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    The Source of Joy
    The Source of Joy
    The Source of Joy
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    The Source of Joy

    By Glen Averill

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    You've lost your job and can't find another one. Or you've lost a loved one who can never be replaced. Maybe the bank is foreclosing on your home.
    In this day and age, you face many challenges and suffer in many ways. Is there any chance you can ever experience joy again?
    According to author, Glen Averill, the answer to that question is yes. In his book, The Source of Joy, Averill focuses on what the Bible means by joy. He then reveals the only true and lasting source of true and lasting joy and peace.
    You will not be forced to sift through hundreds or thousands of pages to fine this answer. This author gets right to the point and then continues to show you how to experience joy, even in the midst of suffering and sorrow.
    There is a place where you can cast off your anxieties and your fears. Read about it today, in a matter of a few minutes, when you download this brief ebook.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlen Averill
    Release dateJan 27, 2011
    ISBN9781466162761
    The Source of Joy
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    Glen Averill

    I have been a Christian journalist and minister for more than 25 years. I love to point people to Jesus Christ as the only Way, Truth, and Life.

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      The Source of Joy - Glen Averill

      THE SOURCE OF JOY

      by

      Glen Averill

      Smashwords Edition

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      Published on Smashwords by:

      Glen Averill

      The Source of Joy

      Copyright 2010 by Glen Averill

      ISBN: 978-0-557-10267-9

      Unless otherwise indicated, scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

      Scripture identified as NKJV taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture identified as KJV taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

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      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Introduction: What Is Real Joy?

      Chapter 1 Fullness of Joy (Psalm 16:11)

      Chapter 2 Rejoice in the Lord (Philippians 4:4)

      Chapter 3 The Lord Is Near (Psalm 145)

      Chapter 4 Victory (Romans 8:26-39)

      Chapter 5 Count It All Joy! (James 1:2)

      Chapter 6 Bear Fruit! (Galatians 5:22-23)

      Chapter 7 To Live Is Christ (Philippians 1:21)

      Chapter 8 Suffering and Joy (1 Peter 4:12-14)

      Chapter 9 Meditate on the Lord!

      Summary: Foundations Are Crucial

      Great Resources

      Appendix A: Take a RISK for the Lord

      Appendix B: Do You Trust in Christ Alone?

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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated first and foremost to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He saved me by His grace when I was nineteen, and He has kept me by His grace and power ever since.

      Next, I would love to dedicate this work to my wife, Bernice, who is the greatest wife a man could ever have. God has given her a lot of grace to put up with a guy like me. Next to Christ, she is my strength and comforter.

      I also dedicate this book to my children, Sean and Megan. They are a precious gift from God, and they bring us much joy.

      Also, I want to dedicate this book to everyone who will ever read it. May you find the peace, joy, comfort, and love that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit gives.

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      Introduction:

      What Is Real Joy?

      Robert took the written notice from the envelope. It was from his employer of more than twenty years. What he read on that page brought tears to his eyes—and they were not happy tears. He had been laid off, with no immediate prospects of returning to work or of getting another job.

      With a heavy heart, this faithful employee laid the letter down and rose to go tell his wife and children the bad news. What would he do? Where would he turn?

      It was a painful situation as he shared the news with his family. But what happened next? Did Robert panic? Did his wife collapse? Did the children run away? No! Robert gathered his family around him as they knelt and prayed. Although they were all disappointed and wished this hadn’t happened—it had. What would happen now? Let’s listen in on what Robert and his family prayed that night:

      "Dear heavenly Father, we come to You tonight with sadness and fear but also with joy. We don’t know what to do, but we know that You are sovereign and we know that You love us. We know that You will provide. Help us not to despair in this situation. Help us to trust in You and cast all our cares upon You. Help us to rejoice in You, no matter what our circumstances are. We love You, and we delight in You. Please show us Your way. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen."

      We find a mixture of emotions in Robert and his family members. There is fear, but it is mixed with faith in God. There is sadness, but it is mixed with gladness. There is sorrow, but it is mixed with joy.

      Do you have joy—real joy? How would you define it? What is true joy, according to God and the Bible?

      Hollywood would probably define joy as a bubbly, happy feeling that makes you jump up and down and say yippee! Madison Avenue and the huge advertising agencies of the world would say that joy is to be found in purchasing one of their products, such as a new car, a new toy, or a new hairdo. Many people would say that you can find joy only when you do whatever makes you feel good, whether its legal and moral or not.

      The Bible uses different words for our English word joy. It will be my aim to examine joy in light of what the Bible has to say about it, but I’m not going to go through a precise language study on the word. Instead, I’d like to suggest the following definition.

      Joy Is Delight!

      I’m defining Christian joy as a deep and abiding delight in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This joy is especially focused on Jesus Christ as you meditate on Him through the Scriptures. He is the object of your delight, He is the author of joy, and He is the source of your strength, as Nehemiah 8:10 tells us: "Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

      We delight in God because he has saved us from sin and death. He has saved us from just condemnation because of our sin and rebellion against Him. Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, born without sin. He

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