Welcome to the Voodchurch Podcast.

Today, Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. continues our collection of talks.

The art of joy, life lessons from Philippians, encouraging us that no matter what obstacles we're facing today, we can't lose.

God will use our current suffering and setbacks for His glory.

Let's lean into the message together.

Today, I want to preach from the subject, I can't lose.

Look at your neighbor and say, neighbor, I can't lose.

Look at your other neighbor and say, other neighbor, I can't lose.

To the track, all I do is win, win, win, no, I'm kidding.

I think that there is this common misconception sometimes in the church, that the holier you become, the more miserable you have to become.

Anyone who grows up in a church like that, sometimes it seems like the people that know God the most are the most miserable.

I want you to understand that God is the most joyful being in the entire universe.

You need to understand that anger and sorrow are only temporary responses God has to a fallen world.

His basic nature is joy.

Like Jesus, I don't know what picture you have of Jesus, but Jesus was cool, yo.

Like Jesus had a smile on His face.

Jesus was happy, Jesus walked in joy.

And if we're not careful, we will miss out on the joy that he offers us.

We will miss out on us imitating and mimicking his very character and nature.

I'm not talking to you just about happiness.

We mentioned that last week that happiness is simply a feeling.

But joy is a decision.

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