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Joy to the World!
Title: Joy to the World!
Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel
Series: Advent Devotionals 2025
Date: December 24, 2025
Bible: Psalm 98
Summary: Joy to the World (Advent Devo #18)
In this final advent devotional for 2025, Pastor Jason Van Bemmel of Forest Hill Presbyterian Church examines the "accidental Christmas classic," "Joy to the World".
Taking its inspiration from Psalm 98, this session explores how Isaac Watts’ 1719 poem was originally intended as a New Testament reflection on the Psalms rather than a Christmas carol. The devotional highlights how the song bridges the "first coming" of Jesus…
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