Journey Community Church La Mesa, California

Message Central Thought: The subtle sneaky power of disappointment can threaten to stop the experience of God’s goodness. Message Summary: God came to Zacharias, bringing His unstoppable goodness and preparation for the arrival of Christmas. But the disappointment Zacharias had experienced in life almost disabled him from receiving it. God can get through to us as we let MORE true things sink into our lives, as we begin to deepen our take on things and as we learn to ask better questions of God. Series Description: Have you ever noticed how many Christmas movies, especially the kids ones, have something or someone trying to stop Christmas from coming? Of course there’s the Grinch, Scrooge, the Abominable Snowman, or the more nuanced materialism that threatens Charlie Brown’s Christmas. Christmas is God sending unspeakable goodness to us. Since even before the very first real Christmas, dark forces have threatened to try to prevent the Goodness from arriving. But God’s Goodness, like Christmas itself, is U