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The Joyful Life
Where do we find authentic, enduring joy in a world dominated by impatience, self-will, and cynicism?In this Advent sermon on Luke 2:22–32, Lead Pastor Neil McClendon examines the encounter between the elderly devout man Simeon and the infant Jesus in the Jerusalem temple. Pastor Neil outlines four distinct characteristics that mark a truly joyful life: parents who model submission to God's word, a heart that learns to wait well through trial, an active relationship with the Holy Spirit, and a firm reliance on the total sufficiency of Jesus Christ. By contrasting modern culture's insistence…
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