Forest Hill PCA Devotionals

How does Jesus help us as our Great High Priest?

Do the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper become the body and blood of Christ?

How does the Word of God help us persevere in faith and enter into His rest?

Explore the promise of the Lord's Supper with Heidelberg Catechism #77.

What does it mean to eat the crucified body of Christ and to drink his shed blood?

What does it mean to strive to enter His rest? Can we strive in unhelpful ways?

Heidelberg Catechism Question #75 - How does the Lord's Supper signify and seal to you that you share in Christ's one sacrifice on the cross and in all his gifts?

How do we help one another enter His rest?

Deep Dive Hebrews with Pastor Jason Van Bemmel

Title: Marriage & Freedom Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Unpacking Corinthians Date: June 29, 2026 Bible: 1 Corinthians 7 Today, we tackle 1 Corinthians 7, a chapter packed with practical, often thorny, wisdom regarding marriage, singleness, and human freedom. In this episode, we explore: • The Corinthian Context: Why Paul's practical advice must be read with an understanding of Co...

Title: Baptizing Babies? Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Heidelberg Catechism Devos Date: June 22, 2026 Should we baptize infants? Why? Pastor Jason addresses this question using Heidelberg Catechism Question #74.

Title: Glorify God in Your Body Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Unpacking Corinthians Date: June 24, 2026 Glorifying God in Our Bodies & Rejecting Worldliness 1 Corinthians 6 In this bold and penetrating devotional on 1 Corinthians 6, we confront the ways Christians are often tempted to compromise with a litigious and sexually immoral culture. In this episode, we explore: - Lawsuits Amo...

Title: Washed by Baptism? Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Heidelberg Catechism Devos Date: June 24, 2026 If water baptism doesn't itself wash away sin, why does the Bible use the kind of language it sometimes does about baptism? Pastor Jason explains in this devotional from Heidelberg Catechism Question #73. www.foresthillpca.org

Title: The Danger of Compromise Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Unpacking Corinthians Date: June 23, 2026 Bible: 1 Corinthians 5 Purity in the Church & The Danger of Compromise 1 Corinthians 5 In today's devotional, Pastor Jason Van Bemmel explores the challenging but necessary instructions given in 1 Corinthians 5. When the Corinthian church began boasting about their tolerance of...

What's the difference between a Gospel sacrament and an idolatrous sacramentalism? It's found in today's vital question, Heidelberg Catechism #72. Q. Does this outward washing with water itself wash away sins? A. No, only the blood of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit cleanse us from all sins.

Pastor Jason's devotional on Heidelberg Catechism Question #71

In this devotional on 1 Corinthians 4, Pastor Jason Van Bemmel addresses the danger of adopting a worldly worldview within the church. The core issue for the Corinthian church was that they evaluated people and ministries based on how culturally impressive they were. Key takeaways from the text include:Confronting Worldly Pride: The gospel does not conform to the value systems of the surrounding c...

Pastor Jason Van Bemmel of Forest Hill Presbyterian Church continues our study of the Heidelberg Catechism by exploring Question 70: What does it mean to be washed with Christ's blood and Spirit? Building on the foundation of baptism and the sacraments, this message dives into the beautiful, biblical reality of what it means to be truly cleansed by God. Pastor Jason breaks down this spiritual...

Paul addresses the Corinthian church's division and jealousy, noting they are acting like "infants in Christ". The congregation had splintered into factions loyal to different leaders, such as Paul, Apollos, and Peter. To correct this, Paul emphasizes that ministers are merely God's workers; it is God alone who provides the growth. Jesus Christ is the sole foundation of the churc...

Baptism is a divine sacrament instituted by Christ as a visible sign and seal of the gospel, pointing believers to the one sacrifice of Jesus on the cross as the sole basis of salvation. It signifies and seals the cleansing of the soul from sin through the blood of Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit, not through the water itself, which is merely a symbol of spiritual purification. Pastor Jason...

Title: How Many Sacraments? Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Heidelberg Catechism Devos Date: June 9, 2026 68. Q. How many sacraments has Christ instituted in the new covenant? A. Two: holy baptism and the holy supper.

In today's devotional, Pastor Jason Van Bemmel explores 1 Corinthians chapter 2. The city of Corinth was sophisticated, highly educated, and proud. Yet, when the Apostle Paul arrived, he didn't try to impress them with eloquent philosophy or classical rhetoric. Instead, he resolved to preach nothing but "Jesus Christ and Him crucified". Why? Because the cross—though it seems like...

Title: Sacraments Point Us to Christ Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Heidelberg Catechism Devos Date: June 10, 2026 67. Q. Are both the Word and the sacraments then intended to focus our faith on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross as the only ground of our salvation? A. Yes, indeed. The Holy Spirit teaches us in the gospel and assures us by the sacraments that our entire salvation r...

Welcome back to Walking with Jesus Through the Word! Today, Pastor Jason Van Bemmel of Forest Hill Presbyterian Church kicks off our study of 1 Corinthians with a deep dive into chapter 1. In this devotional, we explore three key truths from Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth: We Are Saints United in Christ: True holiness means being set apart in Christ, which unites believers across all earth...

What are Sacraments? Pastor Jason leads us on a devotional study of Heidelberg Catechism Question #66 on the Sacraments. Learn how Baptism and the Lord's Supper picture and promise the grace of the Gospel.