Pastor Liz Cornell – “Where’s the Joy?” – Verdugo Community Church December 15, 2024

In her sermon, “Where’s the Joy?,” Pastor Liz Cornell from Cucamonga Christian Fellowship begins by observing that traditionally the life of John the Baptist is associated with this Advent Sunday, the Sunday of Rejoicing. Our modern view of joy is hard to reconcile with John’s life of austerity and his ministry of preaching repentanc and utlimately his arrest and execution by the authorities. However, if we look at God’s story of bringing us salvation and John’s part in it, we see real joy through John’s preparing the way for Jesus, the ultimate source of our joy. We see the joy in the miracle births of both John and Jesus. We see the joy in following John’s instructions to help others wherever we are, and in drawing nearer to a God who through Jesus draws closer to us.

 

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Verdugo Community Church is a Free Methodist congregation serving the Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, and Glendale areas in Los Angeles. It is located at 4300 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Our email address is verdugofmc@gmail.com. Contact Pastor Gail at (323) 500-3343.

 

Worship service copyright 2024 by Verdugo Community Church. Sermon copyright 2024 by Liz Cornell and Verdugo Community Church.