Joy and happiness get confused and Christians can be notorious for trying to gloss over suffering and hard things. The gives a different was of living by inviting us into grief and experiencing joy at the same time. It's a brilliant and novel concept that has an impact for all of our lives.

Hebrews tells us that 'for the joy set before Him,' Jesus endured the cross scorning it's shame and taking our shame so that we could have the joy of His presence. This Sunday we talk about the Joy experienced in the saving work of Christ.

In this second message of our Advent Series, DJ Pittman takes us into John 16 and the thing that keeps many of us from experiencing the grace of joy.

Everything is supposed to be joyful around the holidays. But it seems like anxiety and hurry are what we mostly feel. What would it look like to be a joyous people in the midst of all circumstances and what would the practice of Joy look like?

Mark now takes us to the point where the religious leaders start to realize what Jesus is claiming, He is the one who can change everything. Mark invites his readers to wrestle with the truth that Jesus claims to be the only one who can truly give us rest.

Jesus came to bring a new chapter, life, and kingdom. However, so many of us struggle with adding Jesus to a life we are comfortable with. In Mark 2:18-22, we are challenged with the truth that, with Jesus, the new and the old do not mix.

How do you know if you're "in" with a Jesus? A dinner party at a tax collector's house gives us a surprising answer.

The Gospel demands a response, and every one of us will respond when we hear it. The question is, "How will you respond?" In this sermon, DJ Pittman looks at the different responses to Jesus' teaching in Mark 2.

We all have that one area of our lives that could be cleansed or washed away. Jesus takes an unusual approach to provide cleansing for one of the outcast in His society to provide us with hope.

Jesus starts to experience how people are more interested in his miracles than his message. At the same time Jesus talks a unique path to stay focused on what he has come to do and not give into the temptation of fame and power.