Defiant Joy (1) –  People & Joy 

Defiant Joy (1) –  People & Joy 

Pastor Blake Hanson | 6.7.26 

 

Defiant joy is not circumstantial but God centered. 

 

Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

 

Philippians 2:3–4 (NIV)

3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 

4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

 

Philippians 3:13–14 (NIV)

13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 

14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

 

Philippians 4:4 (NIV)

4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

 

Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

13I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

 

 

 

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAPPINESS & JOY 

 

Happiness: is a sense of satisfaction on what happens. 

 

Joy: is a sense of delight or pleasure you feel regardless of your . 

 

JOY COMES FROM… 

 

God’s  

 

Psalm 16:11 (NLT)

11You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence…

 

The of the Gospel 

 

Luke 2:9–11 (NLT)

9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 

10but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 

11The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!

 

by The Holy Spirit 

 

Galatians 5:22–23 (NLT)

22But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

 

 

Philippians 1:4 (NLT)

4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy,

 

Philippians 1:18 (NLT)

18But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.

 

Philippians 3:1 (NLT)

1 Whatever happens, my dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. I never get tired of telling you these things, and I do it to safeguard your faith.

 

Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT)

10Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”

 

 

PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED WITH OUR JOY WHEN WE… 

 

Philippians 1:1-4 (NIV)

1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 

3I thank my God every time I remember you. 

4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy

 

 

REMEMBER PEOPLE WITH . 

 

 

1 Thessalonians 2:2 (NLT) 

2 You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there… 

 

 

Philippians 1:3–4 (NIV)

3I thank my God every time I remember you. 

4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy

 

Joy cannot be present today when we’re the hurts of yesterday. 

 

 

Philippians 1:3 (NIV)

3I thank my God every time I remember you. 

 

 

RECOGNIZE GOD IS DOING A IN EACH OF US. 

 

Philippians 1:5–8 (NIV)

5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 

6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 

7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 

8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

 

 

RAISE PEOPLE UP IN . 

 

 

Philippians 1:9–11 (NIV)

9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 

10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 

11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

 

Do I pray for people as much as I about them? 

 

 

Luke 22:31–32 (NLT)

31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. 

32But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”

 

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