Advent: JOY

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/xBGWAig2mxw

The world’s “checp knock-offs”

• Giddiness
• Denial
• Fatalism
• Superficial Relationships

Joy is a virtue that sees everything from the standpoint of hope in the sovereign, eternal purpose of God.

Joy is…

1. A gift from God Luke 2:8-10
   • He is the instigator.
     • Psalm 16:11
   • He is the authority.
     • Matthew 1:23
2. Focused on the provision of God Luke 2:11
   • The Savior.
     • Psalm 51:7-12
   • The Anointed One.
     • Psalm 4:6-7
     • John 15:9-11
     • John 17:13
   • The Lord.
     • 1 Peter 1:8
     • Romans 12:12
3. Found where God Leads Luke 2:12-14
   • Hebrews 12:1-2
   • John 16:20-24
   • Romans 14:17
   • Isaiah 35:10