Week Three: Joy | Advent Series
Dec 16, 2022•25 min
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Episode description
Sometimes we feel like we’re expected to perform joy this time of year. But the kind of joy that really matters is not naive; it’s an act of resistance. Today, lead pastor Josh Scott continues our Advent series by discussing this kind of joy, one that stands in opposition to fear and is ultimately grounded in hope.
Episode Recap:
- Joy can feel inappropriate when we think about all the problems in the world (0:10)
- Jesus was born into the context of Roman oppression (3:39)
- Joy and fear cannot coexist (8:41)
- Jesus calls us beyond our fear and into the fullness of humanity (11:46)
- Joy is grounded in hope (14:53)
- Joy is an act of resistance (19:02)
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