Introduction:
- Is your heart chained down by worries, or is your heart free? Are you joyful as a
Christian?
1. The Joy of Serving Christ (v-2).
2. Thankfulness: The Joy of Grace Received (v3-8).
3. Prayerfulness: The Joy of Grace Requested (v9-11).
- Love
- Knowledge
- Discernment
- Purity
- Fruitfulness.

Conclusion:
- To be joyful in the Lord is to be a spiritually healthy Christian.
- Be a joy-giver by being personally holy, hospitable, hard-working, and humble in
service.
- Be a joy-multiplier by being thankful and prayerful as you see God’s grace at
work in other people’s lives.