Joy Rises | Christy Jo Harber

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Isaiah 58:9-12. On the Third Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of joy and explore how joy is not just something we symbolize, but something we practice– especially when barriers come down and love makes room. How might our ordinary acts of mercy and justice contribute to communal flourishing? Joy rises wherever love makes room.

This sermon was preached on December 14, 2025.

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