Reverberate: A Berean Bible Church Podcast | Knoxville, TN

Title: Rest Restores
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0:00 - What Does it Look Like When a Church Rests in the Grace of God?
1:00 - Do Not Use Freedom for the Flesh
7:00 - Reading Galatians 5:26-6:5
8:00 - Let Us Keep in Step with the Spirit
11:00 - What Does it Mean to Bear One Another's Burdens?
16:00 - We Need Grace to Be Able to Help Others
20:00 - What Does Fulfill the Law of Christ Mean in the Context of Grace?
25:00 - Some Examples: Someone is Caught in a Sin
32:00 - Restore Them Gently
35:00 - Some Warnings
36:00 - Lest You Also Be Tempted
39:00 - Don't Evaluate Yourself by Comparison
42:00 - We All Bear Our Own Load
46:00 - Some Practical Ways We Can Bear One Another's Burdens
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Galatians 5:26-6:5
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load. (ESV)
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In Rest Restores, Jed Gillis walks through Galatians 5:26 to 6:5 to show what life looks like in a church that truly rests in God’s grace. When your soul is safe in the gospel, you stop living off comparison, conceit, provocation, and envy, and you become free to come alongside others with steady, humble love. Paul’s command to “bear one another’s burdens” means helping make heavy things lighter, including the burden of being caught in sin. That is why restoration must be gentle, and why it comes with warnings: watch yourself so you are not tempted, do not measure yourself against someone else, and remember that each person still carries their own “load” before God. The sermon presses the point that grace is not a way to dabble in sin without consequences. Grace is God’s rescue that steadies you so you can help others, point them back to Christ, and practice burden-bearing through committed relationships, honest questions, hospitality, and prayer.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: Take Refuge
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0:00 Refuge in Psalms
3:08 Reading Psalm 31
7:48 You Can Know God is a Refuge and Not Take Refuge in Him
11:08 God is Actually a Refuge
14:28 Refuge and Shame
15:40 We Often Seek Other Refuges
18:28 What Are We Taking Refuge From?
18:50 From Enemies
20:35 From Distress
22:40 From Our Iniquity
24:25 What Does it Mean to Take Refuge
29:56 The False Refuge of Idols
35:31 How Can We Tell If We're Seeking the Wrong Refuge?
37:37 Why Can We Trust God?
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Psalm 31
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
In you, O LORD, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me!
Incline your ear to me;
rescue me speedily!
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a strong fortress to save me!
For you are my rock and my fortress;
and for your name’s sake you lead me and guide me;
you take me out of the net they have hidden for me,
for you are my refuge.
Into your hand I commit my spirit;
you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols,
but I trust in the LORD.
I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,
because you have seen my affliction;
you have known the distress of my soul,
and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
you have set my feet in a broad place.
Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
my eye is wasted from grief;
my soul and my body also.
For my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my iniquity,
and my bones waste away.
Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach,
especially to my neighbors,
and an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in the street flee from me.
I have been forgotten like one who is dead;
I have become like a broken vessel.
For I hear the whispering of many—
terror on every side!—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.
But I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in your hand;
rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
Make your face shine on your servant;
save me in your steadfast love!
O LORD, let me not be put to shame,
for I call upon you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go silently to Sheol.
Let the lying lips be mute,
which speak insolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.
Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of the children of mankind!
In the cover of your presence you hide them
from the plots of men;
you store them in your shelter
from the strife of tongues.
Blessed be the LORD,
for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
when I was in a besieged city.
I had said in my alarm,
“I am cut off from your sight.”
But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy
when I cried to you for help.
Love the LORD, all you his saints!
The LORD preserves the faithful
but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the LORD! (ESV)
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In “Take Refuge” (Psalm 31), Jed Gillis shows the difference between knowing God is a refuge and actually taking refuge in him. David does not treat refuge as a vague idea. He runs to God because God is truly able to protect, guide, and save. The sermon ties refuge to shame, since the refuges we grab for when we feel unsafe often fail and leave us exposed. Psalm 31 names what we run from: enemies and slander, deep distress and grief, and even the weight of our own iniquity. To take refuge means trusting God with your worship, committing your spirit to him, and placing your days in his hands. The sermon also exposes false refuges as idols, even when they look like normal comforts, and calls you to return to God’s steadfast love and abundant goodness as the only shelter that will not fail.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. Learn more at berean.church.

