When it comes to God, what do we expect? Tom Wright always put it well: "Some talk about the gospel as if it's bad news, which is strange since the word gospel literally means good news." Does the gospel only make us reverent and somber? When we meet the real God through Jesus, who is present to us now by His Holy Spirit, what might we expect? Can holiness smile? Can it laugh? Through the summer, we're in a series called A Full Orchard, in which we're talking about life in the abundance of the Holy Spirit. And today, we’re discussing joy.
