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 you receive. Discover why the gospel frees us from the imitation selves we keep performing and invites us into a hidden, secure, resurrected identity in Christ.A sermon from Joy Church in Shirley, NYSermon Title: Unraveled by False IdentitiesSeries: The UnravelingText: John 13:33-35Speaker: Taylor DrenzykSermon Date: 10/19/2025If this message encouraged you, subscribe for more sermons and resources from Joy Church. If you’d like to partner with what God is doing through Joy Church, you can give safely and easily at thejoychurch.com/donateLearn more: thejoychurch.comFollow us on Instagram & Facebook: @JoyChurchNY

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 moves toward people, bears burdens, forgives again, and shows up when it’s hard. It’s costly. It’s unconditional. And it’s the only way isolation ends. If you’ve felt distant, lonely, or forgotten, this message will help you take your first step back into belonging. Because when love unravels, Jesus weaves us back together.A sermon from Joy Church in Shirley, NYSermon Title: Unraveled Into IsolationSeries: The UnravelingText: John 13:33-35Speaker: Taylor DrenzykSermon Date: 10/19/2025If this message encouraged you, subscribe for more sermons and resources from Joy Church. If you and you’d like to partner with what God is doing through Joy Church, you can give safely and easily at thejoychurch.com/donate.Learn more: thejoychurch.comFollow us on Instagram & Facebook: @JoyChurchNY

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, revealing who really rules your heart. It can start as righteous concern, even justice, but it can’t sustain your soul. Unchecked anger gives Satan space to work; surrendered anger gives the Spirit room to heal. The way forward isn’t suppression or explosion — it’s transformation. When we hand our anger to Jesus, remembering that He absorbed wrath and returned mercy, the fire that once destroyed begins to refine. If you’ve been running hot since 2020 or living tense in your relationships, this episode will help you recognize what your anger is revealing, surrender it to Christ, and let love reweave what rage has unraveled.

Sermon Title: Unraveled to Apathy

Text: Ephesians 4:26-32

Speaker: Taylor Drenzyk

Sermon Date: 10/12/2025

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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. When we behold God’s compassion in Jesus, treasure Him above everything else, and walk in the renewing power of His Spirit, zeal can be rewoven where apathy has unraveled. If you’ve been running on empty since 2020 or you feel like you’ve just been going through the motions, this episode will help you take the first step back into life, joy, and freedom in Christ.

Sermon Title: Unraveled to Apathy

Text: Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 3:7-9

Speaker: Taylor Drenzyk

Sermon Date: 9/2/28/2025

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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 Church in Shirley, NYSermon Title: Shame...And GraceText: Genesis 3:6-13,21Speaker: Taylor DrenzykSermon Date: 9/21/2025If this message encouraged you, subscribe for more sermons and resources from Joy Church.Learn more: thejoychurch.comFollow us on Instagram & Facebook: @JoyChurchNY

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 whisper, and His presence.

In this message, Pastor Taylor reframes depression not as proof of God’s absence, but as a place where His presence draws near. Because in Jesus, you are never truly alone. He bore our ultimate loneliness on the cross so that we could know His Spirit with us forever.A sermon from Joy Church in Shirley, NYSermon Title: Depression...And PresenceText: 1st Kings 19:1-8Speaker: Taylor DrenzykSermon Date: 9/15/2025If this message encouraged you, subscribe for more sermons and resources from Joy Church.Learn more: thejoychurch.comFollow us on Instagram & Facebook: @JoyChurchNY

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 cannot. It reframes how we see life, chaining our minds to worry and fear. But in Matthew 6:25–34, Jesus redefines anxiety and points us to a better way. He reminds us that our heavenly Father knows our needs, calls us to seek His kingdom first, and offers Himself as our peace.

In this sermon, Pastor Taylor challenges us to stop letting anxiety have the final word and to live in the freedom of Christ’s presence — because peace is not just possible, it’s a promise in Him.

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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 presence. Lament teaches us to turn to God, pour out our complaint, ask boldly for help, and choose to trust.

Sermon Title: Lament… and Hope

Text: Psalm 142

Speaker: Taylor Drenzyk

Sermon Date: 8/31/2025

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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, defeated sin and hell, and brought us back into relationship with God. And it’s not just something we celebrate. It’s something we receive.Key Passage: Matthew 28:1-10; Philippians 3:7-11Challenge: Am I living in resurrection power or just admiring it from a distance?Connect with us at thejoychurch.com

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 things feel hopeless. And in the middle of their grief and doubt, God moves. From James’ quiet faithfulness to Peter’s miraculous rescue, this message is a call to be formed by Jesus and fueled by prayer. It reminds us that spiritual awakening rarely comes through noise, but through surrender, intercession, and persistent faith—even when we're weary.Key passage: Acts 12:5“But earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.”

Speaker: Taylor Drenzyk

Challenge: What’s one area where Jesus is trying to form you—not just use you? What’s one thing you’ve stopped praying for that you need to bring back to Him with renewed passion? This week, don’t settle for sleepy faith. Stretch out. Follow through. Be the kind of disciple who’s being thunderstruck—formed, faithful, and fully alive in Christ.Connect with us at thejoychurch.com

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 lives. God regenerates. We disciple.Key passage: Matthew 28:18-20Speaker: Celso De Guzman

Challenge: This week, don’t just talk about Jesus—show Him through how you live. Reach out to someone who doesn’t know Christ. Be present. Be kind. Ask good questions. Build trust. Let your actions and your words work together so they see Jesus in you, not just hear about Him from you.Speaker: Celso De Guzman

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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-centered people on mission. From Peter’s confrontation with the Circumcision Party to the planting of the church in Antioch, this sermon traces the faithfulness of God and the fruitfulness of obedience. It reminds us that the Church wasn’t built by perfect people, but by faithful ones—people who fumbled forward, trusted Jesus, and walked with purpose.

Key passage: Acts 11:26“And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.”

5-Day Devo & Study Guide: https://tinyurl.com/4s8uxtt2

Challenge: Growth takes time. Discipleship takes formation. But when the Church lives as God designed—joyful, generous, and on mission—our identity in Christ speaks louder than culture ever could. What part are you playing in becoming that Church?Connect with us at thejoychurch.com

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 people as God sees them and to take the Gospel where we never thought it needed to go.

Key Passage: Acts 10:1-48

Speaker: Taylor Drenzyk

5-Day Devotional & Study Guide: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/pun8jbv5⁠

Challenge: Pray for someone you have overlooked or judged. Ask God for an opportunity to show them the love of Christ.Connect with us at ⁠thejoychurch.com