Welcome to Enjoying Every Day Life with New York Times Best Selling Author Joy Smire.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from the Book of Philippians.

We all desire to have more joy in our lives, but there are many things that can easily discourage us.

God has given us tools in His Word to overcome this disappointment.

One of those tools is the Book of Philippians.

It is full of principles for living a victorious Christian life.

It also contains practical advice for everyday living, and most of all, it's a book about joy.

Be encouraged as Joyce teaches from Philippians, chapter by chapter, and guides us deeper into the Word.

Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

This weekend, I'm doing another one of the books of the Bible that will eventually be turned into a commentary.

I'm starting here this weekend, the Book of Philippians.

I think you're going to learn some very valuable things.

First of all, let me say that although Jesus was a man of many sorrows and acquainted with grief,

he possessed a deep joy beyond anything that the world could offer.

As he faced the terrible death on Calvary, he spoke to his disciples and said,

these things I have spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full.

He said, I'm telling you these things because I want you to have joy, and not just any kind of joy, but my joy.

John 10-10 is one of my favorites, the thief comes only to steal, to kill and destroy.

But I came that you might have and enjoy your life.

So let me just ask, and you don't have to give me any visible answer, but just to get you to think about it,

how many of you are really enjoying your life?

You see, a lot of people are, but a lot of people aren't, because a lot of people think to enjoy life.

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