As we wrap up our year together, I want to invite you into this meaningful spiritual practice: looking back on 2025 through the lens of Psalm 107 to identify the “fingerprints of God’s faithfulness.”

In this episode, we'll walk through four redemptive storylines found in the Psalm—each representing a way God rescues, restores, and reorients His people. Whether you felt lost, trapped, wounded, self-destructive, or overwhelmed by storms, I encourage you to reflect on how God met you in weakness and brought deliverance.

We'll close with encouragement for 2026, including the return of my “One Word” series and an upcoming study of Hebrews with a downloadable study guide.

What We Cover:

1. God invites believers to tell their story

Psalm 107 opens with an invitation: “Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.” Reflect on how God has been present—even when it was hard to see.

2. Wisdom comes from reflecting on God's loving deeds

The final verse of Psalm 107 is a guiding practice: wise people heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord.

3. Psalm 107 gives four redemption storylines to help interpret your year

Psalm 107 offers us four major story arcs that may mirror parts of your 2025:

• From Longing to Belonging (lost → led home)
• From Broken to Free (bondage/shame → freedom)
• From Foolish to Healed (self-destruction → inner renovation)
• From Pride to Peace (storms and overwhelm → God stills the waves)

4. God often meets us when we are at the end of ourselves

Each storyline shares a common theme: people reach the end of their rope, cry out to God, and He responds with rescue. This directly connects us to Jesus’ teachings—less self-reliance opens space for more of God.

5. 2026 will include a “One Word” January + Hebrews Study (Feb–Easter)

I'll preview a return to my popular One Word series and share more about a full study of the Book of Hebrews, with a study guide starting in February.

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In this final Advent music episode, Nicole Unice explores the beloved hymn “O Come, All You Faithful” as a powerful invitation—not just to celebrate Christmas, but to respond to it. Rather than merely observing the season, listeners are invited to come, behold, adore, and worship Christ as the center of the Christmas story. Drawing from Scripture across the Old and New Testaments, Nicole unpacks how this hymn calls us into joyful worship, faithful perseverance, and intentional participation in the life of Christ. This episode closes the Christmas hymns series with a reminder that true joy is found not in tradition alone, but in worshiping Jesus as Lord.

Key Takeaways / Learning Points

• Joy is a posture of worship, not just a feeling

• Jesus is not just part of the Christmas story—He is the center of it

• Worship is the natural response to beholding Christ

• Faithfulness means continuing to receive God’s love, even in imperfection

• Christmas invites us to actively respond, not passively observe

• When we adore Christ, our hearts find true rest and alignment

Bible Verses Referenced

Psalm 100:1–2 – Worship the Lord with joy
https://www.biblestudytools.com/psalms/100-1.html

Micah 5:2 – The prophecy of Bethlehem
https://www.biblestudytools.com/micah/5-2.html

Matthew 2 – The Magi worship Jesus
https://www.biblestudytools.com/matthew/2.html

Luke 2:8–20 – Angels announce Christ’s birth
https://www.biblestudytools.com/luke/2-8.html

John 1:1–14 – The Word became flesh
https://www.biblestudytools.com/john/1-14.html

Colossians 1:15–17 – Christ supreme over creation
https://www.biblestudytools.com/colossians/1-15.html

Revelation 5:12 – Worthy is the Lamb
https://www.biblestudytools.com/revelation/5-12.html

Resources Mentioned:

• Free Christmas Eve Family Liturgy
  https://nicoleunice.com/christmas

• Hymn: “O Come, All You Faithful”

• Author Quote: C.S. Lewis

  “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, but if true, of infinite importance.”

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Why does O Holy Night move us so deeply? In this Advent episode, Nicole Unice walks through the biblical and theological foundations of one of the most powerful Christmas hymns ever written. Originally penned as a poem and later set to music by a Jewish composer, O Holy Night captures the longing of a broken world and the radical hope of Christ’s arrival. Nicole traces the hymn’s themes—human helplessness, soul-deep worth, freedom for the captive, and the proper response of worship—back to Scripture, helping listeners slow down, reflect, and experience the Gospel anew during the Christmas season.

Listeners will:

• Discover why Christmas hymns carry such emotional and spiritual power

• Learn how O Holy Night reflects the entire Gospel story

• Understand why Jesus enters human weakness instead of waiting for human effort

• Explore the meaning of “the soul felt its worth” in light of Scripture

• See how freedom in Christ is both personal and social

• Be invited to reflect on how the incarnation changes the way we live today

Listener Reflection Questions

• Do I live like this is true—that my soul has worth?

• Do I live like this is true of others as well?

• What is one small step I could take this season to live as if this truth really matters?

Nicole also invites listeners to personally sit with and reflect on this phrase from O Holy Night:

“The soul felt its worth.” What would it look like to make this personal—“my soul felt its worth”?

📖 Bible Verse References (Linked)

All Scripture links point to BibleStudyTools.com:

• Matthew 2:1–2 — The star and the birth of Christ
  https://www.biblestudytools.com/matthew/2.html

• Romans 5:6 — Christ comes when we are helpless
  https://www.biblestudytools.com/romans/5-6.html

• 1 John 4:9 — God shows the worth of our souls
  https://www.biblestudytools.com/1-john/4-9.html

• Luke 4:18 — Freedom for captives
  https://www.biblestudytools.com/luke/4-18.html

• Philippians 2:10–11 — Every knee will bow
  https://www.biblestudytools.com/philippians/2.html

• Genesis 1:27 — Created with dignity and worth
  https://www.biblestudytools.com/genesis/1-27.html

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