Have You Found Joy?

Friends, on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, there’s a somewhat hidden theme that runs like a golden thread through the readings, and that theme is the temple. To understand the New Testament texts, we have to see the importance of the Jerusalem temple for ancient Israelites. It was ...  Show more

Friends, peace be with you—an echo of the words of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Mercy Sunday. Christ gives his disciples the gift of shalom (peace). But there’s an exceptionally important juxtaposition here: He also shows them his wou ...  Show more

We want the GoChurch family to actively participate in the joy of the Lord during the Christmas season. This month, we will be looking at “Joy by nature (in Christ)” (LOVE), “Joy in faith” (GROW), and “Joy in action” (GO). Joy is not a feeling, but it is the outworking of the nat ...  Show more

What would it be like to have unhindered, abundant joy in the midst of all circumstances? The beauty of the joy God longs to give is that it’s not fleeting or temporary. It is sustaining, strong and true. As we continue to discover what it means to live for heaven, t ...

We want the GoChurch family to actively participate in the joy of the Lord during the Christmas season. This month, we will be looking at “Joy by nature (in Christ)” (LOVE), “Joy in faith” (GROW), and “Joy in action” (GO). Joy is not a feeling, but it is the outworking of the nat ...  Show more

Have you ever felt so low that it seemed like your joy was dead? If you or someone close to you is in that place right now, hit the play button on this episode.

Thankfully, joy is so much deeper than happiness…it's truly God's strength to carry us through our most diffi ...