Joy in Unified Humility

Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry

We continued our new 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 humility and unity can be important ingredients in living a joyful life. The Gospel of Jesus Christ will unite people like nothing else will. Below you will find some of the key take away from the message in which we unpacked chapter two.

-Our unity is not about uniformity but Christlikeness.
-Unity with Christ is the only way to have unity with others.
-Our attitudes reflect our true allegiance.
-The outcome of obedience to Christ is overflowing joy.
-What we have in common (Jesus) is more powerful than what makes us different.
-The way to higher joy is lowering oneself.

The world says joy is about indulging in all your desires, Jesus shows us joy comes from humility. I hope this week you choose joy by choosing Jesus. And remember any journey with Jesus will provide you with joy, no matter the circumstances. Trust Him.