Finding Joy Again | Eastertide Sermon Series

Do you have enough joy in your life? Most of us can remember a time when we felt unadulterated joy, but some seasons in life shape up to be long stretches of something different--grief after a loved one passes, worry over health or finances, fear about a world spinning outside of our control. The Easter story is a story of unadulterated joy...but it didn't start that way. It was from Jesus death and the grief that followed that humanity was led to a new destination of joy not-yet-known. Which also makes Easter a story about Finding Joy Again. It is a story about humanity being brought to a new destination of joy, one that isn't recognizable from the past. Just as the resurrected Jesus looked unfamiliar to the disciples so does new joy--something about it is familiar, but it's not the same as what we've known before... - Rev. Jessica Vaughan Lower

If you would like to engage with this series on a deeper level...

...either as part of a group or on your own, you can use our Lenten Series Discussion Guide with reflection questions, expanded scripture selections, and more. This guide was created by our Associate Pastor, Dr. Stuart Gordon.

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