Defiant Joy  – Joyful Courage 

Defiant Joy (2)  – Joyful Courage 

Pastor Blake Hanson | 6.14.26 

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

THREE MAJOR WAYS WE STRUGGLE TO BE COURAGEOUS… 

1.  We focus on the of our problem and not the of our God. 

Numbers 13:33 (NLT) 

33We even saw giants there… Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”

2.  We are afraid of what people may or do. 

Proverbs 29:25 (NLT)

25Fearing people is a dangerous trap…

3.  We love more than conflict. 

Exodus 3:11 (NLT)

11But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”

Philippians 1:18 (NLT)

18 I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.

is the confidence to keep honoring Jesus when life gives me every reason to be afraid. 

HOW JOYFUL COURAGE GROWS…  

SEE MOMENTS THROUGH GOD’S PURPOSE 

Philippians 1:12–19 (NLT)

12And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 

13For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 

14And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without fear. 

15It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives. 

16They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News. 

17Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me. 

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. 

19For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.

Philippians 1:12 (NLT)

12And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News.

SET YOUR CONFIDENCE ON JESUS 

Philippians 1:20–26 (NLT)

20For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. 

21For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 

22But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. 

23I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. 

24But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live. 

25Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith. 

26And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what he is doing through me.

For me, to live is ?

STAND TOGETHER WITH GOD’S  

Philippians 1:27–30 (NLT)

27Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. 

28Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. 

29For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. 

30We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.

Daniel 3:12 (NLT)

12But there are some Jews—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have put in charge of the province of Babylon. They pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They refuse to serve your gods and do not worship the gold statue you have set up.”

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