Finding True Joy: “Joy in the Mission”

What is your mission in life? All of us have something that we are working hard to accomplish, something that means everything to us. It’s only when we find God’s mission for our lives, though, that we find the lasting joy that we so desperately desire.“Joy in the Mission”Philippians 1:12-18Prison epistles – Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, PhilemonActs 21-28Acts 28:30-31Think about these questions…“WHAT is the driving force of my life?”“WHAT do I get up every morning focused on accomplishing?”“WHERE is that taking me?”“If I accomplish what I am focused on doing, where is that going to get me?”Isaiah 53:6aProverbs 14:12#2. What is God’s mission for your life? – v. 18aWe all have the same main mission“every member of God’s family is a minister of the Good News”Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:45-48, John 20:21, Acts 1:8We all have a specific mission from GodHow can I uniquely influence others for God in ways others cannot?#3. Are you okay where the mission takes you? – v. 18bII Corinthians 1:3-5“When you have your focus & joy on the mission, you begin to see your circumstances, good or bad, as an opportunity to further the Gospel, and you rejoice at what God is doing and going to do, instead of complaining about what God did not do.” (Warren Wiersbe, paraphrased)