2. FINDING NEW YEAR’S JOY!

3. One of the more popular gifts at Christmas are Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

4. If you have an accurate map or the right coordinates you can locate any place on the planet!

5. Why then do so many people have a hard time finding a place called joy? They haven’t followed the right map and do not have the proper coordinates!

6. Luke 2:9-11 “And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

7. The voice from heaven proclaimed that joy would be found in the One who was born that day in Bethlehem!

8. The Right Map God’s Word “Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.” Psalm 119:104-106

9. The Right Map God’s Word “The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.” Proverbs 10:28 NIV

10. The Right Coordinates “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” 1 Corinthians 13:11-13

11. The Right Coordinates Faith Hope Love!

12. The Right Coordinates Faith, Hope & Love! “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

13. 1 Peter 1:3-9 3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for…

14. …a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1:3- 9

15. The Right Coordinates Christ’s Desire for You! “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” John 15:11

16. The Right Coordinates Christ’s Desire for You! A Joy that is Long-Lasting and Complete!