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Joy, rejoicing, delight, and gladness in God

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SERMON • SERMON 1811

The Road to Honor

1 Samuel 2:30

… God gives us joy after the similitude of our service. Godly Fear fills her garden with many flowers and her house with music of different kinds. And the …

SERMON • SERMON 1080

Our Gifts and How To Use Them

2 Timothy 1:6

… of time! If Paul were here and could confer a gift, we should rejoice to receive it. Yes, and if the meanest man in Christendom, or woman, for …

SERMON • SERMON 3082

'Here I Am!'

1 Samuel 3:4

… cannot rest, and brothers and sisters cannot rejoice as long as the little one is not there to share their joy. And I can tell you that God …

SERMON • SERMON 1008

Love's Logic

1 John 4:19

… Let him then be thine exceeding joy. Delight thyself also in the Lord. O love the Lord ye his saints. We also see, if we turn again to …

SERMON • SERMON 2659

Fallen Asleep

1 Corinthians 15:6

… Alas! Alas!" says the record, "dear Caius has gone and with him all joy is quenched forever, for I shall see him no more." Heathenism is hopeless to …

SERMON • SERMON 1693

That Horrible East Wind!

Colossians 3:15

… If you have it, rejoice in it! If you, then, are at peace with God, do not perpetually act as if that peace were questionable and doubtful. Do …

SERMON • SERMON 1963

The Search For Faith

Luke 18:8

… It is His joy to be trusted. It is a great part of the reward of His death that the sons of men should come and shelter in …

SERMON • SERMON 2388

Once Dead, Now Alive

Ephesians 2:1

… He can feel nothing of pain or joy. It is a dreadful thing to be sitting in God's House as, perhaps, some of you are, feeling nothing …

SERMON • SERMON 1062

Why Am I Thus?

Romans 7:22

… We would willingly take our place on Mount Ebal or Mount Gerizim to give our Amen to the curses pronounced on disobedience, or to hail with solemn joy

SERMON • SERMON 1544

Mahanaim—or, Hosts Of Angels

Genesis 32:1

… Never reckon upon the permanence of any joy and thank God you need not dread the continuance of any sorrow. These things come and go and go and …

SERMON • SERMON 2533

The Ever-present Crisis

2 Peter 3:17

… to prize it—the Truth concerning the Deity of Christ so as to rejoice in it! I cannot stay to mention all the Truths of God in detail …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 42

Psalm 42

… With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. The festive noise is in his ears, and the solemn dance before his eyes. Perhaps …

SERMON • SERMON 1602

Farm Laborers

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

… The laborers are nobodies, but they shall enter into the joy of their Lord! Unitedly, according to the text, the workers have been successful and that is a …

SERMON • SERMON 2193

A Poor Man's Cry—and What Came Of It

Psalm 34:6

… for joy! And when He saves a soul, we will not be indifferent. Let us call together our friends and our neighbors and charge them to rejoice with …

SERMON • SERMON 1929

To Those Who Are Angry With Their Godly Friends

Genesis 4:6

… You are envious because another is full of joy. Where did that joy come from but from this—that he came according to the Divine command and rested …

SERMON • SERMON 2641

God's Heart the Source of All Blessing

2 Samuel 7:21

… in the shallows—take a header and dive into the depths of Divine joy! Plunge yourself into the Godhead's deepest sea and be lost in His immensity …

SERMON • SERMON 1500

Number 1500, Or Lifting Up the Bronze Serpent

Numbers 21:9

… I may and I must joy and rejoice in this great blessing which I most heartily ascribe to the undeserved favor of the Lord! I thought the best …

SERMON • SERMON 2449

The Rule and Reward of Serving Christ

John 12:26

… Those who would be saved must know that they will have to serve Christ—and those who are saved rejoice that they are serving Him and that thus …

SERMON • SERMON 1777

Esther's Exaltation—or, Who Knows?

