This is a sermon preview for Sunday, May 14. It is the 5th week of the Eastertide sermon series “Easter Joy: A Walk Through Philippians.” “Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord!... What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.” –Philippians 3:1-14 Two musicians from Rend Collective started a podcast a couple of years ago titled Where’s the Joy in That? These Irish friends talk openly about their faith and their struggles in “a relentlessly positive podcast about finding the joy in life—especially in the places we least expect it!” Since listening, I now often find myself praying to God: “Where’s the joy in that?” Especially when faced with something I absolutely and undeniably don’t want to do. If Paul was a guest on the show, I imagine he’d remind listeners that we can always rejoice–just not in what our culture tends to celebrate. There’s no rejoicing in our privileges of birth. Not our personal ambitions or accomplishments. Not even our positions of work or power. Instead, Paul tells us in Philippians 3 that we rejoice in one thing: the loss of everything. What a weird thing for Paul to rejoice in! So where’s the joy in sacrifice? [Read the rest on our Blog website at the link below]