What do you do when you’re waiting for a promise that hasn’t been fulfilled yet? In Week 3 of “Poetic Promises: God’s Story from Eden to Emmanuel,” we discover that the answer isn’t resignation—it’s radical joy.

For 700 years, Israel waited for the Messiah. They didn’t wait silently or passively. They sang about Him. They celebrated His coming. They rejoiced in a promise they wouldn’t live to see. And their joy wasn’t dependent on seeing the answer—it was dependent on believing in God’s faithfulness.

In this powerful sermon, pastor explores how the Victorian poet E.U. Cook captures the beauty of joyful waiting through Scripture, and reveals four practical ways you can practice joy in the midst of your own waiting—whether it’s healing, reconciliation, direction, peace, or any promise God has made to you.