Contagious Joy: J-O-Y

<p>SERMON NOTES — Sunday, May 3, 2020 “CONTAGIOUS JOY: J-O-Y”</p> <p>Philippians 2:1-11 NIV</p> <p>Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. ”Your J-O-Y is incomplete without Jesus and others in your life.” NEXT STEPS:</p> <p>1. What does Jesus-Others-You look like for your life this week?</p> <p>2. What is one thing you can do this week to keep those in the right order?</p> <p>DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS  Week of May 4-9  “CONTAGIOUS JOY” (Book of Philippians)</p> <p>MONDAY Philippians 2:1-11</p> <p>TUESDAY Philippians 2:12-13</p> <p>WEDNESDAY Philippians 2:14-16</p> <p>THURSDAY Philippians 2:17-18</p> <p>FRIDAY Philippians 2:19-24</p> <p>SATURDAY Philippians 2:25-30 PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK: Gracious and Loving God, we thank You that in Christ, You have given us all that we need: encouragement, comfort, tenderness, compassion, belonging, unity, strength, peace, hope, and (not least of all) J-O-Y! Help us