Joy Church - Sermons

What defines you? We live in a world obsessed with identity: political, personal, digital. Everyone’s building a version of themselves to feel seen, secure, or powerful. But when politics, movements, or personal labels start to shape who you are, life begins to unravel. In this message, Pastor Taylor opens Colossians 3:1–4 to show that your true identity isn’t something you build—it’s something yo...

We’ve forgotten how to be friends. How to be brothers and sisters. How to be known. Since COVID, we’ve learned to keep our distance, to protect ourselves, to stay “safe.” But safety isn’t the same as love. And without love, community collapses. In this message, Pastor Taylor teaches from John 13:33–35, where Jesus gives a “new” command: “Love one another as I have loved you.” This kind of love mov...

Have you ever felt anger simmering just beneath the surface? The tone in your home changes, your heart beats faster, and before long the thread of peace begins to fray. That’s anger. In this message, Pastor Taylor shows how Ephesians 4:25–32 reveals it as both a launchpad and a litmus. Anger is a launchpad because it gives someone a place to stand — the Spirit or the enemy. It’s also a litmus, rev...

Have you ever felt like life has gone flat? The spark is gone. Joy feels muted. Faith feels numb. That’s apathy — the slow leak of devotion that leaves us stuck in neutral. In this kickoff to our new series The Unraveling, Pastor Taylor opens Romans 12 and Philippians 3 to show how zeal — fire for God and passion for life — can be rekindled. The answer isn’t more willpower or hype. It’s mercy. Whe...

Shame consumes us. It tells us we are unworthy, and it whispers that we will be abandoned. But the Bible shows us a better story. In this message from Joy Church’s “…And” series, Pastor Taylor unpacks where shame began in Genesis 3, explains the difference between true shame and false shame, and shows how Jesus bore our shame at the cross so that we could experience His grace. A sermon from Joy Ch...

Depression tells you you’re alone. It drains your energy, clouds your mind, and convinces you that even God is far away. But the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 shows us something different: even in the darkest cave, God is present. After Elijah’s greatest ministry moment, he crashed into despair. He ran, hid, and prayed to die. Yet God met him — not with condemnation, but with food, rest, a gentle...

This message is part of our “ …And” series, where we explore how God’s Gospel meets us in the middle of life’s struggles. We often put a period on our pain: Lament. Anxiety. Depression. Shame. But God has a Gospel …AND for us all. Sermon Title: Anxiety… and Peace Text: Matthew 6:25–34 Speaker : Taylor Drenzyk Sermon Date : 9/7/2025 Anxiety is the restless attempt of the soul to control what it can...

This message is part of our “…And” series , where we explore how God’s Gospel meets us in the middle of life’s struggles. We often put a period on our pain — Lament. Anxiety. Depression. Shame. But God has a Gospel …AND for us all. In this sermon, Pastor Taylor walks through David’s cry from the cave in Psalm 142, showing us how to bring our raw and unfiltered grief to God and discover hope in His...

This Easter, we’re not hyping a holiday—we’re calling you to life. In a world obsessed with influence, control, and image, Pastor Taylor opens Matthew 28 and Philippians 3 to show where real power is found: not in fame, politics, or performance—but in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Resurrection power isn’t a metaphor. It’s the actual, living power of God that raised Jesus from the dead, defeate...

Acts 12 opens with the death of the Apostle James. Once a Son of Thunder seeking position and power, James had been transformed into a faithful, fearless disciple—quietly obedient, beautifully bold, and fully surrendered. As the early Church reels from his loss, they gather to pray—not with polished faith, but with earnest prayer. The kind that stretches out. The kind that doesn't stop when th...

Before Jesus ascended, He left us with one clear mission: “Go and make disciples.” But too often, we reduce that call to conversion, not formation. In this sermon, we reframe evangelism as the starting point of discipleship—not the end. We explore how the Church is called to incarnate the Gospel—to embody the grace, truth, and presence of Jesus in our neighborhoods, relationships, and everyday liv...

It didn’t happen overnight. Acts 11 unfolds nearly a decade after Pentecost—ten years of scattering, struggle, and slow growth. In this message, we explore how Peter, Paul, and the early Church matured into the people God called them to be—not instantly, but intentionally. Through pain, pressure, and perseverance, the Church finally starts to look like what Jesus envisioned: a multiethnic, Gospel-...

Every person you meet—friend, stranger, or enemy—bears the image of God and has an eternal soul. But do we live like that’s true? In Acts 10 , Peter had to confront his own assumptions when God revealed that the Gospel is for everyone—no exceptions, no favorites, no barriers. What about us? Who have we overlooked, avoided, or judged as beyond God's reach? This passage challenges us to see peop...