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Joy is something that everyone longs for, yet often it is just as elusive as our desire for it. Although happiness is one of the ultimate priorities of our culture today, sociologists notice that our general emotional state is trending away from joy and toward anxiety and despair. The earliest Christians were well known for their joy, even in the middle of the darkest circumstances, but for many of us that kind of joy feels more like an idealistic pipedream. And yet, the Bible is clear that we were created for joy and that Jesus wants to make us into a people marked by joy. How do we become this kind of joy-filled people? The Apostle Paul gives us some guidance in what some have called the happiest letter in the New Testament. Writing from prison, Paul expresses a joy that cannot be bound by circumstances but that is rooted in something much deeper that we all too often overlook.

From Series: "Return To Joy-Brookside"

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Whenever we make a change in life, it’s driven by a belief that joy is there. In the Bible, we find an astounding revelation. We hear the call to draw close for joy is here. And to be clear, finding joy isn’t some abstract, unattainable mystery. Joy is here, and it’s available, if we’re willing to go where it leads. Join us as we begin a deep dive into the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians and so discover the joy we all long for everyday!

From Series: "Return To Joy-Downtown"

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You and I were created with joy in mind--to live in the enjoyment of God’s presence, fellow image bearers and the joy pulsating beauty of this created world. But how do we find joy in what often seems a joyless world? Paul says we find joy in a faith community that delights in us, in a God who will never walk out on us, and an attentive life that forms us. Joy is found in a blood stained cross and an empty tomb that lovingly declares our God delights in us. He not only became one of us, but he is someone that is glad to be with us. In Him and his people we find the joy our hearts so long for.

From Series: "Return To Joy-Leawood"

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Joy is found when we are found by another. There is no greater joy found than when we are found by the God who never leaves. The God who sees us broken by our sin, burdened by our guilt, and buried by our shame and cries out over us “There you are! I have been looking for you! I have finally found you! I am so glad to be with you! Come to me my beloved” Do you want to know how to return to joy? Return to the creator of joy, the one who for the joy set before him endured the cross for us. The one who made a way for us to be found by him and to find our greatest joy in him.

From Series: "Return To Joy-Olathe"

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From Series: "Return To Joy-Shawnee"

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Call To Prayer Event - January 7. 2021

From Series: "A Call To Prayer"

Call To Prayer Event - January 7, 2021

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