• Psalms 122:1
  • Philippians 4:1-4
  • The importance of rejoicing
    • Rejoicing is commanded:
      • Romans 12:15; Philippians 3:1; I Peter 4:13
      • Deuteronomy 28:47
    • Good people did it; bad people didn’t
      • I Thessalonians 3:6-10; Luke 15:2, 6-7, 9-10, 32
    • Gloominess is a terrible advertisement for sin
      • Galatians 5:22
      • Lamentations 2:15
    • Ways to get better at rejoicing
      • Grasp that joy is not the absence of troubles. I Peter 1:3-9
        • Christ is the source of joy.
      • Distinguish between spiritual joy and entertainment joy. I Corinthians 1:17-18
      • Learn to appreciate spiritual things. Matthew 13:44
      • Drop petty annoyances with others. I Thessalonians 5:14-16
      • Develop Unselfishness. Jonah 4; III John 1:1-4
      • Get involved in spiritual work. II Corinthians 7:6-16