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Philippians 4 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co–workers, whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co–workers, whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co–workers, whose names are in the book of life.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Why are we to rejoice even if life is tough?

Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Why are we to rejoice even if life is tough? Rejoicing brings hope and peace Valuing Jesus bring perspective 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Why are we to rejoice even if life is tough? Rejoicing brings hope and peace The absence of rejoicing focuses full attention on the problem The absence of rejoicing focuses full attention on the problem Valuing Jesus bring perspective Accentuating the trouble

What am I to do? Just tell me what am I supposed to say? I can't change the world But I can change the world in me I rejoice U2

Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Why are we to rejoice even if life is tough? God likes rejoicing He enjoys our joy Rejoicing brings hope and peace The absence of rejoicing focuses full attention on the problem The absence of rejoicing focuses full attention on the problem Valuing Jesus bring perspective Accentuating the trouble

Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Habakkuk 3 17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Saviour.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Not an effort of the will but the fruit of a choice of relationship Not an effort of the will but the fruit of a choice of relationship

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Express first what is troubling us Psalm 13 1 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Express first what is troubling us Psalm 13 1 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, LORD my God.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Express first what is troubling us Psalm 13 1 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, 4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Express first what is troubling us Psalm 13 1 How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? 3 Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, 4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall. 5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for Express first what is troubling us Dwell on the scriptures that help us rejoice

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’sProvisionGod’sProvision Leviticus after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the LORD for seven days; take branches from luxuriant trees—from palms, willows and other leafy trees—and rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign God’s 1 Chronicles Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation God’s Psalm Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return God’s Psalm Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation God’s Psalm 13 5 But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. 6 I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation God’s Luke 1 46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness God’s Psalm 51 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love God’s Psalm 31 7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence God’s Acts 2 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence - Consoling God’s Psalm When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. 19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence - Consoling God’s Isaiah Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence - Consoling - Strength God’s Psalm 28 6 Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy. 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence - Consoling - Strength - Trustworthiness God’s Isaiah 25 9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence - Consoling - Strength - Trustworthiness - Reward God’s Matthew 5 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Provision - Reign - Creation - Return - Salvation - Incarnation - Forgiveness - Love - Presence - Consoling - Strength - Trustworthiness - Reward - opportunity to serve God’s Acts 5 41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’sCompletionGod’sCompletion Philippians 1 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Completion - Message of hope God’s Philippians 1 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Completion - Message of hope - Answers to prayer God’s Philippians 1 18 Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Completion - Message of hope - Answers to prayer - Future heaven God’s Philippians 1 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Completion - Message of hope - Answers to prayer - Future heaven - Fulfilment of purpose God’s Philippians 2 15 Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labour in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

How do we rejoice when life is tough? Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful Look to what we can honestly be thankful for God’s Completion - Message of hope - Answers to prayer - Future heaven - Fulfilment of purpose - Knowing Christ God’s Philippians 3 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,

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Philippians 4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Joyful