What do you do when life makes you want to give up? Pastor Jacob continues the An Invitation to Joy series with a message from Philippians 3, where the Apostle Paul—writing from a Roman prison while awaiting trial—chooses joy in the middle of the struggle. This message unpacks what it means to press on: releasing the past through a resilient spirit, seeing your circumstances differently through a change of perspective, and reaching for the resurrection power of Jesus already at work in you. Joy isn't found when the struggle ends; it's found when Jesus becomes the prize we keep pressing toward.

0:00 Have You Ever Wanted to Give Up?
2:50 Paul's Letter from a Roman Prison
5:13 Press On and Look Up
7:16 What Is the Prize Worth Your Life?
10:24 Releasing What Is Behind You
14:28 Healing from Yesterday's Traumas
16:08 Seeing What Is Around You Differently
20:08 Reaching for Who Is Ahead of You
24:42 Resurrection Life Here and Now
26:42 Prayer

Preached by Jacob Gaines on August 23, 2026 at Local Vineyard Church.

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