Title: The Roots of the Spirit
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0:00 The Roots of the Spirit
2:31 The Competing Desires of the Flesh and Spirit
4:48 Reading Galatians 5:22-25
5:35 The Picture of Fruit
5:35 Fruit not Fruits
8:40 Growth is Gradual
9:31 Fruit is Inevitable
10:33 It Comes from the Spirit of God
13:28 A Look at the Fruit
15:08 Love
18:49 Joy
22:57 Peace
29:09 Kindness
30:49 Goodness
33:19 Faithfulness
34:23 Gentleness
37:29 Self Control
41:39 The Flesh is Crucified
44:25 What Is the Flesh?
46:30 The Picture of Crucifixion
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Galatians 5:22–25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. (ESV)
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In *The Roots of the Spirit*, Jed Gillis shows that Paul’s “fruit of the Spirit” is not a simple good list to copy with more effort. It is what grows out of a deeper change that the Spirit brings in a believer, as the gospel turns self-reliant people into people who rest in God’s undeserved favor. Because it is “fruit” (singular), the virtues belong together, and growth is gradual yet real, with Spirit-produced change showing up over time. As he walks through love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, he traces each one back to a heart that feels safe in God’s grace rather than needing to protect itself. He closes by pressing verse 24 down to the root: the “flesh” is a core commitment to self, and belonging to Christ means crucifying that self-trust and learning to keep in step with the Spirit day by day.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: The War Within
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0:00 - God Delights in You
0:47 - What To Do If You Have Questions About the Teaching
3:35 - Reading Galatians 5:16-25
5:28 - Don't Use Freedom as an Opportunity for the Flesh
6:22 - Walk By the Spirit
11:35 - And You Will Not Gratify the Desires of the Flesh
15:18 - There is a Battle Between the Flesh and the Spirit
23:42 - Be Led by the Desires of the Spirit
30:18 - The Works of the Flesh Are Evident
39:41 - Those Who Practice Such Things Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God
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Galatians 5:16–25
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. (ESV)
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In “The War Within” from Galatians 5:16–25, Jed Gillis explains that the Christian life includes a real, ongoing conflict between the desires of the flesh and the desires of the Spirit. Paul’s call to “walk by the Spirit” is pictured as steady, intentional steps of faith, resting in God’s gospel promises and crying out to the Father in weakness, rather than turning inward to self-reliance. Jed stresses that walking by the Spirit does not remove sinful desires, but it does keep believers from carrying those desires to their destructive end. He frames “the flesh” as the self-reliant self that tries to secure safety, approval, and satisfaction apart from God, and he shows how that inner posture produces visible works like sexual sin, idolatry, substance-driven escape, and relational breakdown in jealousy, anger, factions, and envy. Paul’s warning about those who “practice” such things is not a call to earn God’s favor, but a sober reminder that habitual self-trust is incompatible with saving faith. The path forward is to be led by what the Spirit loves, living in gospel freedom that expresses itself through love and service within the church.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: Grace Isn't a Getaway Car
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00:00 - Return to Galatians
00:31 - Can You Have True Rest for your Soul?
04:51 - What Should It Feel Like to Relate to God Through the Cross?
07:45 - What Does It Look Like to Have a Community that Rests in the Gospel?
08:36 - Reading Galatians 5:13-15
09:49 - Grace Calls You to Freedom
16:26 - Free From the Law
20:42 - How Do You React to God's Commands?
22:35 - Grasping Paul's View of Grace
25:05 - Don't Use Freedom for the Flesh
30:38 - Grace is An Ambulance, and You're the EMT
32:20 - God's Law is Still Good
35:41 - How Can We Serve One Another?
39:17 - Self-Centered Churchgoers Eat Each Other
41:56 - What Does a Community of People Resting in the Gospel Look Like?
