Philippians 1:3-6 3 I thank my God every time I remember you, 4 constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, 5 because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 4:4-9 4 Rejoice [a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. [b] 5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, beloved, [c] whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about [d] these things. 9 Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. Romans 8:38-39 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:3 3 and you show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Matthew 6:27 27 And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? [a] Matthew 11:29 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Colossians 1:17 17 He himself is before all things, and in [a] him all things hold together. Psalms 30:5 5 For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. John 15:11 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
SERMON NOTES: Joy Philippians 4:4-9 We are to live in joy ____the time. It is not our ______________, but our devotion to God that can bring change. Our joy brings us _____. Jesus is _______to take away what keeps us from the joy. We live our ______ instead of having ______in our religion. The world’s answer to the lack of joy is pursuit of ________. There is ____ in the morning if we trust in Jesus Christ. FURTHER STUDY: Philippians 4 Romans 8 2 Corinthians 3 Mark 4 Psalm 3 John 15
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