• Introduction
    • Suicide rates in the United States
    • Psalm 51:12 – David’s prayer of repentance
  • God’s word should be received with joy.
    • Matthew 13:20 – Even the “stony ground” received the word with joy.
    • I Thessalonians 1:6
    • Acts 8:39
    • Have I lost the joy of my salvation?
  • Joy is the result of a spiritual mind.
    • Philippians 3:3
    • Romans 14:17
  • We are commanded to rejoice always.
    • Philippians 4:4
    • Romans 12:12
    • I Thessalonians 5:16
    • Psalms 32:11
    • Psalms 149:5
  • Christians are joyful people in all circumstances.
    • I Thessalonians 4:13
    • I John 1:4
    • I Peter 1:8
    • Psalms 35:9
    • III John 1:4
  • Christians rejoice when they see their brethren walking with God.
    • Philippians 4:1-3, 10
    • II Corinthians 8:2
    • Acts 13:50-52
    • Acts 5:41
    • Colossians 1:11
    • I Peter 4:12-13
  • When one rejoices in God’s salvation, he serves Him!