In our world, there is so much sorrow, misery, and sadness.

We see indicators all around us that reveal to us that most people are looking for something,

anything, that can bring them true joy. In this study on joy,

Scott Pauley will take us to God's Word and help us discover the source of true, lasting joy.

And as we study the Bible together, we will find that God's joy is readily available to us

through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Today people choose names because they like the way they sound, but in the Bible,

names were given and assigned largely with meaning because of what they represented.

This is why in Scripture there is so much attention given to the name of God.

In fact, I would challenge you to study the names of God.

We have done a series on the names of the Lord, and there are a multitude of them.

You ever wonder why there are so many names of God in Scripture?

I'm going to tell you why, because it takes all of those names to reflect how great and good and gracious and glorious our God is.

The names are simply a reflection of the nature.

The varying names of God in Scripture give us a little more insight

into yet another aspect of his character.

And today we turn our attention to Psalm 33,

to a beautiful little verse, a about joy the joy of his name listen to Psalm 33 and verse 21 for our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in his holy name.

Now, it's a great verse.

You know, every verse of scripture you can allow to stand alone, but I'll remind you that

every text has a context and every verse is connected to the verses around it.

You should read the entire Psalm.

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