Joy and Contentment is a Habit (Philippians 4:10-13)
Joy and contentment is not based on circumstances. You can learn them and are commanded to do so.
Sermons
Joy and contentment is not based on circumstances. You can learn them and are commanded to do so.
In the last Christmas sermon from 2022, we see how, in Christ, humility is strength and pride is weakness, contrary to the world.
Giving is a pathway to freedom, but that pathway is only to freedom when Christ is held in His proper place in you life. When Christ is in the proper place in our lives our giving will produce fruit, joy, and blessing.
In these verses Paul makes it clear that joy is not something that just happens. Joy can be purposely pursued and its source is never bound. In Christ, we can truly have joy, always.
In these verses Paul makes it clear that joy is not something that just happens. Joy can be purposely pursued and its source is never bound. In Christ, we can truly have joy, always.
As we continue our study through Philippians, we see in these verses Paul's longing for the Philippians and us to press on. He gives two analogies to help us think through pressing on as Christians, athletes and aliens.
Attempting to gain righteousness by any other measure than through faith in Christ and his righteousness is worse than silly, the Apostle Paul calls it trash. It is worthless. We cannot place our identity in our achievement and expect joy.
The Bible praises risk taking when that risk taking in done in Jesus' name. Christians should be other focused, God-centered, gospel advancing risk takers for God's glory. That is what we are called to be.
Pastor David Prince continues our series through Philippians, "What Cannot Be Quarnatined."