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TIE FULLNEsS OF
CHRISTIAN JOY
When We Make Most Possible Out of
Our Religion Four Things Will Be
Realized.

At the Greeneville Congresa tionaI
church Sunday morning. Rev. C. H.
Ricketts, preached on the Fullness of
Christian Joy. from the text l. John
Is. And these things write we unto
you. that your joy may be full
Among other things. he said:
Everywhere in life we see this law
illustrated that just in proportion as
We are susceptible to any object will
II afford any satisfa elton If this
susceptibility is wanting, the object
or pursuit will be unattractive and
perhaps repulsive. Not only must the
oOpectS We pursue stamp their neces-
sity upon us. and awaken our enthus-
ias!n. ou: we must have capacitv tn
Understands them ana ire patience to
carry them TO their logical issue. 'Fv-
cry man has a religious nature, and
= therefore has the capacity for relig-
Jon and II ne finds no joy in il the
fault lies in the way in which he pur
suies a.
All Christians get some Joy out of
religion: some. no doubt more than
others But few. comparatively, get
ne iuilness OF joy: where we make
the most possible out of our religion
-FOUR things. at least. will De realized !.
The JOY that comes from the
sense OF characted built up in Christ
Deep down in all hearts is the de-
SIRE 10 be something and somebody
'+-t- tFt1T-RiA II NJ rAEDQ2 lHHI not even
EVIL can wholly eradicate it, The verv
worst of men sometimes have mo-
nienfs hen they Gespise themselves
when the better nature rises in pro-
test against the outrage to which ii is
subjected Reason end revelation en-
1inastZe two facts. First. no mani iiv-
ing or dead ever found a sinful life
tarisfactory; secondly. no man ever
experienced one moment of real iov
II sin. ]. e.. the highest joy of which
Inc human soul is susceptible Man is
essentially and inherently a religious
beng, therefore real joy does not come
as be runs counter to the purpose of
Ills being No mar can be perfectly
satisfied with the outrage committed
against his better self Real ioy
comes from character built up in the
spirit IF Christ.
IT, The jog that comes from a sense
OF relationship with Christ.
Much IL made OF family stock: even
pedigree among lower animals has
market value. II is no idle boast to
Be able 70 say thai the blood Of old
Miles Stsndish or John Winthrop
flows in NJ veins. IT is vastly better
then the heritage of acres or gold
Prophets and apostles. who made his
Tor. are your forbears. The mantle
e. 81. Paul falls on any man who
has faith. every man who loves Jesus
walks in the footsteps of John, the
Mathematics tell US that things
that are equal to the same thing are
eqral to each other" II we. are like
Christ and are related to Him we
are Ike one another and are related:
hence the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man. a great fact that
cverrides all differences in denomi-
nation.
III. The joy that comes from Fell
powship with Christ.
We are told in the context that we
have fellowship with God and His Son.
This is very dear TO those who have
ruffered with Christ and conquered
with Him. II explains why apostles
and martyrs could shout .hallelujah
and hosanna in the very face of death,
". The Joy that comes from a
bense of partnership with Christ.
We sometimes wonder what God
ean see in us as helpers in the work
pf rdemeptiDn. But He calls us into
bis vineyard. God never makes any
mistakes. He never acts unworthy of
His ability and wisdom. The logis of
5rue fellowship il co-partnership> In
lerviee. IL there any joy here? Look
tito The transfisured face of returned
missionaries as they dwell upon their
work. Have YOU this Joy? If not,
buckle on the harness now: bare YOUR
prms 10 the elbow and plunge into
the work. Then you will taste the
fullness OF joy--it comes in no other
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