Forest Hill PCA Devotionals

Title: O Little Town of Bethlehem Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Advent Devotionals 2025 Date: December 3, 2025 Bible: Micah 5:2-5 Pastor Jason presents our fourth Advent devotional, covering "O Little Town of Bethlehem." Advent is a season of yearning for Christ's second coming while simultaneously looking back at His first. Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, the pro...

Title: Come, Thou Long-Expected Speaker: Pastor Jason Van Bemmel Series: Advent Devotionals 2025 Date: December 1, 2025 Bible: Malachi 3:1; Luke 2:22-32 Our second Advent devotional focuses on "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus," written by Charles Wesley in 1744.

Title: O Come Emmanuel Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Advent Devotionals 2025 Date: November 28, 2025 Bible: Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 11:1 Day #1 of our Advent Devotionals for 2025 - "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

Summary: Let the Redeemed Give Thanks (Psalm 107)Theme: Reflecting on God's Hesed (steadfast, redeeming love) through four pictures of salvation. The Thread of Hesed: The teaching identifies the Hebrew word Hesed (steadfast love) as the central theme, describing it as God's loyal, covenant love toward His people. Four Pictures of Redemption: The pastor breaks the Psalm down into four metap...

Title: Worship with Thanksgiving Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Psalms of Thanksgiving Date: November 26, 2025 Bible: Psalm 95 Summary: Worship with Thanksgiving (Psalm 95) Theme: The call to corporate worship and the danger of a hardened heart. A Call to "Joyful Noise": The teaching begins by encouraging believers to sing with exuberance, noting that even those not gifted in sin...

Title: ABCs of Thankful Praise Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Psalms of Thanksgiving Date: November 25, 2025 Bible: Psalm 111 This devotional focuses on Psalm 111 as a call to wholehearted praise and thanksgiving to God. The teaching highlights two primary reasons for this praise: God's Works and Character: God is praised for the greatness of His creation and history (His splendor and...

Title: Flourishing in Thanksgiving Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Psalms of Thanksgiving Date: November 21, 2025 Bible: Psalm 92 Psalm 92 is a joyful psalm of praise meant for Sabbath worship. It opens with the declaration that “it is good to give thanks to the Lord,” reminding God’s people that gathered worship helps reset their hearts, lift their eyes from discouragement, and renew their...

Title: Thanksgiving for Judgment Day? Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Psalms of Thanksgiving Date: November 20, 2025 Bible: Psalm 9 Psalm 9 teaches an unexpected kind of thanksgiving—giving thanks not only for what God has done, but also for His future justice. David resolves to praise God because the Lord is the righteous Judge who defends the oppressed, defeats their enemies, and never fo...

Title: Unexpected Thanksgiving Under Persecution Speaker: Rev. Jason Van Bemmel Series: Psalms of Thanksgiving Date: November 19, 2025 Bible: Psalm 7 Psalm 7 teaches “unexpected thanksgiving” in the midst of injustice. David is falsely accused but turns to God as the righteous Judge rather than defending himself. Though the world is full of wickedness, God’s perfect justice will prevail, and this...

Walking in the Gospels - Week 41, Day 2 Do You Wish You Knew More About Jesus? John 21:20-25 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 41, Day 1 Does God Reign Over Our Sin? John 21:15-19 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 40, Day 5 Why Did the Disciples Go Fishing? John 21:1-14 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 40, Day 4 What is the Value of John's Gospel? John 20:24-31 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 40, Day 3 When and How Did the Disciples Receive the Holy Spirit? John 20:19-23 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 40, Day 2 What Makes Mary Magdalene's Testimony of the Resurrection so Remarkable? John 20:11-18 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 40, Day 1 What's the Difference Between Seeing and Seeing? John 20:1-10 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 39, Day 5 Why Did Jesus Say "It is Finished"? John 19:28-42 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 39, Day 4 Why Did the Sign on the Cross Say "King of the Jews"? John 19:17-27 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 39, Day 3 Where Did Pilate Get His Authority? John 19:1-16 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 39, Day 2 Why Did Jesus Say His Kingdom Is Not of This World? John 18:28-40 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 39, Day 1 Why Do Wicked People Work in the Dark? John 18:19-26 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 38, Day 5 How Does God Use Evil for Good? John 18:12-18 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 38, Day 4 Why Did Peter Swing His Sword? John 18:1-11 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 38, Day 3 How Does Jesus Pray for Us? John 17 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org

Walking in the Gospels - Week 38, Day 2 Did Jesus Promise Us Trouble? John 16:25-33 Pastor Jason Van Bemmel - pastor@foresthillpca.org Forest Hill Presbyterian Church - www.foresthillpca.org