There’s a lot of talk of joy around Christmas. Joyful all ye nations rise. Echoes of joyous strains. Joy to the world and alike. But the songs probably wouldn’t be as stirring if they sang of incomplete joy or a glass of joy that’s only half full. When Mary visits Elizabeth in Luke 1 we see resounding joy in each character. The Messiah was coming; Immanuel, God with us. But there was also a power present in their coming together. Tonight we look at this passage as well as 2 John 1:12 to look at John’s recipe to experience “complete joy” this Christmas season.
by City Life