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+# Joy
+
+World: When everything in your world is going right you can party.
+
+Jesus talking about joy: [[John 15]]
+
+Bible:
+
+7 kinds of Happiness:
+1. Nature
+	- Derived from Gods Creation
+2. Social
+	- From relations
+3. Vocational
+	- Satisfaction of work
+4. Physical
+	- Especially after coming back from a health scare
+5. Humor
+	- God created us with humor
+6. ???
+7. Spiritual
+	- When we get to commune with God
+
+
+![[Luke 2#8..14]]
+
+---
+## 1. The announcement of Joy
+This is not some abstract thing. It was a really thing pointing to God's Grace.  --> v11
+
+--> [[2Sam 7#2..13]]
+
+
+## 2. The Person of Joy
+We get to go from an enemy of God, children of wrath, to a person of God! Our Savior was born! --> v11
+
+--> [[Matt 1#21]]
+
+
+## 3. The result of Joy
+--> v10, v14
+
+Great joy for all people --> The prophecy God told Abraham, will bless all nations, people
+
+True joy and peace is only experienced through salvation. 
+
+![[Gal 5#22..23]]
+
+If you want Joy, you fight for Joy!
+Another thing that keeps us from joy is sin! Sin is the killer of Joy!
+
+Want joy? Read the word!
+
+![[Ps 16#11..11]]
+