Podcasts about weary world rejoices

This week, Pastor Jim walks us through Psalm 149:1–9, calling God's people to praise Him with joy and to rejoice in their King. We talked about how this psalm connects to Christmas, when the King we celebrate came humbly into the world. The hymn “O Holy Night” reminds us that Christ's birth truly changed everything, calling hearts to worship and respond in joyful praise. Psalm 149 encourages us to lift our voices and live as people who belong to that King.Text: Psalm 149:1–9 Recorded: December 21, 2025

Carlos Lollett shares how joy comes through Christ.

Join us for "Love & Joseph" A discussion of Matthew 1:18-25 with Dr. Matt Homeyer from the sermon series A Weary World Rejoices. This episode aired on December 21st, 2025.

The Advent Does it ever feel like the Christmas season is characterized by stress, speed, and spending?  There is another way.  For many followers of Jesus, the Christmas season is grounded in a time of hope and anticipation, an alternative to the chaotic hurry of the world around us.  It's a time called Advent.  Advent means "coming" or "arrival."  It's a four-week period that is a doorway out of the commercialized frenzy of the holiday season and into space and time to reflect on who and what arrived that first Christmas.   

Matthew 2:13-18 shows a world filled with danger, injustice, and grief, yet one in which God is still faithfully at work. Join us as we look at how the flight to Egypt and the cries of Bethlehem reveal both the cost and the hope of Christmas.

This message is a powerful, honest invitation to rediscover the kind of love we were made for—a love deeper than sentiment, stronger than clichés, and more healing than anything the world offers. Through humor, truth-telling, and Scripture, Pastor David calls us to behold real love—not just feel it.From lock bridges in Paris to Hallmark movies and AI chatbots, we're surrounded by shallow imitations of love. But the Advent story reveals something entirely different. In Jesus, love doesn't wait for us to be compatible, convenient, or clean—it comes all the way for us, costs everything, and welcomes us home.This message reminds us that we don't become full through consumption, compatibility, or control—we become full when we behold the love of Christ. Advent isn't just about what happened. It's about the kind of God who came for us.This message explores the kind of love we long for—and finally find in Jesus:• A love that costs—not convenience, but sacrifice• A love that heals—redeeming and restoring us into God's family• A love that comes close—through the incarnation, God became like us• A love that fills us—not with sentiment, but with the fullness of GodLove has come. And it's not flimsy, transactional, or distant. It's flesh-and-blood, cross-shaped, and still breaking into our lives today.

Message by: Scott Treadway Joseph was an ordinary young man in the ancient Near East when circumstances rocked his world and shook his faith to the core. His fiancé would be with a child that was not his. A voice from heaven told him it would be ok, but his journey of faith would be difficult. God is patient with our honest struggles in life and faith today as He was with Joseph 2,000 years ago. Each week, we'll discover how their very human responses - trust, joy, questions, and worship - speak into our own weary world today and invite us to rejoice in the hope Christ brings. Join us every Sunday at Rancho Church throughout the Christmas season, culminating in our beautiful Candlelight Christmas Eve services, as we celebrate the One who still brings light into the darkness and joy to a worn-out world. #wearerancho #jesus #ranchochurch #livefreedogood #christmas #christmaseve For more please visit https://www.rancho.tv/events  

If you want to give through Grace Church you can do so here: https://pushpay.com/g/grace-alone?src=hpp&r=monthlyJoin us for Pastor Rick's series “A Weary World Rejoices” as we head into the holiday season. In a world weary with waiting, worry, and weariness, Christmas reminds us that joy has come. Through the birth of Jesus, hope breaks into our darkness, peace calms our chaos, and joy is reborn in our hearts. This three-week series invites us to rediscover the wonder of Emmanuel—God with us—who brings light, life, and lasting joy to a weary world.Find out more about Grace Church here: https://gracechurchco.com/

The world longs for love, and countless surveys show that people are in serious need of valuable connection. In this Advent sermon, we'll hear from Psalm 117 about the love that God has show to the world. Pastor Micah Hayes continues our sermon series, “The Weary World Rejoices”, preaching from Psalm 117. Notes in this sermon: The world's longing for love is satisfied in Jesus Visit www.bluevalleychurch.org for more information about Blue Valley Church in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas.