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Galatians 5:13–15
For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. (ESV)
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In “Grace Isn’t a Getaway Car,” Jed Gillis explains that Galatians 5:13–15 shows how grace creates real freedom and what that freedom looks like in the church. Paul says you are free from using God’s law as a way to earn approval, safety, or life. That freedom is not self-rule or a pass to indulge the flesh. Grace is not a getaway car for selfish impulses. It is more like an ambulance that makes your soul safe so you can move toward others in love. So freedom expresses itself through serving one another, because the whole law is summed up in loving your neighbor as yourself. Without gospel rest, Christians turn into consumers who “bite and devour” each other, but a gospel-shaped community grows into patient, prayerful, generous love.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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00:00 Introduction
02:25 Luke 2
03:25 Fear Not
04:43 I Bring to You Good News of Great Joy
07:09 Good News for All the People
08:37 A Real Birth in a Real City
11:47 An Ordinary Birth: a Human Baby
12:44 An Extraordinary Birth: a Savior Who Is Christ, the Lord
12:57 Who Is a Savior
14:20 Who Is Christ
16:45 Who Is the Lord
17:20 Christ Is All Three
19:34 The Celebration of an Army of Angels
21:05 With Whom He Is Pleased: Is That Still Inclusive?
24:32 Trust in the Savior
25:40 A Look at the Song: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
26:00 Hark!
28:33 First Verse
32:17 Second Verse
36:55 Third Verse
41:26 Join the Angels in Singing, Glory to the Newborn King
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Luke 2:8–17
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. (ESV)
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Jed Gillis walks through Luke 2:8–17 to show how the angels’ announcement to ordinary shepherds is a clear proclamation of the gospel. The message starts with “fear not,” because the good news comes from outside of us, not from something we can pull up from within. The birth is real and historical, in a real city, with a real baby, yet this child is extraordinary: the Savior who rescues sinners from judgment, the Christ who fulfills God’s promises and defeats our enemies, and the Lord whose authority cannot be stopped. The angels’ song of “glory to God” and “peace” is both exclusive and welcoming, since God’s pleasure rests on those who trust Christ. From there, the hymn “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” becomes an invitation to listen again, remember the announcement, and join the heavenly praise with joy and faith in Jesus. 
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

00:36 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel - The Ancient Cry
04:34 - Oh Come Emmanuel
11:26 - Ransom Captive Israel
13:16 - The Rod of Jesse
16:19 - Free Thy Own From Satan's Tyranny
19:05 - From the Depths of Hell Thy People Save
20:24 - Give Them Victory Over the Grave
22:30 - Oh Come Thou Dayspring
30:22 - Oh Come Thou Key of David
33:36 - Make Safe the Way that Leads on High
36:29 - Closing Prayer
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* Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
* Matthew 1:23 - “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). 
* Matthew 28:19-20 - Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
* Exodus 25:8 - And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.
* John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
* Mark 10:45 - For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
* Matthew 15:25 - But she came and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
* Isaiah 11:1 - There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
* Hebrews 2:14 - Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.
* 1 John 3:8 - Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
* Malachi 4:2 - But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 
* John 8:12 - Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” 
* John 17:3 - And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 
* Revelation 3:7 - And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.'
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Isaias Viñales unpacks “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” as an ancient, sober prayer that carries the longing of Israel, the rejoicing of the church, and the hope of Christ’s return. The hymn’s cry for Emmanuel, “God with us,” points to restored fellowship with God that was lost in Eden and fulfilled as Jesus comes to dwell among his people, closer than tabernacle shadows ever could. He shows how the hymn’s pleas, ransom captive Israel, Rod of Jesse, and rescue from Satan’s tyranny, are answered through Christ’s incarnation and his saving death, where apparent weakness becomes the victory that breaks bondage and conquers the grave. Jesus is also the Dayspring who drives back darkness with his presence and the Key of David who opens what sin had shut, making the road home secure. The message ends with the Bible’s closing posture of hope and prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus.” 
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: We Three Kings
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00:15 Matthew 2
01:59 Prayer
03:02 What is Your North Star?
06:13 We Three Kings
08:18 Observations of Humanity
10:16 Who Were the Magi?
15:52 The Journey
17:23 Found!
19:24 Example: Wise Men - Lost/Searching World
23:37 Herod the Great and the Temple Mount
29:32 2nd Journey
31:54 Evil In This World
34:57 Gifts
38:05 The Value of the Gifts
40:22 Do You Have a Gift for God this Christmas?
45:15 Closing Prayer
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Matthew 2
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.’
Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.
