What Makes Your Joy Disappear - September 20, 2026

Somebody you know gets the thing you wanted. The promotion, the marriage that's working, the grades. And you say the right words back to them while something turns over in your stomach. You know it isn't really about them. You've known that for a while. Richard tells the story of the day someone else got handed what he'd been asking for, and what he found out about himself when a mango fell on him in Colombia. Whatever your joy is sitting on, it will show itself eventually. --- (0:00) The new guy at my old church (1:09) He wasn't doing anything wrong (1:55) Week two of Unstoppable (2:22) Who you glorify shows what you treasure (2:49) What's happening in Acts 5 (4:22) They walked out of a beating rejoicing (4:59) Point one, glorify self (5:11) Luke tells us it was jealousy (5:52) What actually changed (6:34) This is an us problem (6:59) The coworker, the marriage, the grades (7:47) You don't have to believe in God to feel this (8:14) Why do we serve (8:37) Would you do it if nobody knew (8:44) Five years of watching other people get up here (9:28) Josh got up here and I was glad this time (10:21) How far a man will go to protect his glory (11:07) Gamaliel's wise counsel (11:49) Wait and see isn't wisdom (12:18) Why they chose a whip (12:43) Not against Jesus, not for him either (13:33) Reach out to the person you can't be happy for (13:53) God told me to go help him (14:40) Point two, glorify God (15:04) Everybody is obeying something (15:53) The hardest thing I've ever done (16:31) I wanted to quit what it was costing me (17:01) If you're new to this, that feeling is normal (17:25) God is not disappointed in you (18:08) Affliction produces endurance (18:44) Maybe your pressure isn't marriage or kids (19:41) Where Peter's boldness came from (20:58) They beat them for the name (21:54) Their suffering became worship (22:32) Their treasure was Christ (23:20) What causes your joy to disappear (23:49) Colombia (25:01) The mango (25:26) My joy was gone (25:51) A treasure that couldn't be beaten out of them (26:56) What it looks like for me every day (28:14) This text isn't about them (28:37) What does your life say your treasure is (29:12) None of that disqualifies you (29:41) Why the series is called Unstoppable (30:10) Single, older, young (31:47) Choose joy this week (32:51) You can't glorify a God you never surrendered to (33:27) The gospel (34:35) The prayer