The document discusses giving and receiving joy through faithfulness and charity. It encourages walking in truth to bring joy to God, elders, brethren and strangers. Specifically, it notes that keeping God's commandments and doing what pleases him brings joy. It also says that helping brethren and strangers on their journey for God's name brings joy, as does receiving those who preach the truth.
The document discusses giving and receiving joy through faithfulness and charity. It encourages walking in truth to bring joy to God, elders, brethren and strangers. Specifically, it notes that keeping God's commandments and doing what pleases him brings joy. It also says that helping brethren and strangers on their journey for God's name brings joy, as does receiving those who preach the truth.
The document discusses giving and receiving joy through faithfulness and charity. It encourages walking in truth to bring joy to God, elders, brethren and strangers. Specifically, it notes that keeping God's commandments and doing what pleases him brings joy. It also says that helping brethren and strangers on their journey for God's name brings joy, as does receiving those who preach the truth.
wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. III JOHN 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. III JOHN 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. III JOHN 4
I have no greater joy than
to hear that my children walk in truth. DON’T POSTPONE THE JOY BUILDING UP OUR FAITH 1. WE GIVE JOY TO THE LORD. I JOHN 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 2. WE GIVE JOY TO THE ELDER. III JOHN 4
I have no greater joy than
to hear that my children walk in truth. 3. WE GIVE JOY TO BRETHREN AND STRANGERS. III JOHN 5
Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; III JOHN 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: III JOHN 7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. III JOHN 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. 4. WE GIVE JOY TO OURSELVES. TIMES WHEN WE POSTPONE THE JOY 1. WE POSTPONE THE JOY WHEN WE COMMIT SINS. 2. WE POSTPONE THE JOY WHEN BLESSINGS ARE NOT PACKAGED AS WE EXPECTED. DON’T POSTPONE THE JOY BUILDING UP OUR FAITH