Esther 4:13

… And if He is a gainer, you are a gainer and you are to joy therein! He bids you rejoice with Him that He has found His sheep …

SERMON • SERMON 1408

The Reason Why Many Cannot Find Peace

James 4:7-10

… Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He …

SERMON • SERMON 2110

The Mustard Seed: A Sermon for the Sabbath-School Teacher

Luke 13:18-19

… We rejoice to encourage our friends in their labor of love. In this parable light is thrown upon the work of those who teach the Gospel. First, notice …

SERMON • SERMON 1495

The King-Priest

Zechariah 6:13

… The benediction of Jesus, the Priest, is the benediction of Jesus the King! Let us rejoice and be glad in this. And now, Beloved, it is as a …

SERMON • SERMON 2537

A Warning to Waverers

James 1:6

… My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations. Or, "trials." This is a strange thing to say, is it not? Should we not count …

SERMON • SERMON 2336

The Love Of Jonathan and the Love Of Jesus

2 Samuel 1:26

… You know not, and you cannot conceive, what He will yet do for you! You are in trouble, are you? Well, joy comes in the morning. But now …

SERMON • SERMON 1274

For the Sick and Afflicted

Job 34:31

… Do you prefer your lot to his? Well, then, in the name of everything that is good, accept your portion with joy, and throw your soul into the …

SERMON • SERMON 2385

Another Lesson From Manasseh's Life

2 Chronicles 33:10

… His life has turned into a treadmill, all hard work without an atom of joy. Friend, if this is your case, God is dealing with you! He knows …

SERMON • SERMON 1437

Others To Be Gathered In

Isaiah 56:8

… If I were a thief and I read of the dying thief who rejoiced to see the Fountain of atoning blood in his day, I would rejoice, too …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

… with the saints' tribulations; the seed of the serpent follow their progenitor and rejoice in evil. Verse 7. "Turn us again, O God of hosts." The prayer rises …

SERMON • SERMON 2453

A Hard Case

Job 33:14-18

… and he shall see His face with joy: for He will render unto man His righteousness. He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and …

SERMON • SERMON 696

Turning Back in the Day of Battle

Psalm 78:9

… I cannot win without fighting, and therefore I thank God when the trial comes, and count it a joy when I fall into manifold temptations, because now I …

SERMON • SERMON 1310

The Blind Befriended

Isaiah 42:16

… There was a mirth and a frothy joy which I thought well worth the having. But now I call that joy, misery, which is sinful, and that mirth …

SERMON • SERMON 638

Who Are The Elect?

1 Samuel 16:12

… All Israel and all Judah sent to fetch David and they made him king! Amidst the blast of the horns and the homage and songs and joy of …

SERMON • SERMON 2515

Something Worth Seeking

Matthew 6:33

… If you loved Me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for My Father is greater than I. And now I have told you …

SERMON • SERMON 1847

Before Sermon, At Sermon and After Sermon

James 1:21

… be after the old fashion, but in all newness of power! Let us rejoice to have the Word engrafted in us. This is how to behave at the …

SERMON • SERMON 2467

Christ and His Co-workers

Mark 16:20

… must henceforth be for that Living One whom we anoint with our living joy and consecration! Or, rather, we must receive our anointing from Him, for He is …

SERMON • SERMON 592

The True Position Of Assurance

Ephesians 1:13

… To be assured of your interest in Christ will give you a Heaven upon earth! Do not be content with faith—be thankful for it, rejoice in it …

SERMON • SERMON 642

Withholding Corn

Proverbs 11:26

… Well, this joy, overwhelming as it is, is a hungry sort of joy—you want more of it—for the more you have of spiritual children, the more …

SERMON • SERMON 872

The Perseverance of the Saints

Philippians 1:6

… spirit, shall see the face of God with acceptance and forever and ever rejoice in the pleasures which are at God's right hand. This is what we …

SERMON • SERMON 2301

Marah Better Than Elim

Exodus 15:22-26

… All joy gets to be prophetic—at least, the joy of earth when once it is touched with the live coal from off the heavenly altar. We begin …

SERMON • SERMON 2452

Hope for the Worst Backsliders

Jeremiah 3:22

… They shall walk before Him in the joy of their spirits—yet these, mark you—are some of the people who are described in this chapter as having …