I cannot recollect, since I was a boy, ever seeing in the newspapers columns of thankfulness and expressions of delight about the prosperity of business in England It is a long, long time since I was first able to read newspapers a great many years now; but I do not recollect the paragraphs in which it was said that everybody was getting on in the world, and growing rich; but as soon as there was any depression in business, what lugubrious articles appeared concerning the dreadful times which had fallen upon the agricultural interest and every other interest! Let the children of Zion he joyful in their King. Psalm cxlix. Thank God, we did not break the harps, though we did hang them there. Than tempests lowering overhead.. Good cheques are to be counted as cash, and the promises of God, though as yet unfulfilled, are as good as the blessings themselves, for God cannot lie, or make a promise that he will not perform. There are many more flies caught with honey than with vinegar; and there are many more sinners brought to Christ by happy Christians than by doleful Christians. Rejoice in the Lord alway, says the apostle, for joy is a most influential grace, and every child of God ought to possess it in a high degree. But it didnt work. Well, then, that which you would not change is a good thing, and full of joy to your heart. Known And eager to bring joy, hope, and peace to everyone who enters our doors. Sick beds have been thrones to many saints; they have almost feared to come out of the furnace, because the presence of the Lord in the midst of the fire has made it none other than the gate of heaven to their souls. Joy 3. I like Spurgeon but this was someone compiling bits of his various sermons related to Christmas/Advent into a 25 day devotional, which felt clunky, confusing, and incomplete. Addeddate. That word joyful is a very sweet and clear one. Kansas City, Missouri 64118, 2017 The Spurgeon Center and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. and why art thou disquieted in me? Too much even of delight will weary our feeble hearts, and we shall need to come down from the mount. Let us never make gods out of our goods; let us never allow what God gives us to supplant the Giver. See how little children are affected by the presence of a happy person. But I think that the apostle also means that God is to be the great object of your joy: Rejoice in the Lord. Rejoice in the Father, your Father who is in heaven, your loving, tender, unchangeable God. If you do not, rouse yourselves, and may this sweet fruit of the Spirit yet be yours. It is singular for this reason, that it often ripens under the most remarkable circumstances, As I have already said, the highest joy of Christians has often been experienced in their times of greatest distress. Poverty, sickness, bereavement, death, are all to be rejoiced in when our will is merged in the will of God. Your sermon will not be too long to-day, for the Lord is laying it home to my soul. The reason why people grumble at long sermons often is because they do not feed on them. Wonderful book that points us to Christ. JOHN speaks of himself as though he were a father, and, therefore, we concede to parents the right to use the language of the text. This is a lovely way to meditate on and celebrate the birth of Christ! Happiness is a very dainty word, but yet it is somewhat insecure because it begins with a hap, and seems to depend on a chance which may happen to the soul. I am sure that if in reading the history of the first Christian centuries you are asked to point out the men to be envied for their joy, you would point to the believers in Jesus. The Personality of the Holy Spirit - C.H. There was a problem loading your book clubs. , Independently published (November 11, 2016), Language The joy we feel is of the purest and loveliest order, for it is unselfish and refined. He wasn't one to wallow, though his suffering was severe. I felt that, as the Lord had said, He that believeth in me hath everlasting life, I, having believed in him, had everlasting life, and I said so, with the greatest joy and delight and enthusiasm, to an old Christian man; and he said to me, Beware of presumption! This is my first by him and will not need my last. Their minds are so sweetly occupied with higher things, that they are not easily distracted by the little troubles which naturally arise among such imperfect creatures as we are. Then, being satisfied with your God, yea, more than satisfied, overflowing with delight in him, you will say to yourself, Why art thou cast, down, O ray soul? We shall go from the place of aching brows to the place where they all wear crowns, from the place of weary hands to where they bear the palm branch of victory, from the place of mistake and error and sin, and consequent grief, to the place where they are without fault before the throne of God, for they have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. HIGHLY recommend for advent. Taking "the good fight of faith" as his theme, he exhorted his audience to do their . 2. Even those who try to comfort him find it is to no purpose, and so they give him a wide berth. Enjoy! From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 27. He sanctifies us, comforts us, and guides us in the road to heaven. , Item Weight Oh brethren, this is a sea of bliss, the infinite deeps of the eternal godhead! Let us sing unto the Lord as long as we live; and, mayhap, some weary sinner, who has discovered the emptiness of sinful pleasure, will say to himself, Why, after all, there must be something real about the joy of these Christians; let me go and learn how I may have it. And when he comes and sees it in the light of your gladsome countenance, he will be likely to learn it, God helping him, so as never to forget it. Whatever God pleases to pour out of the bowl of providence shall come into your cup, and your contentment, your delight in God, shall sweeten it all. Get yourself a copy. 2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! A member of a church who has no joy of the Lord is little likely to encourage or influence others: they edge off from him. