Joy

Moses' Dying Charge to Israel

Deuteronomy 8:2

… I know you remember the day when God led you by that grave, where half your heart and all your joy seemed buried—you went to see it …

No Difference

Matthew 5:45

… It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Hea ven Than when I was a boy." It were a …

The Best Beloved

Song 5:16

… There is one conduit pipe through which heavenly joy will flow, and if you draw from it you may have as much as you will. “Abide in me …

A Description of Young Men in Christ

1 John 2:13

… It is a fair sight to see young Isaac bearing the wood for the sacrifice! Young Joseph bearing the fetters in prison with holy joy! Young Samson carrying …

Grace Exalted—Boasting Excluded

Romans 3:27

… Surely, Brethren, if any of you can have brighter places in Heaven, and more happiness and more joy than I, I will be glad to know it. The …

A Revival Sermon

Amos 9:13

… When a sermon has been preached in these modern times, if one sinner has been converted by it, we have rejoiced with a suspicious joy; for we have …

Scarlet Sinners Pardoned and Purified

Isaiah 1:18

… Surely, dear Friends, it would be a great joy to a man to hear that God invites him to a conference! He would take heart of hope from …

The Truth Of God's Salvation

Psalm 69:13

… Sometimes, God gives us proofs of the Truth of His salvation by our ecstatic joy. This is not a theme that I like to speak of except in …

An Ancient Question Modernized

Ezekiel 24:19

… When one preaches with joy and comfort, and is full of health and strength, there is a great delight in the work. But now, tonight, when it is …

Prayer 17 — To Be Like Christ

… O Thou great Deliverer, joy of the earth art Thou, the expected of the tribes of Israel still. Come, we beseech Thee, Thou absent love, Thou dear unknown …

What The Church Should Be

1 Timothy 3:15

… Dwelling in them, He regards them as His palace—He looks upon the Church as the eye of the universe, the joy of the earth, the crown of …

Helps to Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… If every day you say more to God than you do to men and if you find more joy in fellowship with God than you do in all …

The Preacher's Last Sermon for the Season

John 7:37

… thirsty soul is a choice rarity! Where shall I find him? With what joy will I salute him! He is the man who will gladly receive the tidings …

The Objective of Christ's Death

Galatians 1:4

… Have you ever obtained this blessing, Brothers and Sisters—Christ's joy in you—what is more, Christ's joy fulfilledin you? God grant to all of us …

Prayer 10 — The Music of Praise

… Oh! the joy of knowing that we are Thine forever, thine in the trials of life, and thine in the last dread trial of death, and then Thine …

The Saint One With His Savior

1 Corinthians 6:17

… He knew His Father would give Him the reward, and for the joy that was set before Him He endured the Cross, despising the shame—but Self-seeking …

Despised Light Withdrawn

John 12:36

… It is you, yourself, who will find the Gospel true! It is your own personal participation in this feast that shall be to you, your joy and your …

Honey From A Lion

Romans 5:15

… What a joy it will be to love the Lord more than any other of His creatures and assuredly we shall do so! Do not think that this …

'Mr. Moody's Text'

Isaiah 12:2

… He who has never felt the burden of sin will, I think, never know the joy of faith. What has he to trust about? What cause is there …

The Free-agency of Christ

Mark 8:22-26

… Some find joy and peace in an instant, but there are others who first receive a little Light and then a little more, and a little more till …

Job's Resignation

Job 1:20-22

… You miss the very sweetness and joy of life by missing this recognition of the Divine hand in giving us all good things richly to enjoy. But then …

The Best of All—god Is With Us

1 Chronicles 22:18

… If you could have been with me last Tuesday week and the Tuesday before that, it might have made your hearts ring for joy! All the bells of …

Unbelief Condemned and Faith Commended

Deuteronomy 32:20

… If you make them a promise of a treat on Saturday, look how they will jump for joy! Though there is still a week to come before that …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878 (Continued)

… How did my heart leap for joy! I threw myself then and henceforth upon the bounteous care of the Lord, whom I desired with my whole heart to …

A Bright Light in Deep Shades

Isaiah 51:1

… I could once sing for joy of heart in the precious love of Christ. When I went to the House of God the Word was like music to …

Prayer 8 — A Prayer for Holiness

… May we count it all joy when we fall into divers trials, knowing that in all this God will be glorified, His image will be stamped upon us …

Sin Laid on Jesus

Isaiah 53:6

… Dear friend, I will venture to say to you, are you reconciled to God’s way of getting rid of sin? Do you feel any joy in your …

Prayer 12 — On Holy Ground

… With heart and mind, and memory and fear, and hope and joy, we worship the Most High. It well becomes us to put our shoes from off our …

The Use of the Bow

2 Samuel 1:17

… Oh, how much of joy many of you miss by not doing more for the poor, more for the ignorant, more for Christ! The poet, Rogers, tells us …

Why Saints Persevere

… Our faithful God is an everflowing well of delight, and our fellowship with the Son of God is a full river of joy. Knowing these glorious things we …

Psalm 127

Psalm 127

… a) They become the parents' joy. b) The permanent record of the parents' wisdom. c) The support and solace of the parents' old age. d) The transmitters of …

Satan's Banquet

John 2:9-10

… Was ever joy like this? Could it be thought that bodies could be capable of such ecstacy as this? He drinks again; this time he takes a deeper …

Importance of Small Things in Religion

… He thinks he is dealing hardly with them; and the ark is taken into Obed-edom’s house, and all their joy is suspended. You have before you …

Psalm 75

Psalm 75

… If one had a child very beautiful, yet if he were a fool, the parent would have little joy in him. The Scripture hath dressed the sinner in …

An Indictment with Four Counts

Zephaniah 3:2

… have backslidden we have "not drawn near to the Lord our God." The joy and the strength of the Christian life are found in living near to God …

Smoking Flax

Isaiah 42:3

… I wish you had more faith, more joy, more hope, more rest, for you might, then, be of service to the Lord's household and the King might …

The Horns of the Altar

1 Kings 2:30

… Yield to joy and peace by trusting in him who will give you both of these as soon as you have rested in him. Look! sinner, look! A …

The Eternal Name

Psalm 72:17

… My brother, what makes thee look in death’s face with such joy? “Jesus,” he whispers. What makes thee so placid and calm? “The name of Jesus.” See …

Till We Meet Again

Revelation 22:21

… Those who understand the Greek language thoroughly tell us that it has for its root, "joy." There is joy at the bottom of Charis, or Grace. It also …

The Covenant Pleaded

Psalm 74:20

… And now, shall not the Lord be true and the Everlasting Father be faithful to His own Son? How can He refuse His Son the joy which He …