In our previous message series, we looked at how rejoicing is a large part of living into God's love for us. Now, as God's love comes to be with and for us as Jesus, we're going to be journeying through the story of Jesus' birth in Luke where we see example after example of rejoicing being a part of Jesus' life from the very beginning. We remember the lyrics to that classic Christmas hymn 'O Holy Night' where we sing "a thrill of hope the weary world rejoices" and look for the places in this world that allow us to be rooted in rejoicing as we celebrate the birth of God With Us: Emmanuel.