January 1, 2025

I want to talk to you about Christian joy this morning, and I know that on any given Sunday, some are eager for that, and others are not. Perhaps you’re suffering. Perhaps you’re carrying heavy sorrows. I want you to know from the beginning that real Christian joy does not ignore or suppress or sideline…

I wish I could always address God in prayer as Paul did: “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think . . .” (Ephesians 3:20). If I more consistently believed that mine was a God to answer well beyond my asking, I would pray more…