Happiness is fragile — it's built on moments, circumstances, and things that change. But joy is different. Joy has a source, not a circumstance, and that source is a person: Jesus. Through four anchors drawn from Scripture, this message unpacks what it means to find joy within — when life presses, when storms rage, and when there's no natural reason to smile. Joy is not naive positivity or manufactured emotion. It's a weapon in hard seasons, a gift received in stillness, and a strength that holds when everything else is shaking. Be still. Find the joy that only Jesus gives.

• (00:00:00) - Finding Joy Within - Pastor Kyle Self

Grace secures it. Faith walks it. This message confronts the pressure of Old Covenant thinking that still haunts New Covenant believers — the lie that God's blessing depends on performance, and his presence depends on a good week. Rooted in Galatians 3, Ephesians 1, and Deuteronomy 28, the truth is declared: Christ has redeemed from the curse so that the blessings of Abraham are already secured. Security is not earned. It is received. Stop measuring God's nearness by emotions. Stop walking in old-covenant pressure. Grace has done it. Now walk it out in faith.

Easter is not just an annual event—it's an unveiling of God's redemption plan written long before Calvary. Tracing the thread from Exodus 12 to the cross, this message reveals how Passover was never just history—it was prophecy. Every detail of the spotless lamb, the blood on the doorpost, and the unleavened bread pointed directly to Jesus. The cross was not a crisis response; it was the plan from the foundations of time. Passover was the shadow. Jesus is the fulfillment. Look to the Lamb, trust in the blood, and walk out free.