Rejoice in the Lord

Michael Ryan Stotler

In Philippians 3:1–2, Paul commands believers to rejoice in the Lord and immediately warns them to watch out for false teachers. Why connect joy and warning?

In this message, we explore how joy rooted in Christ protects the church from legalism and performance based religion. Paul confronts the Judaizers who insisted on circumcision and law keeping for salvation and points us back to justification by faith alone.

If your joy has been tied to spiritual performance, this message will call you back to confidence in Christ’s finished work.


Text: Philippians 3:1–2

Series: Philippians

Theme: Joy in Christ protects us from false teaching