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! I want you to notice, dear friends, that this rejoicing is commanded. David is, I believe, the type of a great majority of the people of God, who if not always rejoicing are yet often so. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. "In darkness he is our star, and in brightness he is our sun.". They had been so kind to him, and they had made him so happy, that he said, Oh, dear brethren, do rejoice; dear sisters, do rejoice. Please try again. Heaven itself can hardly know more ecstatic joy than we have occasionally felt; we shall be vessels of greater capacity there, but even here we are at times full to the brim of joy I mean the same joy which makes heaven so glad. Ye pilgrims to Zion who press Bring on the Black Joy. Year after year after year Ive tried Advent reading books and given up after a few days because they were too boring or too long or too academic or just weird. May we experience it to-night, as we have often done before. Believe me, Beloved, our joy ends where the love of the world begins. Love it! They hang their heads like bulrushes, and go mourning all their days, as if the religion of Christ knew no higher festival than a funeral, and all its robes were the garments of despair. Christians looking for a great advent devotional will enjoy these selections from "the prince of preachers" to help celebrate the season. God delights in the joy of his creatures. It may be the life of one who is well read and deeply instructed; but, oh, if there be a beauty of holiness, and a beauty of happiness added to the learning, nobody talks about the blue stocking or the bookworm being dull and heavy. No more let sins and sor rows grow, Nor thorns in fest the ground; 4. And every tear be dry: I do not doubt that many walk with God as Enoch did throughout the whole day of their life, always peaceful and joyful in the Lord. Primary Menu. I do not believe our soldiers would march to battle with half their present courage if they tramped along in silence. Some of you spent Christmas-day in the bosom of your families. I have also known gloomy expressions to be the fruit of affectation, the fruit of the unwise imitation of some undoubtedly good person who was of a downcast spirit. Joy in the Lord will be very helpful to you as to usefulness. Joy is our portion, and we are cheered and comforted in the Saviour. They dread the lash of punishment, and tremble like slaves; but to believers it is said Ye are not under the law, but under grace, and Ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. To be in bondage under the law, to be afraid of being cast away by God, and visited with destruction on account of sin after we have trusted in Jesus, this is not the work of the Spirit of God in believers, but the black offspring of unbelief or ignorance of the grace of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Now when, on the other hand, the Lord multiplies his mercies to you, do speak about it, do sing about it. Spurgeon (1834-1893) over the course of his ministry in . Look at it in its high position, and if you have missed it, or if you have depreciated it, revise your judgment, and endeavour with all your heart to attain to it, for depend upon it this fruit of the Spirit is of the utmost value. : Some of the best of men have had a melancholy turn, but they would have been better men if this had been overcome. I can hardly imagine them singing, except at their drunken orgies, and then in the same tone as tigers growl; but I do know that Paul and Silas sang praises unto God with their feet in the stocks, and the prisoners heard them; and I know also that this was the mark of the Christians of the first age, that, when they assembled on the Lords-day, it was not to groan, but to sing praises to the name of one Christos, whom they worshipped as a God. IV. Nose case is too desperate for God! When are we to be glad? Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. AUDIO CLIP FOR JOY TO THE WORLD. May its divine author, the Holy Ghost, teach us how to speak of it to our profit and his own glory. Rejoice in the Lord alway. That is, when you get into company, then rejoice in the Lord. If one could gain an imperial crown by a day of care, it would be too great an expense for a thing which would bring more care with it. Therefore, rejoice in the Lord when you cannot rejoice in any other. However, perhaps because of the centrality of the subject or because it is from sermons, this is more readable and beneficial. There is no peace where he is, he is always quarrelling, and then he says, I have little joy. He does not live in the right house for joy. Try again. Will you spare me just a minute while I get you to run your eye through it, to observe what a joyful letter it is? If the present be dreary, it will soon be over. Streams of Joy International is a global lighthouse with a multi-ethnic membership that spans all of the world's countries. I want none beside him. Come ye children, hearken unto me, I will teach you the miseries of religion; and the dear brother begins by telling the children about the Slough of Despond, and Giant Despair, and the Valley of the Shadow of Death. I say it twice over to you, Be happy, be