, bow before Him— "Lo, at His feet, with awful joy The adoring armies fall! With joy …

Alas! I Can Do Nothing!

… Let this one great, gracious, glorious fact lie in your spirit till it perfumes all your thoughts, and makes you rejoice even though you are without strength, seeing …

“Westwood”

… In the year 1880, a great trouble arose through what was intended to be only a joy and a help. Mrs. Tyson, who had long been a generous …

Psalm 44

Psalm 44

… the former cannot understand the chastening, and complains that God's heavy hand has been laid without cause upon his people; the latter can rejoice in persecutions also …

God Forgiving Sin

Isaiah 55:7-9

… I did rejoice at one time in the light of God's Countenance and I wickedly went astray from Him." Yes, this is very, very, very grievous. But …

Law and Grace

Romans 5:20

… We mourn our low and miserable condition, through sin, but we will rejoice at the thought, that we are now more secure than before we fell, and are …

The Sheep Before the Shearers

… A loan, they say, should go laughing home, and so should we rejoice when the Lord takes back that which he had lent us. All our possessions are …

In the Hay-field

… Every winter’s night has a direct connection with the joyous days of mowing and reaping, and each time of grief is linked to future joy. III. Our …

The Messages of Our Lord's Love

Mark 16:7

… Oh, that you were more anxious to be with Him! Our Lord knows that to His true people the greatest joy they ever have is for Him to …

The Bliss of the Glorified

Revelation 7:16

… It is their gain, and we will rejoice in it. We cannot have a richer source of consolation than this, that they who have fallen asleep in Christ …

Taught That We May Teach

Ezekiel 40:4

… Whenever you have much joy, be cautious—there is a sorrow on the road. But when you have much sadness, be hopeful—there is a joy on the …

Christ Exalted

Hebrews 10:12-13

… That is his joy, which is full, in the thought that he has finished his work and has cut it short in righteousness. I think there is some …

Loyal to the Core

2 Samuel 15:21

… If David was great, Ittai would rejoice. If David was exiled, Ittai would attend his wanderings. Our point must be to resolve in God’s strength to keep …

A Mediator

Galatians 3:20

… Will you trust your soul's eternal interests in those same dear pierced hands? If so, rejoice that there is a Mediator between two parties that have long …

Farm Laborers

… It is our joy to feel that we are not our own, we are bought with a price. The church is God’s farm by choice and purchase …

Nonconformity

From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 7

… It is the easiest thing in the world to swim with the stream, but duty called the Nonconformists to row against it; and I rejoice to know that …

The Special Call And The Unfailing Result

1 Corinthians 1:9

… I do not know whether you have ever drank that joy, Believer, but I have found it a very sweet joy to be joyful because Christ is joyful …

Psalm 147

Psalm 147

… The poet finds a singular joy in extolling one who is so singularly gracious. It is a Psalm of the city and of the field, of the first …

Samuel and the Young Man Saul

1 Samuel 9:27

… and I, my Friend, who have never spoken together before, may have to rejoice over this present meeting! Samuel was very pleased with Saul for a long time …

Sermons — Their Matter

… It is ours to perceive and rejoice in a wider range of truth. All that these good men hold of grace and sovereignty we maintain as firmly and …