The Lord Jesus is coming again! We don’t know the day or the hour, but we do know how we’re called to live. Paul reminds us to stay awake, live with purpose, encourage one another, pursue holiness, and go with the Good News!

Live ready to welcome our returning King.

This week we continue our journey through Unstoppable Joy by looking at the joy found in grace-centered relationships through Philemon 1. Paul reminds us that the gospel doesn’t just change our relationship with God—it transforms how we relate to one another. Grace enables forgiveness, reconciliation, and genuine Christian fellowship. When Christ is at the center of our relationships, we experience a joy that goes beyond circumstances and reflects the love we have first received from Him. May we be people who extend grace freely, just as grace has been freely given to us.

In Galatians 3, Paul reminds believers that God’s blessings were never meant to stop with us. Through faith in Jesus, we become part of the family of Abraham, and God’s promise is extended to all nations. We have received the greatest blessing, the gift of salvation, not because of what we’ve done, but because of what Christ has done for us.

When we understand the grace we’ve been given, it changes how we live. We become people who freely bless others with our time, encouragement, generosity, and the hope of the gospel. There is unstoppable joy in knowing that God uses ordinary people to share His extraordinary blessing with the world.

Joy grows when the blessings we’ve received become blessings we give away.

This Sunday, we’ll focus on John 17 and the unstoppable joy that comes from belonging to God’s family. Through the gospel, Jesus brings us together and invites us to live in the unity He prayed for. Join us as we celebrate the joy of being His people together.

There will be an opportunity for prayer following the message. If you would like someone to pray with you, we would be honored.

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses… let us run with endurance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.” — Hebrews 12:1-2

Unstoppable joy isn’t found in an easy life, but in a family of believers that keeps running together. Hebrews 12 reminds us that endurance grows when we fix our eyes on Jesus, encourage one another, and trust that God is working even in the hard moments. Through every challenge, correction, and season of waiting, God is shaping His people into a family that stands firm with joy.

Unstoppable joy isn’t found in having everything go our way; it’s found in knowing we have something better in Jesus. Hebrews 8 reminds us that Jesus is our perfect High Priest, offering a better covenant built on grace, forgiveness, and a restored relationship with God. The world offers temporary satisfaction, but Jesus offers lasting hope. When our joy is rooted in Him, it becomes steady, secure, and unstoppable.

In a world full of distractions, distortions, and competing voices, we are called to hold fast to the true gospel of Jesus Christ. In 2 Corinthians 11:1-15, Paul reminds believers to stay anchored in the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. Joy is not found in chasing every new idea or following what sounds impressive; it’s found in standing firm in the unchanging truth of the gospel. When our hearts stay fixed on Jesus, we can live with confidence, peace, and lasting joy no matter what tries to pull us away.

Colossians 3:1-17 reminds us that in Christ, we are no longer who we once were. Our old life has been replaced with a new identity rooted in grace, truth, and purpose.

There is joy in putting on the character of Christ each day; choosing kindness, forgiveness, humility, and love. When our hearts are centered on Him, we begin to live with a steady joy that comes from knowing we belong to Jesus.