happy, because I love you so well that I am anxious to have you beyond all things else to rejoice in the Lord alway., I also think that, perhaps, he said it twice over to suggest the difficulty of continual joy. So may you feed and so may you drink until you come unto the mount of God, where you shall see his face unveiled, and standing in his exceeding brightness, shall know his glory, being glorified with the saved. What are we at now, some of us? While at the Metropolitan Tabernacle he built an Almshouse, the Stockwell Orphanage and encouraged his congregation to engage actively with the poor of Victorian London. Forget not that the Lord your Shepherd is better than the green pastures and the still waters, and rejoice not in the pastures or in the waters in comparison with your joy in the Shepherd who gives you all. As some fruits are easily divisible into several parts, so you perceive that the fruit of the Spirit, though it be but one, is threefold, nay, it makes three times three, love, joy, peace; longsuffering, gentleness, goodness; faith, meekness, temperance, all one. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! It is upon this point that I would most of all insist, we are commanded to rejoice in the Lord. Site by Mere. Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2022. I have met with some, dear brethren and sisters, of that kind, whose breath has been praise, whose life has been song. Thank you so much to men like Spurgeon. YOUR streets will ring with joyous acclamations when the Queen and court pass through them to the Abbey; and well they may! I will tell you what was your greatest joy on that day: it was to see the happiness of your children, and to mark how they enjoyed what you had provided for them. (wpe), Galatians 5:22, Jubilee Joy; or, Believers Joyful in Their King. There are a great many who think they have eternal life, but who have not got it, which was quite true; but, for all that, is there not more presumption in doubting Gods promise than there is in believing it? Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book. Let your heart make music unto God, and you will fight valiantly for the kingdom of your Lord. OBSERVE, the fruit of the Spirit, for the product of the Spirit of God is one. But also take care that you rejoice in the Lord when you have other things to rejoice in. His first and original design in the creation of all beings is his own glory in their happiness. The command to rejoice is as undoubted a precept of God as to love the Lord with all your heart. It will do you good, and not evil, all the days of your life. Study the Word and ask for the teaching of the Spirit of God that you may understand it; so shall you discover wells of delight. How he knew God the Holy Trinity; Jesus, He wanted them to be happy. 21. Arranged by John Rutter. Again I say, Rejoice. Key of C Major, D Major, and Eb Major. Next year I will be buying several copies. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Besides our own witness, the whole history of the church goes to show that Gods people are a joyful people. From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Volume 41. An old man and full of years, but as full of happiness as he was full of days; always having something to tell you to encourage you. You know it is said of the divine wisdom, Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Provided that it is joy in the Lord, you cannot have too much of it. That is one occasion of joy. Let me say it again: there is a responsibility laid upon a Christian to be cheerful. Rejoice. Joy is a delightful thing. Publisher In these venues Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000all in the days before electronic amplification. Brethren, we experience extraordinary joys at times. I do not say that depression is certain to follow delight, but usually some kind of faintness comes over the finite spirit after it has been lifted up into communion with the infinite. Rejoice in the Lord alway, therefore, rejoice in the Lord now. I do not find fault with gloomy souls, but they might be more useful if they could live more in the sunlight. Then we begin to sing his praises, and our joy is the chief musician upon our stringed instruments. But what joy there is, dear friends, in the salvation of God when we heartily receive it. It is a speaking thing, a demonstrative thing; and I am sure that joy in the Lord ought to have a tongue. 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43. Some peoples idea of joy in religion lies in fine singing, charming music, pretty dresses, splendid architecture, or showy eloquence. He made them to be happy. Recently added item(s) . Oh, the joy of seeing Christ exalted! In life he is my life, and in death he shall be the death of death. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Something went wrong. It helped prepare my heart for advent in such a meaningful way. Great advent! God bless you, dear friends, with much of this holy joy! I think this word rejoice is almost a French word; it is not only joy, but it is joy over again, re-joice. Their joy comes not from what they have, but from what they are; not from where they are, but from whose they are; not from what they enjoy, but from that which was suffered for them by their Lord. We noticed, in our reading, that there had been a little tiff between two sisters in the church at Philippi, I am glad that we do not know what the quarrel was about; I am usually thankful for ignorance on such subjects; but, as a cure for disagreements, the apostle says, Rejoice in the Lord alway. People who are very happy, especially those who are very happy in the Lord, are not apt either to give offence or to take offence. Our joy is sadly diminished by our unbelief. Now listen to this: He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. Rejoice in the Lord alway. Do not anticipate trouble. Brethren, if we ever become perfect in heart, we shall joy in all the divine will, whatever it may bring us. We get joy and peace in believing. I have known, sometimes, that things have gone so smoothly that I have said, There will be a check to this prosperity; I know that there will. Till then, be happy. Site by Mere. Imitate their many virtues: take the pot of ointment and pick out the dead fly. Now, brethren, rise as one man, and sing. I do enjoyed this little book with excerpts from Spurgeons advent sermons! Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Many children of God, even when driven away from the outward means of grace, have nevertheless enjoyed such visits of God, such inlets of divine love, that they have wondered whence such joy could come. Let Jesus be exalted, and we ask no more. 1: joy is No. Please try again. Should it not be so? Neither is a painful dread or a servile terror a fruit of the Spirit. I probably would not have purchased the book if I had known that to be the case. A very good advent devotion leading up to Christmas. When we are joyful or full of joy, and that of the best kind, we are favoured indeed. cart 0. There is a way of looking at everything which will show you that the blackest cloud has a silver lining. Phillip Keveren) sheet music notes and printable PDF score is arranged for Big Note Piano. The word of God is a more sure testimony to the soul than all the raptures a man can feel. Let men their songs em ploy; 3. To see our price, add these items to your cart. View Download PDF: Complete sheet music (4 pages . Rejoice. I had read a few of the sermons selections were taken from before but having these excerpts taken allowed for an even deeper focus. He will not be tempted to make a God of his possessions or of his talents, or of anything else. Octavo. .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look. Joy is certainly the best preparation for the future. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, No Import Fees Deposit & $11.22 Shipping to Czech Republic. This is the best Advent book that I have used in the last 40 plus years. Wonderful to read as a family or on your own. It will be our first business at this time to consider THE GRACE COMMANDED, this grace of joy; Rejoice in the Lord, says the apostle. Do not rejoice even in your great successes in the work of God. Scripture: This book is available in PDF, HTML, and other formats. All things are delivered to Luke:10:21-22 Be happy in the Lord. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. Never rejoice in that which is sinful, for all such rejoicing is evil. III. Then let our songs abound, Ay, and some of us bear witness that it is so: we have felt joy that we dare not tell, and could not tell if we dared: men would turn again and rend us, condemning us as utterly fanatical or out of our minds if we were to cast these pearls before them; but, oh, if they could guess what delicious draughts are held within the jewelled chalice of divine communion they would be ready to wade through hell itself to drink from it. Sheet music. No; in the Lord is the sphere of your joy. These joys may be your idols, and you know the joy of the Lord will not stand side by side with an idolatrous delight in the things of this world. When the day darkens into evening, and the evening into midnight, and the midnight into a sevenfold horror of great darkness, rejoice in the Lord; and when that darkness does not clear, but becomes more dense and Egyptian, when night succeedeth night, and neither sun nor moon nor stars appear, still rejoice in the Lord alway. Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound. The jewels of an emperor are nothing compared with the riches we possess in winning a soul for Christ. What else could we expect from the prince of preachers. I couldnt have hoped for better. Come, would you not take your poverty, even with your mourning, rather than accept his wealth with all his hilarity, and give up your hope in God? Rejoice in the Lord And I do not think that I can finish up my sermon better than by saying on this Sabbath night, Finally, my brethren, fare you well, be happy in the Lord., Fare thee well! joy to the world spurgeon pdf. Your Currency: The Most popular sheet music, piano notes & chords Online . At times God is pleased to inundate the spirit with a flood of joy, and we are witnesses that happy is the people whose God is the Lord. We do not dance before the ark every day, but when we do, our joy is such as no worldling can understand: it is far above and out of his sight. It is universal joy. I believe that many lose the joy of the Lord because they do not put it in the right place. Phillip Keveren) sheet music in minutes. If ye will not believe neither shall ye be established. In darkness he is our star, and in brightness he is our Sun.. Then that doctrine of justification is the marrow of joy. Download Christmas Carol Joy To The World sheet music notes and printable PDF score is arranged for Beginner Piano. Those who love Spurgeon will be blessed by this little book and those who are new to him will fall in love with him. You notice that, in the first chapter, Paul gets only as far as the fourth verse when he says, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy. Now he is in his right vein; he is so glad because of what God has done for the Philippians that, when he prays for them, he mixes joy with his prayer.
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