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In Matthew 2, Jon Farra points to the Magi as a picture of what it looks like to live with a true “North Star.” They leave what is normal, follow the light God gives, and make a costly journey that ends in worship at the feet of Jesus. Along the way, the passage shows both the best and worst of humanity: humble seekers who rejoice and bow down, and Herod’s fearful cruelty that brings real suffering into the Christmas story. Even in chaos and evil, God guides, protects, and fulfills his promises as Joseph leads his family to Egypt and then home again. The Magi’s gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh point to who Jesus is, King, God, and the suffering Savior. The call is personal: bring God a gift this Christmas, your best and your worst, and walk in the light with honest worship and real joy.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: Joy to the World
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00:00 - Christmas is the Announcement of a King
01:02 - Our Plan for the Coming Weeks
03:18 - Psalm 98, the Inspiration to Joy to the World
03:51 - Reading Psalm 98
05:03 - A Call to Worship
06:56 - God's History of Protecting His People
07:57 - Roaring in Praise to God
09:43 - This Praise is for God's People and All Creation
10:19 - Priase God for His Salvation and Judgment
11:19 - How is This Psalm About Jesus?
14:49 - Joy to the World, the King Has Come
22:50 - Creation Repeats the Sounding Joy
26:34 - No More Sin or Curse
33:59 - He Rules the World with Truth and Grace
35:51 - The Nations Prove the Glories of His Righteousness
37:18 - Jesus Coming as a King is Good News
40:02 - Singing Joy to the World
42:19 - Closing Prayer
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Psalm 98
A Psalm.
Oh sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
His right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
The LORD has made known his salvation;
he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody!
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!
Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
the world and those who dwell in it!
Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the hills sing for joy together
before the LORD, for he comes
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity. (ESV)
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Jed Gillis traces “Joy to the World” back to Psalm 98 to show that Christmas is the joyful announcement that a king has come. He explains that the psalm first calls Israel to sing because God has made his salvation and righteousness visible to the nations and has faithfully protected his people, then widens that call so that all creation joins the chorus, praising God for both salvation and coming judgment. 
Gillis shows how Isaac Watts read this psalm through the lens of Christ, seeing Jesus’ first coming as the display of God’s salvation and his second coming as the day when God’s righteous judgment and the full removal of the curse will be seen. Walking through the carol, he highlights that welcoming Christ means bowing to his absolute authority in every part of life and trusting that his rule of truth and grace is far better than self rule. The message urges hearers to receive Jesus as king with glad surrender, to see even the pains of a fallen world as reminders that we make poor kings, and to look ahead in hope to the day when the risen King removes sin, sorrow, and thorns as far as the curse is found. 
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.

Title: His Wonderful Works
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00:00 - Was It Hard to Be Thankful This Thanksgiving?
01:20 - Psalm 107: A Psalm for People in Crisis
02:21 - Reading the Beginning of Psalm 107
03:14 - Four Characters Who Should Give Thanks
04:40 - Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is Good and His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
05:51 - Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
08:28 - God's People Still Experience Trouble
10:51 - The Four Characters of Psalm 107
10:55 - The Hungry Wanderer
15:21 - The Rebellious Captive
20:21 - The Foolish Sufferer
26:19 - The Limited Adventurer
32:20 - Why Don't We Cry Out to the Lord More Often?
34:34 - God Delights to Deliver You
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Psalm 107
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In *His Wonderful Works* from Psalm 107, Jed Gillis shows that gratitude is not reserved for easy seasons but grows out of seeing God’s character in the middle of real crises. The psalm paints four portraits of God’s people as hungry wanderers, rebellious captives, foolish sufferers, and limited adventurers on stormy seas, all brought to the end of themselves. Each group reaches a breaking point, cries out to the Lord, and discovers that he alone satisfies, frees, heals, and brings them safely home. God may let us feel the weight of our choices or our limitations, yet he delights to turn deserts into springs and chains into praise. The wise response is to cry to him instead of trusting our control, remember how he has already delivered us in Christ, and let the redeemed “say so” by giving thanks for his steadfast love even when life still feels like a wilderness or a storm.
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Berean Bible Church is a non-denominational church in East Knoxville, TN. We are grounded in the Word, celebrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Our community thrives on worship and mutual encouragement, fostering deep connections among members. Committed to our mission, we reach out with compassion and hope, reflecting God's glory throughout our city and beyond.
Learn more at berean.church.