Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

We hope that you've been blessed by the last two days of the latest free resource produced by Paul Tripp Ministries,

a three-session video Bible study called

Redeeming Joy. Today is the third and final session, and if you want to use the video series

and the study guide, you can download it all for free at paultrip.com slash joy. Here's Paul

with this third lesson on joy.

Well, we talked about the fact that true joy is vertical and true joy is internal and true joy is unshakable.

We talked about the fact that you can have joy in your suffering because you're met there with intervening,

unstoppable, providing inseparable grace.

But there's one more piece that's very important, and is this.

Your joy is a community project.

Let me say that again.

Your joy is a community project.

The reason is joy is spiritual warfare.

There is an enemy who wants to rob you of your joy, who wants to whisper in your ear,

where's your God now?

Where's his promises now?

I thought he was good.

I thought he was with you. And in those moments, you need people who are

with you and who love you and who model in front of you the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Again, if you have your Bibles or your electronic whatever,

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