Joy in the Journey

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

We continued our teaching series called "Joy-Full" in which we are walking through the New Testament book of Philippians in which Paul writes to a church to encourage them to be joyful (he uses the words joy or rejoice 16 times) regardless of their circumstances as he is in a Roman prison. We focused on how growing in our joy is a daily choice that we experience by not merely chasing our desires but by keeping our eyes on Jesus. Below you will find some of the key take away from the message in which we unpacked chapter three.

-Live with eternity in mind and you will have joy.
-Faith comes from following Jesus one step at a time.
-Don’t trade momentary happiness for eternal joy. Don't allow the temptation of the immediacy to sabotage gift of eternity.
-Maturity as a follower of Jesus is actually living out what you know.
-Joy chooses to keep moving forward.
-Status cannot solve your salvation problem.

Remember that accomplishments were never meant to be our identity. Accomplishments will bring short-term happiness. but remember abiding in Jesus will bring eternal joy.

Eternal Joy > Short-Term Happiness