JOY
(See also Happiness; Rejoicing; Smiling)
(Note centered heading below: Bible Examples)
aid in endurance: cf 73-74; w91 11/1 14
basis: w21.02 28; it-2 119-120; w91 12/15 8-9
love: w90 11/15 14
relationship with Jehovah: w25.10 6-8; it-2 119; yb01 3-4; w95 1/15 12
salvation through Christ: w91 1/1 15-17
sensing Jehovah’s approval: w18.12 31
benefits: w18.02 30
contributing factors: w24.11 12-13; w18.02 29; w11 4/15 20; w01 5/1 10-13; w95 1/15 11-16, 19-20; w94 9/1 14-18; w92 3/15 18-23
assisting others: w09 12/15 9-10
assisting spiritually inactive: w20.06 29
clean conscience: lff lesson 36
courage: w93 11/15 21
elders’ relationship with congregation (2Co 1:24): w13 1/15 28-31
endurance: w95 12/15 17-18
finding truth: w95 4/15 7-9
fulfillment of Isaiah 35: w96 2/15 8-18
generosity: mwb25.11 3
personal study: w11 3/15 30-31; w09 12/15 8
reasonable expectations: w08 7/15 29-32; w08 8/15 29
spiritual maturity: lv 199-200
despite—
being busy: w09 12/15 8-9
chronic or serious illness: w11 12/15 27-30
disappointments: w25.10 9-10; mwb23.01 13
negative feelings about oneself: w05 8/1 3-7
old age: scl 83
opposition: w91 1/1 14
persecution: bt 40-41; mwb22.11 13; w18.09 21; it-2 120; w09 2/15 10; w04 9/1 5; w04 11/1 13-18; w01 5/1 15-17; w01 7/15 19-20; w95 1/15 19
problems: w25.10 8-9; g 11/13 16; w01 8/15 29; w91 12/15 10-11
trials: w21.02 26-31; g18.1 7; w09 12/15 15-19; w98 5/15 16-17; w95 1/15 11; w95 12/15 17-18; w91 1/1 14-15
detracting factors: w25.10 8-11; w21.02 28-31; w16.02 18-19; w95 1/15 16-18
self-indulgence: w25.10 10-11
discussion: w25.10 6-11; w18.02 28-30; w18.12 29-31; it-2 119-121; w07 7/15 22; w01 5/1 8-18; w95 1/15 10-20
examples: w18.12 29, 31
from pursuing spiritual goals: lfs article 17
joy despite loss of home: w18.02 29; w01 5/1 13-14
joy despite serious illness: w11 12/15 27-30
experiences:
joy despite abandonment: w97 1/1 4
false basis: it-2 121
fruitage of God’s spirit: w18.02 28-30; it-2 120; w11 4/15 20-21; w07 7/15 22; w95 1/15 16
increasing in: w18.02 30
in doing Jehovah’s will: w16.02 18-20; w94 3/1 29-30
in field ministry: w24.04 14-19; lff lesson 22; w18.05 20; w16.01 29-32; kr 88-89, 92, 95; km 1/07 1; km 10/03 8; km 3/02 8; w01 5/1 9-10; w01 7/1 12-17; km 1/01 4; w00 6/1 31; km 5/00 8; km 5/88 8; w87 3/15 21-23
in Kingdom hope: w95 1/15 13, 20; w91 12/15 8-13
in life: g 11/13 16; g01 2/8 8-11; w97 2/15 16-17
in marriage: w08 3/15 7-11
in personal study: w08 9/15 14
in privileges one has: mwb23.01 13; w21.08 20-25
in serving Jehovah: w23.01 30-31; w22.04 10-14; w19.08 25; it-2 120; w09 12/15 8-10; g 8/07 10-11; w06 5/15 26-30; w02 5/1 24; w01 5/1 13-18; w95 1/15 15-20; w91 1/1 10-15
when joy is lost: lff lesson 60; w00 12/15 12-13
in singleness: jr 98; w09 6/15 25-28
in submission to authority: w94 7/1 23-28
in the family: mwb23.07 11
Jehovah’s Witnesses: w01 6/1 14; w91 1/1 3-7
concentration camp survivors: yb99 145
“joy of Jehovah” (Ne 8:10): mwb23.07 10; w06 2/1 11; w95 1/15 10-15
‘joy of master’ (Mt 25:21, 23): ws 65-72
“great crowd” share: ws 68-72
life stories:
Joyful Surprises and Lessons From Serving Jehovah: w23.06 26-30
Joyous and Thankful Despite Hearbreaking Loss: w01 6/1 23-27
Joys Beyond Compare!: w03 6/1 23-27
“long-suffering with joy” (Col 1:11): w91 5/15 20
manifestations: w91 12/15 9
meaning of term: w18.02 28; it-2 119; w95 1/15 11; w91 12/15 8-10
“my servants will shout joyfully” (Isa 65:14): w24.04 21-22
new world: w18.12 31
earthly resurrection: w20.08 17
not dependent on circumstances: w11 10/15 6
over repentance of sinners: jy 198-199; gt chapter 85; w89 1/15 8-9
reasons for joy: scl 68
recovering joy: w25.10 8-11
“stronghold” (Ne 8:10): w95 1/15 10-12, 14-15; w92 3/15 19
symbolized by wine: it-2 269
when lacking: w95 1/15 17-18
Bible Examples
Abraham: w18.02 29
Israel (ancient):
assemblies: it-1 198
expressions denoting: it-1 102
Festival of Weeks (Pentecost): it-2 598
gestures denoting: it-1 219
Jehovah: w25.10 6-7; scl 68; w18.02 28-29; wp18.1 15; it-2 119-120; w09 12/15 16-17; w01 5/1 9; w98 12/1 23
Jeremiah: w11 3/15 30-32
Jesus Christ: w25.10 7; w18.12 30; it-2 119-120; w01 5/1 9
‘joy set before him’ (Heb 12:2): cf 73-74; lvs 232-233; w16.12 27; lv 203-204; w08 10/15 32; w00 9/1 12; w99 10/1 21; w91 1/1 16; w89 12/15 13
John the Baptist: w19.08 29-31