The world longs for love, and countless surveys show that people are in serious need of valuable connection. In this Advent sermon, we'll hear from Psalm 117 about the love that God has show to the world. Pastor Derrick Hayes continues our sermon series, “The Weary World Rejoices”, preaching from Psalm 117. Notes in this sermon: The world's longing for love is satisfied in Jesus Visit www.bluevalleychurch.org for more information about Blue Valley Church in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas.

21st December 2025 - For the final Sunday of Advent, Jonathan looks at Simeon's Song in Luke 2.

The Weary World Rejoices | Waiting on the World to Change by Collective Church

Message from Cam Potts on December 21, 2025

We often embrace the concept of following a guiding star, but what happens when it leads us into opposition and uncertainty? At times, following God may feel like traversing a path that leads us away from our expectations. In those moments, how can we remain steadfast despite our doubts? In the final sermon of our Advent series, we will explore the responses of the wise men and King Herod as they confronted opposition and navigate divergent paths.

Coast Bible Church, PastorTom Bennett, San Juan Capistrano, CA, www.coastbible.org

December 22-28Since I was a child, on Christmas Eve, I yearned to be in that very stable in Bethlehem and see the Christ-child lying in a manger.  I wanted to be close to that glowing presence and feel the heavenly love and hear the angel chorus. It was a yearning that was soul deep, undeniable, breath-taking and heart-felt, and it seemed that somewhere, some how that event was happening again on that magic night, if I could just go to Bethlehem, and defy time and find the right place. That was the magic of it all. I could talk to the baby, the Christ-child and He would look at me with knowing, smiling eyes and heart would be satisfied. It was more compelling to me than what Santa Claus would bring me or all the lights and festivities of Christmas. I am not alone in that yearning.

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year…sometimes. The holiday season can bring with it beautiful and sweet moments of joy and meaning. Yet it also opens the door to many other emotions, highlighting our grief, landing us in disappointment, increasing pressure, and exposing us to challenging relationships. In this special episode with Dave Wiedis, Penny Freeman, Jon Sovocool, and Laura Yoder, we explore some of the complexities of the holiday season, and practical ways to navigate those challenges, leaning on the presence of Jesus with us. This is our last podcast of 2025, but stay connected with us at servingleaders.org, subscribe to our newsletter, and mark your calendars for our upcoming events! We'll be back with great new content in the new year!

Episode 239 The 167 Podcast - Advent Miniseries - The Weary World Rejoices - part 3 by The Porch Community Church

Join us for the first week of our Christmas series, "A Weary World Rejoices".

The Scripture text for this sermon is Habakkuk 3:17–19. This sermon continues our Advent sermon series titled The Weary World Rejoices.This podcast is produced by Good Shepherd Bible Church, an ⁠Acts 29⁠ church in Central Ohio. Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel so that all people may believe, grow, and hope in Jesus.Our desire is to “preach Christ crucified.” We are not into merely teaching timeless truths or general biblical principles. We want you to hear Christ for you, where Jesus is the hero and substance of every sermon.At Good Shepherd, the good news of Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection from the grave is preached straight to the places of brokenness and sin in our hearts. We do this in an expository manner, preaching through the books of the Bible, where the Gospel is proclaimed through the meaning of each text every week.Learn more by visiting us online at ⁠⁠goodshepherdohio.com⁠⁠, and ⁠visit our blog⁠ to read sermon recaps from this and other sermons preached at the pulpit of GSBC.

The world longs for joy, but what is joy and how can we find true lasting joy?. In this Advent sermon, we'll hear from Psalm 98 about the joy that God offers the world. Pastor Derrick Lynch continues our sermon series, “Welcome Home”, preaching from Psalm 98. Notes in this sermon: Joy is received in Christ's redemption Joy is experienced in Christ's reign Joy is fulfilled in Christ's return Visit www.bluevalleychurch.org for more information about Blue Valley Church in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas.

