THE LOVE OF CHRIST:

THE KEY TO FULLNESS

OF JOY
- John 15:9 - 12

THE LOVE OF CHRIST:

THE KEY TO FULLNESS OF
JOY
- John 15:9 - 12
Salutation and prophetic declarations

Introduction of topic and text

Preview of the outline

Joy is our portion

Review of joy as pursuit of all, illusion to
many
Partial joy or full joy?
The open secret and key to fullness of joy

"As the Father loved Me, I also have

loved you; abide in My love. "If you
keep My commandments, you will
abide in My love, just as I have kept
My Father's commandments and
abide in His love. "These things I
have spoken to you, that My joy may
remain in you, and that your joy may
be full. "This is My commandment,
that you love one another as I have
loved you John 15:9-12

Joy is our portion!

Our theme for the year is Joyful
Sound
Our theme for the month is
Great Joy of God.
We started the year with joy and
we shall end the year with joy
in Jesus name.

JOY, the pursuit of all

But an illusion to many
contd.

Everyone desires to be happy.

And while the secret of happiness
is an open secret ; good tidings
of great joy which will be to all
people yet only few believe it
and many try to discover the
secret that is no more secret.

JOY, the pursuit of all

But an illusion to many
contd.

Satan is confusing the generality of

mankind on the issue of happiness
and joy
Satan lies about the meaning of
joy to many.
He deceive many people about
how to become happy and have
joy.

Partial Joy or Full Joy?

We know what true joy is and
how to have joy, but how can we
have fullness of it?
Whatever we possess may be
possessed in full or in part.
NIV translation says that your joy
may be complete.

Partial Joy or Full Joy?

Contd.

We may be happy in one area of

our lives and not in other areas.
But today our Lord Jesus Christ is
giving us the key to being happy
in every area of our lives.
Love is the key to fullness of Joy.
Gods and Jesus kind of love

God and Jesus kind of

Love
Love is too broad in meaning to be
discussed here but from the passage,
our Lord Jesus Christ specified that as
the Father loved Him, so He loves us.
We therefore need to know how God
loved Him, how He loved God and us
so as to know how we are to love.

God and Jesus kind of

Love
contd.
God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten son John 3:16
Abraham was called by God to
sacrifice his only legitimate son,
Isaac after Ishmael and his mother
have been sent out and virtually no
hope of another. -cf. Gen. 22:1-12

God and Jesus kind of

Love
contd.
Jesus loved His disciple that He
washed their feet, the work of a
servant at that time.
Jesus loved His disciples that He laid
His life for them and ourselves.
Gods kind of love is giving ones best
and treasured to others
Jesus Christs kind of love is giving
oneself in service to others and God.

God and Jesus kind of

Love
contd.
God and Jesus Christ kind of love is
Sacrifice, do you make sacrifice for
others and God in love?
Servitude; we are required to serve
instead of demanding to be served. Do
you give yourself to the service of God
and humanity.
These things may be foolish to man and
by the standard of man but that is the
key

God and Jesus kind of

contd.
Genuine love Love
as prescribed
by our Lord
Jesus Christ helps your joy to be full.
You dont count your cost of labour neither
do care about your status in service.
The one that loves does not feel the pain of
what is done in love and for love.
What you give in relationship and to
relationship is the measure of your love in
the relationship not what you get out of it.

God and Jesus kind of

contd.
Carnal love isLove
selfish and
self-centered but
Gods kind of love is focused on the loved.
Wives that love their husband dont place
demands on their husbands but always
think of what they can do to help and
bless their husbands.
Husbands who love their wives dont think
of ruling their wives but how to help her
and nourish her.

The Secret & Key to

Joy
.
Jesus Christ in love for us

commanded us to love as this.

He explained that He gave the
commandment for our benefit:
that our joy may be full.
We are commanded to love God
with the whole of our heart and
others as we love ourselves.

Decision Time.
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has
given us the key and secret how many of
us are willing to accept and put this to
work in our lives. Many of us claim to
love but if we have not been loving in
this way, then we have ways to mend.
Are you willing to confess to Him and
request that He gives you the grace to
love as commanded?