Jesus’s Stories: Understanding the Kingdom | The Necessity of Joy

“Where joy is absent, the kingdom is absent.” So says New Testament scholar Klyne Snodgrass about Jesus’s preaching of God’s kingdom’s coming. Joy is supposed to spill out of those who live in it. How many would say that joy characterizes their discipleship? In this message, Pastor Joel explains why this is the case, how joy comes through the kingdom, and we do an extended Question and Response to close the message out.