Today, Pastor Jeff is sharing what’s on his heart as he’s been preparing for his sabbatical. What's the difference between happiness and joy? What does it look like to live into 'joy' despite our circumstances? Listen how Jeff is looking to "Find Joy Again" while on Sabbatical this summer.
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Advent: The JOY of Jesus
The weeks leading up to Christmas are always busy. There are presents to be purchased, trees to be decorated, cards to be written, food to be prepared and parties to be planned. We put a lot of energy and effort into making sure that Christmas is a wonderful time for our family and friends. But what do we do to get ourselves ready for Christmas? How do we prepare ourselves mentally, emotionally and spiritually to experience the wonder of God coming to be with us? If we aren’t internally prepared for Christmas, we can miss the moment and Christmas can become just another holiday on the calendar.
Join us at now as we prepare for Christmas together by focusing in on the Joy of Jesus!
The Gift of Joy
How can we experience and share joy as a gift from God during this unique Advent season?
Christmas Preparations: Joy
We often allow our circumstances to impact our attitude and assume that happiness is found in achievement or accumulation. But the Shepherds were relative social outcasts and yet the angels came to them; their experience of joy was not limited by their circumstances. How can we prepare ourselves to be joyful this Christmas? What are practices that we can develop that will help us to “rejoice in all circumstances”, even when holidays like Christmas can serve as reminders of loss, hurt and lack in our lives? Listen now to find out!
