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Men are that they might have joy

Chapter 1: Men are that they might have joy

Introduction
The purpose of the gospel of Jesus Christ is to show you how to obtain more joy
Finding greater joy

Chapter 2: Knowledge and joy

Introduction
Joy can’t exist in ignorance
Knowledge generates suffering
Knowledge creates an opportunity to reconcile
Reconciliation to knowledge generates peace
Obtaining more knowledge
Continuous growth

Chapter 3: The relationship between joy and sorrow

Introduction
Hope drives you forward
But for a moment
Maximizing joy through increased suffering
The joy/sorrow cycle
The true vine

Chapter 4: Overcome all things

Introduction
The truth shall make you free
What it means to be chastened by the Lord
Identifying the things that are fleeting
The Lord will strengthen you to endure the fire
Joy that can’t be stolen

Chapter 5: Peace, not as the world gives

Introduction
My yoke is easy
Trust in God gives externally untouchable peace
How to increase the Lord’s peace in you
God’s promises are unalterable
All things shall work together for the good of those who love God
If you trust in God and obey him, you have nothing to fear
God’s purposes can’t be frustrated

Chapter 6: With God, all things are possible

Introduction
Dare to dream
Of paths and outcomes
Choosing the outcome
Discovering the path
Staying on the path
All desires lead to joy

Chapter 7: Willing to receive

Introduction
What does it mean to receive God?
Limiting God through unbelief
Limiting God through low expectations
Limiting God by taking things off the table
Limiting God through low intensity
Limiting God through fear
Limiting God through what we are willing to endure
Limiting God by what we appreciate
How to know when you have stopped receiving
Attitudes for maximizing receipt

Chapter 8: Making good choices

Introduction
Good and evil
Pain and sorrow aren’t always bad
No decision should be final
New information changes things
Challenges
Light reveals darkness
Turning away from a correct decision

Chapter 9: Patience

Introduction
God’s justice
Justice is a two-edged sword
God’s justice isn’t always instant, but it is unavoidable
There is a time and a place for all things
Patience is trusting in God’s justice
Accruing God’s justice
Living off the interest
Trusting God’s will
Appropriately value the arm of the flesh
Learning to let go

Chapter 10: All things before you continually

Introduction
The Lord knows all things
The Lord can show you all things
Integrating all things
Affected vs. overcome
The joy of the wicked is temporary, the joy of the righteous is forever

Chapter 11: Joy comes from value

Introduction
Learning the value of things
How God teaches us the value of things
If you have no need, you have no joy

Chapter 12: Assuming responsibility

Introduction
Purpose: the “why”
What makes the right choice harder
You can’t believe in Jesus without believing people have divine potential
Life differentiates you
Fear of elitism
What you are willing to endure determines your capacity
What happens when you ignore your potential?

Chapter 13: Absolute honesty

Introduction
Examples of dishonesty
Viewing things objectively
We can think about the future and the past but we can only act today
Kicking against the pricks
Hypocrisy is a matter of the heart
Act versus be acted upon
Freedom through honesty
Be willing to change
Pay attention to consequences
Willful blindness
Self-discovery and honesty
Honestly maintaining your character in spite of life

Chapter 14: Dance to the music in your heart

Chapter 15: The sacrifice of all things

Introduction
Let go of something good for something better
Joy requires the sacrifice of all things, and the sacrifice of all things requires God
Light in the dark
Purging the fruit
Some things endure
It is hard; do it anyway

Chapter 16: Joy abounding, everlasting

Introduction

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)

Showing the world more of what Jesus is like and persuading them to become the same.

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