The world longs for joy, but what is joy and how can we find true lasting joy?. In this Advent sermon, we'll hear from Psalm 98 about the joy that God offers the world. Pastor Derrick Lynch continues our sermon series, “Welcome Home”, preaching from Psalm 98. Notes in this sermon: Joy is received in Christ's redemption Joy is experienced in Christ's reign Joy is fulfilled in Christ's return Visit www.bluevalleychurch.org for more information about Blue Valley Church in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas.

Join us for "Joy & The Stable" A discussion of Luke 2:10-20 with Dr. Matt Homeyer from the sermon series A Weary World Rejoices. This episode aired on December 14th, 2025.

In this sermon we continue our Advent series around the question of how can a weary world rejoice? We talk about the relationship between joy and being amazed and what it means to pay attention, about the crowds in this story as they get caught up in the events of John's birth, how they teach us to be amazed, how it's possible not to enjoy a sunset, how our phones are changing the way we watch television, why nature is so important to joy, and Mary Poppins. May we encounter the crucified Christ raised from the dead in these words.

The Advent Does it ever feel like the Christmas season is characterized by stress, speed, and spending?  There is another way.  For many followers of Jesus, the Christmas season is grounded in a time of hope and anticipation, an alternative to the chaotic hurry of the world around us.  It's a time called Advent.  Advent means "coming" or "arrival."  It's a four-week period that is a doorway out of the commercialized frenzy of the holiday season and into space and time to reflect on who and what arrived that first Christmas.   

The Weary World Rejoices | When You Feel Forgotten by Collective Church

Message by: Scott Treadway The Christmas story in the book of Luke reveals a deep and profound relationship that Elizabeth and Mary enjoyed as relatives and friends. They honored each other in both the struggles and the celebrations of life. Honoring one another can be how we too can find joy in a weary world. Each week, we'll discover how their very human responses - trust, joy, questions, and worship - speak into our own weary world today and invite us to rejoice in the hope Christ brings. Join us every Sunday at Rancho Church throughout the Christmas season, culminating in our beautiful Candlelight Christmas Eve services, as we celebrate the One who still brings light into the darkness and joy to a worn-out world. #wearerancho #jesus #ranchochurch #livefreedogood #christmas #christmaseve For more please visit https://www.rancho.tv/events #wearerancho  

If you want to give through Grace Church you can do so here: https://pushpay.com/g/grace-alone?src=hpp&r=monthlyJoin us for Pastor Rick's series “A Weary World Rejoices” as we head into the holiday season. In a world weary with waiting, worry, and weariness, Christmas reminds us that joy has come. Through the birth of Jesus, hope breaks into our darkness, peace calms our chaos, and joy is reborn in our hearts. This three-week series invites us to rediscover the wonder of Emmanuel—God with us—who brings light, life, and lasting joy to a weary world.Find out more about Grace Church here: https://gracechurchco.com/

We often assume our weariness comes from having too much to do, too much to think about, too much of something or another. But have you ever considered whether weariness might flow from having too little of what you need most?

Carlos Lollett shares how we can find peace in the middle of life's struggles through Jesus.

"The messiah brings true joy to broken people!"This Advent, Pastor Kelli led our church through Isaiah 35, inviting us to rediscover true joy. She reminded us that biblical joy is transcendent, transformative, and contagious, not something we manufacture or tie to our circumstances. In a weary world, Pastor Kelli pointed us to the hope found in Christ's first and second coming, where God's presence turns deserts into blooming gardens. Through Isaiah's words to the exiled people of Judah, we were challenged to move beyond fleeting happiness and embrace the settled assurance that God is in control, a joy meant to reshape our perspective and be shared with a world longing for hope.

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14th December 2025 - For the third Sunday of Advent, Jonathan looks at the Angels' Song in Luke 2.

