Rejoice! Joyful, Joyful! I bring you good news of great joy! The Christmas season is filled with words of joy. It is a pleasure to hear these wonderful words, sing them and repeat them during the Advent season. We read of joy in the prophecies about the birth of Jesus, in the events of his birth, and in the future hope we have because we trust in the one who was born in a stable 2000 years ago. Do we believe that we, as Christians, can have joy? True joy that is greater than the happiness this world offers? 

Our Advent Devotional looks a little different this year. Several Ministry Leadership Team (MLT) members wrote the devotionals, and each one highlights the scripture reading for that day in The Bible Recap reading plan, pointing us to Jesus in the passage.