December 3, 2025
Joy to the World
In 1719, Isaac Watts wrote the Hymn "The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom." This was designed to be a tribute to Psalm 98 and give the Old Testament Song some New Testament Language. When examining these two works side by side, we may see some similarities with both their theme and structure.
This week we are going to examine their similarities in structure and work to understand what they say about Jesus' role in creating joy in the various scopes of life.
Small Group Questions
1. Are their any of the "circles" that immediately stood out to you as a place where you haven't been experiencing joy lately?
2. How might the life and teachings of Jesus be used to give us hope or change our actions to create joy where we are currently lacking it?
3. If Jesus brings joy to where he is, can we still experience negative emotions while also embracing joy?
anthem schedule
December
Schedules get busy so please make sure to get all of these on your calendar.
We wouldn't want you to miss anything!
december 3 - "The story behind the song"
Join us for our 3 week Christmas series to learn all about the stories behind some of our favorite Christmas songs! This will also bring us into the worship mindset for what Christmas is all about!
December 10 - "The story behind the song"
Join us for our 3 week Christmas series to learn all about the stories behind some of our favorite Christmas songs! This will also bring us into the worship mindset for what Christmas is all about!
December 17 - "The story behind the song"
Join us for our 3 week Christmas series to learn all about the stories behind some of our favorite Christmas songs! This will also bring us into the worship mindset for what Christmas is all about!
december 24 & 31 - NO anthem
Due to Christmas break, there will be NO ANTHEM on December 24 and 31. We will meet back up again on January 6! See you in the new year! Merry Christmas!
