How Do You Define Joy?

Summary

This sermon introduces a series on joy from Philippians by defining Christian joy as a good feeling in the soul produced by the Holy Spirit, a concept attributed to Paul the Apostle. It emphasizes that this joy is an emotion, not a mere idea or decision, and as such, is not directly controllable. The takeaway is that we are commanded by Scripture to have emotions like joy and gratitude, which God then enables us to feel.