Advent
His Joy
Read: Hebrews 12:1-11 For the joy that was set before him [he] endured the cross. (v. 2) When I was young, my two favorite days of the year were my
Ben Van Arragon December 20, 2025
Read: Hebrews 12:1-11 For the joy that was set before him [he] endured the cross. (v. 2) When I was young, my two favorite days of the year were my
Read: John 16:16-24 Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. (v. 24) Nearly a third of John’s gospel is devoted to “the Farewell Discourse”: Jesus’s final
Read: Luke 1:39-55 My spirit rejoices in God my Savior. (v. 47) Mary and Elizabeth had tremendous adversity ahead of them. As an older woman, Elizabeth faced a risky pregnancy
Read: Psalm 30 . . . but joy comes with the morning. (v. 5) Advent is a season of waiting. Waiting can be difficult, but it can also be infused
Read: Zephaniah 3:14-20 He will rejoice over you with gladness. (v. 17) For much of my life, I was self-conscious about my musical ability and my singing voice. Then my
Read: Isaiah 35:1-10 Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. (v. 10) You are reading these words about halfway through Advent. If like me, you live in the Northern Hemisphere,
Read: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 I rejoice in your salvation. (v. 1) What makes joy so important that we celebrate it all week during Advent? It’s easy to confuse joy for
Read: 1 John 4:7-21 We love because he first loved us. (v. 19) When my wife and I got married, I thought my love was complete. Nearly ten years later,
Read: John 3:16-21 God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son . . . (v. 16) John 3:16 is perhaps the most famous verse of the entire