Most of us picture God as serious, powerful, maybe a little intimidating. But what if that picture is missing something? In this message from Luke 15, pastor Chris Stockhaus walks through three parables Jesus tells back to back, and in every one, God's reaction to finding what was lost is the same: joy. Not disappointment. Not distance. Joy.

In this message you will hear:

Why God's joy is directed specifically at you, not just humanity in general

What the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son reveal about how God actually feels when someone comes home

Why joy in the Bible almost always shows up alongside suffering and hardship

How striving to earn love and approval quietly cuts us off from the joy that is already available

Why the people who feel most overlooked and discarded are the ones Jesus moves toward first

Whether you have been wrestling with feeling like you are not enough, wondering why joy feels out of reach, or just curious what Jesus actually says about who God is, this message was made for that question.