Everyone wants to be happy, but happiness is shifty. Joy, on the other hand- Joy grounded in a relationship with Christ? That kind of joy runs deep and strong and is unshaken by circumstances. It's a joy worth looking into! So, join us as we study Paul's joy letter and purpose to be a people who rejoice at all times.
Reconstructing Faith
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Philippians, in context, gives us a window into understanding how to participate in the Kingdom with the King!
John 10:10
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10 NLT
My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
Human flourishing is in fact a key biblical theme woven through the whole canon, one which, when recognized, explains and enhances some foundational aspects of the Bible’s testimony, including the very nature and goal of God’s redemption for us in Christ, who, after all, promises us eternal and abundant life. That is, the Bible, across its whole Christian canon of both Old and New Testaments, is providing its own God-of-Israel-revealed-in-Jesus-Christ answer to the foundational human question of how to flourish and thrive.
Jonathan Pennington
Joy, sourced by the Lord, is strength to the believer
Joy is the serious business of Heaven.
C.S. Lewis
One of the most infallible signs of the presence of God in a believer is joy. It is an unmistakable badge of divine ownership. A joyful Christian is a good representative of the good news, the gospel.
Skip Heitzig
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice
Joy isn't found by direct pursuit, Joy is a byproduct.
Joy is a a byproduct of real relationship with Jesus.
Philippians 1:21
For to me, to live is Christ.
“To live is Christ” means to live in such a way as to make Christ look magnificent as your supreme treasure.
Philippians 3:17
Brothers, join in imitating me,
Philippians 4:9
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things.
A joyful life, a flourishing life, will not come through the constructs of this world.
Psalms 146:3
Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
Deconstructing faith is born out of MeConstructed faith
When we diminish the role of God to a supporting character in our story, we get a lifeless, joyless, powerless form of Christianity!
Reconstructing
Reconstructing faith is about revisiting what you believe and making sure it is built on the foundation of Jesus!
1 Timothy 4:16
Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
A Christian living from flourishing with Joy in the land of languish is a powerful testimony to the work of the King and His kingdom!
Philippians 4:11-13
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
1 Read the book of Philippians every day during this series
2 Be Honest before God
God can't transform who you're pretending to be