Sermon Illustrations

Tag: joy

  • Joy is spiritual warfare

    The enemy does not expect you to be joyful. After all, this is war. And the enemy does not know how to combat joy in a person. He can’t lay hold of anything. A joyful person is buoyant, even merry, laughing when the circumstances would seem to dictate crying. Beni JohnsonClick to Tweet

  • ‘Ecstasy and delight are essential

    ‘Ecstasy and delight are essential to the believer’s soul and they promote sanctification. We were not meant to live without spiritual exhilaration and the Christian who goes for a long time without the experience of heart-warming will soon find himself tempted to have his emotions satisfied from earthly things and not, as he ought, from…

  • Vance Havener said it this

    Vance Havener said it this way “There is something wrong with our Christianity when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about it.” Click to Tweet

  • Jesus promised his disciples three

    Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble. William Barclay G.K. ChestertonClick to TweetFrom the book “The Gospel of Luke” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Joy is a pervasive sense

    Joy is a pervasive sense – not just a thought – of well-being: of overall and ultimate well-being. Its primary feeling component is delight in an encompassing good well secured. It is not the same as pleasure, though it is pleasant. It is broader and deeper than any pleasure… But for joy, all is well,…