Crossings Community Church Ep 5: 2025 Candlelight Service
Dec 25, 2025
Senior Pastor Marty Grubbs discusses the essence of Biblical joy, emphasizing its significance during struggles. He highlights the shepherds as the first to hear the good news, illustrating their lowly status in society. Through humor and stories, he brings to life examples of joy, like the joyful greeter Marietta. Marty also reflects on personal desires versus deeper needs fulfilled by God and shares a touching journey of a comedian finding faith. Ultimately, he reminds listeners of God's greatest gift: forgiveness through Jesus.
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Joy Beyond Present Suffering
- True joy is forward-looking and can make present suffering meaningful.
- Marty Grubbs highlights Jesus enduring the cross 'for the joy set before him.'
Marietta: Joy In A Folding Chair
- Marty describes Marietta, an elderly arena greeter who brings joy by waving people out after events.
- Her consistent, simple service demonstrates purposeful influence late in life.
Good News First To The Marginalized
- The first witnesses to Jesus' birth were shepherds, society's lowliest people.
- That selection signals God's mission is for the marginalized, not the elite.