Joy
During times of trials and persecution, it may seem very difficult to be joyful and thankful. The Lord Jesus instructs us to rejoice that our names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. So no matter what is happening to us in the flesh, we may be joyful knowing that through Jesus Christ, we have eternal life in His heavenly kingdom. Praise Jesus!
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Neal Frisby, Fruits of the Spirt Series, 1977
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Neal Frisby, Preparation, 10/13/1976 PM
"The Lord will move on His People -- liberating them, setting them free, that they may feel the joy of the Lord! They want the joy of the Living God, because the world cannot get this. But the Lord's joy is greater than all the wealth of the world and we want the joy of the Lord so the people break free and the bondages and the yokes are lifted and the Lord makes them a new creature and they can feel the presence of the Lord! Knowing that He has promised it so, and He will do it also!
The Ultimate Weapons | Neal Frisby | CD #994 |05/05/1982 AM
The joy of the Lord will never run out as long as you are on this earth and when you leave here, you will get even more of it. It is wonderful! Enter thou into the joy of the Lord. Now my message tonight is to enter into the joy of the Lord and joy is one of the fruit of the Spirit too. And He came before I could preach it that way [about joy] and brought in the other part [hate]. How many of you can see that it was important to bring that which was the opposite of joy, that is, hate. He shows you that you can get rid of that. He shows the two parts to that—the spiritual hate [hatred] that gets a hold, from satan. There is also a human kind that can get a hold on you, and it will come from time to time. He [the Lord] gives you the weapons of divine love and joy as weapons of warfare and those are your ultimate weapons—the joy and divine love from the Lord with your faith—and you will defeat satan. It will wipe him clear out. Do you believe that tonight?
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John 15:8-11
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
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John 16:24
Ask [in the name of Jesus], and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
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Psalms 5:11-12
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones!
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Habakkuk 3:18
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.
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Luke 6:23
Rejoice ye in that day [of persecution], and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven:
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Matthew 5:12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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Revelation 19:7-8
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
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Luke 10:20
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
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