Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great JOY for

all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born

to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Luke 2:10-11

A state of well-being, or havinga pleasurable or satisfying experience;it is largely – if not solely – dependenton one’s circumstances...

Happiness Used about 30x in scripture

Nehemiah 8:10The Gift of Sports!

(my 2nd love language...)

Nehemiah 8:10

The Gift of Date Nights!

Nehemiah 8:10

The Gift of Time w/family

Nehemiah 8:10

The Gift of Hard Work w/friends

The settled assurance that God is King over all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that everything is ultimately going to be okay, and the determined choice to praise God no matter the circumstance

JoyUsed about 300x in scripture

HAPPINESS is not a BAD thing,it’s just not a lasting SUBSTITUTE for JOY

The Truth Is...

Nehemiah 8:10

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, REJOICING because they had

been counted worthy of suffering disgrace

for the Name.

Acts 5:41

Consider it pure JOY, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials

of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces

perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and

complete, not lacking anything.

James 2:2-4

The fruit of the Spiritis grown in the soilof the opposite spirit

Graham Cooke

But the fruit of the Spirit is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness and self-control. Against such things

there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, REJOICING because they had

been counted worthy of suffering disgrace

for the Name.

Acts 5:41

Pastor Saeed Abedini

“Christmas means that God came so that He would enter your hearts today

and transform your lives and to replace your pain with indescribable JOY. . .”

“He is turning our world into a world full of peace JOY and love that is so different than the dark, cold, and wintry world that we used to live in. Hallelujah!”