Joy of our salvation Our joy is proportional to our comprehension of what God has doneThe WordWhat is the Word? What is the Gospel?What is the Good News?———————————————————Act ———————————————————Act ———————————————————Act Act Act What was the source of joy?============================The more we comprehend the truth of the Kingdom of God, the more we value it.Our joy is proportional to our comprehension of what God has doneMat 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,46 who, on finding one pearl out f great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.Our joy is proportional to our comprehension of what God has doneEph 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.Understanding the truth of the Gospel brings joyOur joy is proportional to our comprehension of what God has done