Telling the Truth with Stuart and Jill Briscoe

The Road to Joy, Part 2

9/17/2025

We have an insatiable desire to control and manipulate what happens around us—all in pursuit of achieving happiness. But the truth is we have very little control of what’s happening around us, and hence little chance of finding the happiness that eludes us.As believers in Jesus, should the pursuit of happiness really be our end goal? Do we need God to fix our happenings, or do we need God to fix our attitudes?In this message, Stuart teaches from Nehemiah, where we learn where to find stability, security, and well-being—and discover where God wants us to focus our minds so we can rejoice and be glad, even in uncertain days.

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Joy is an elusive creature—one that seems so present in the happy faces we see on social media, yet rarely characterizes our own hearts and lives. But true, lasting joy is possible through Christ. In fact, it’s a promised fruit of the Holy Spirit. That’s what Stuart and Jill Briscoe explore in their encouraging 5-message series Rediscovering Joy.

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