Fruits of the Spirit: Joy (Linton Hall Sermon)

Key 1: Believe Your Joy Matters to God

Psalm 1:1 CSB – 
How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked
or stand in the pathway with sinners
or sit in the company of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.

Psalm 112:1 CSB – Happy is the person who fears the LORD, taking great delight in his commands.

Key 2: Don’t Listen to the World Advice for Joy

Psalm 1:1 CSB – How happy is the one who does not
walk in the advice of the wicked
or stand in the pathway with sinners
or sit in the company of mockers!

Psalm 1:3 CSB – He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams
that bears its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.

Galatians 2:20 CSB – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Psalm 1:2 CSB – Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.

Key 3: Follow God’s Way. Pursue God, Not Joy

Psalm 1:2 CSB – Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction…

Matthew 6:33 CSB – But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

Ephesians 5:18 CSB – don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:

Psalm 1:2 CSB – Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.

Key 4: Joy Follows Your Choices

Psalm 1:1 CSB – How happy is the one who does not
walk in the advice of the wicked (Intellect)

or stand in the pathway with sinners (Behavior)

or sit in the company of mockers! (Identity)