7th December 2025 - For the second Sunday of Advent, Andrew Elder looks at Zechariah's Song.

Neil continues our sermon series, The Weary World Rejoices, emphasizing that true hope is found in Jesus Christ—our Living Hope—who offers salvation, constant fellowship, understanding, and transformation. He urges us to depend on Him instead of temporary worldly hopes.

This message is a beautiful, Spirit-led reminder that joy doesn't wait for things to be tidy. Through Scripture, story, and raw honesty, Pastor David and Tina invite us to see that the miracle of Jesus' birth—and the miracles in our own lives—don't show up after the mess. They come right in the middle of it.In Mary's unplanned pregnancy, in the shepherds' fear, in the brokenness of a weary world—God arrives. And He's still arriving. This message helps us see joy not as a feeling we manufacture, but as the fruit of staying close to Jesus—especially when life feels hardest.With crocus flowers blooming before the spring rains, and tear-streaked prayers met with mercy, we're reminded that God is not waiting on us to clean things up. He's already working—right here, right now.This message explores joy that's possible in the tension of Advent:• Joy through holding the hand of the Helper• Joy through beholding beauty in the broken• Joy through confidence in God's promises• Joy through rest in His sufficiencyThe joy we're aching for is not found in perfect peace—but in a perfect Savior.Jesus is here. The miracle is already in motion.

Message from Cam Potts on December 14, 2025

The Christmas season is a time when we pause and reflect on the year. A time of peace, and celebration. But for many of us, we're just tired. We're weary because this year was hard, and right now, there's a chance we're not ready to rejoice. But what if God wants us to choose hope in the chaos? To sing through the struggle? How do we do this when we don't feel like it? What if joy isn't the absence of struggle, but the presence of God in the struggle?

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Coast Bible Church, PastorTom Bennett, San Juan Capistrano, CA, www.coastbible.org

In this week's message, Pastor Blake reminds us that like Mary, we find true and lasting joy when we magnify God above our circumstances and reflect on His unchanging faithfulness and mercy.

Anxiety has a way of lingering—especially when life feels uncertain or overwhelming. Many of us believe things will eventually get better, but still struggle to find peace in the middle of what we're carrying right now. In this message from The Weary World Rejoices, Sean Sears shares how real peace doesn't come from having everything figured out, but from trusting God in the middle of what we can't control. Through the Christmas story, you'll see how God meets anxious, weary people with His presence and invites us to release the weight we were never meant to carry.

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Online Service Sunday December 14, 2025Grace Community Church 5102 Old National Pike Frederick, MD 21702 Pastor Jon Keeler-Lead PastorPastor Kyle Barnette-Pastor of DiscipleshipPastor Paul Wareham-Community PastorWorship Set List-Carol Of The Bells-CrowderMake Way-Matthew WestJoy To The World (Joyful, Joyful)-Shane & ShaneBehold-Phil Wickham & Anne WilsonLight Of The World-We The KingdomWelcome! Thank you for joining us today. Please check out our event on YouVersion to follow along with today's message.Make sure you head over to our website: http://www.gracetoday.org​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Email prayer requests to: GracePrays@gccfred.org

We are all searching for peace, but what if I tell you the search is over? Join Lex and her friend Sarah, as we talk about Jesus 's invitation for us this Christmas, and every day to find rest and peace in Him, even in the midst of the busy holiday season. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened; and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls" Matthew 11:28-30

Carlos Lollett kicks off our Christmas series by sharing how the true story of Christmas is hope for a weary world.

The world is a chaotic place and is longing for peace. How can we achieve lasting peace in the world? In this Advent sermon, we'll hear from Psalm 46 about the peace that God works for the world. Pastor Micah Hayes continues our sermon series, “Welcome Home”, preaching from Psalm 46. Notes in this sermon: We have peace in a world of chaos, fear, and war. Visit www.bluevalleychurch.org for more information about Blue Valley Church in Overland Park and Olathe, Kansas.