PPT-“And They Returned with Joy”

17 The seventytwo returned with joy and said Lord even the demons submit to us in your name 18 Jesus replied I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy nothing will harm you 20 However do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. The Joy Luck Club. Amy Tan. The novel spans from the 1920s through the 1980s, following two generations of women. . Mothers, born and raised in China, find themselves in San Francisco raising their own daughters. . Service for Christmas . Eve. “. From . heav’n. above to earth I come . To bear good news to . ev’ry. home;. Glad tidings of great joy I bring, . Whereof I now will say and sing:. “. To you this night is born a child . Joy to the world . T. he . Lord is come. Let earth receive her King. Let . every heart prepare Him room. And Heaven and nature sing. And Heaven and nature sing. And Heaven and Heaven and nature sing. God loves the . cheerful giver. “. Joy” is something we choose… . a . decision . to . be fruitful . and . contented. . When . we are delighted and pleased with good fortune (often outside forces which we don’t control) such as good health, good relationships, a good job, a good house, and plenty of food and clothing. There is a reason John the apostle is writing: that our joy may be complete.. Who . is the we here?. The . we in verse 1 refers to the . apostles. The . we in verse 2,3 refers to all Christians.. Verse . March 8. th. 2015 . Sermon 1 of 3. Joyous People!. 113 New Testament. 335 Old Testament. Questions:. W. hat . is this joy that God keeps mentioning? . Is . it the same as the way the world understands it? . By Iona Adams . Who am I?. My name is Iona Adams and I am really interested in whether pictures affect children's enthusiasm towards answering questionnaires. . Why did I choose to research this topic?. In . Inescapable Troubles. The world thinks some aspects of Christianity are insane. . This is one of those aspects.. I Corinthians 1: 18. . For the word of the cross is . foolishness to those who are perishing. A God-ward focus – a focused plan and endeavor of being the person God would have him to be and do. Godly joy rejoices in what God rejoices.. A deep gladness and delight that is not fleeting but enduring.. Righteousness. Peace, Joy in the Holy Spirit Romans 14:17. Let us consider three situations and . see how we can go through . with the strength and the joy of God.. 1.. trials. according to . james. 1: 2-4. Joy From The Son Who Pleases His Father. From Trust To Joy. “We’re never so vulnerable that when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.”. --Walter Anderson. overflowing well. ,. No . tongue can tell!. Joy, Unspeakable Joy, . Rises . in my soul. ,. N. ever . lets me go!. Chris Tomlin. Joy to the world. The Lord is come!. Let . Earth . receive her King. Let every heart. Prepare Him room. And . Heaven . and nature sing. And . Heaven . and nature sing. And . H. eaven. And . US Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”.