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Return to Resource Center Main Page  Message DetailsJourney Service "Fun In The Son" Part 3
Speaker: Pastor Mike Lowery
Date: 7/17/2008
"The joy of the Lord is your strength" Nehemiah 8:10
Joy is one of the fruits of the Spirit and is given to us by God. It is a Heavenly gift that cannot be taken away. It is not dependent on external conditions but rather upon internal possessions. We have grace, peace, blessed assurance, and fellowship with God Almighty through His Son, Jesus. The world cannot give joy. The world offers superficial happiness that renders a person empty inside. This is why happiness fluctuates because it has for its source the "good times" of life. Whereas joy, in the Holy Spirit, is present in the gloomiest of circumstances. This world did not give us joy and the world cannot take it away. By the grace of God, we have joy. Jesus-the joy of our salvation.
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