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December 31st, 2017

12/31/2017

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Isaiah 61:10-62:3

The Year of the LORD's Favor

   [10] I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;
       my soul shall exult in my God,
   for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
       he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
   as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
       and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
   [11] For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,
       and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up,
   so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
       to sprout up before all the nations. (ESV)

Zion's Coming Salvation

   [1] For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
       and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet,
   until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
       and her salvation as a burning torch.
   [2] The nations shall see your righteousness,
       and all the kings your glory,
   and you shall be called by a new name
       that the mouth of the LORD will give.
   [3] You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
       and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

(ESV)

christmas eve - Matthew 1:18-23

12/24/2017

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Matthew 1:18–23

The Birth of Jesus Christ

[18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. [19] And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. [20] But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. [21] She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” [22] All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

[23] “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).

(ESV)

Third sunday in advent - John 1:6:18, 19-28

12/17/2017

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John 1:6–8, 19-28

[6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. [7] He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. [8] He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

The Testimony of John the Baptist

[19] And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” [20] He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” [21] And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” [22] So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” [23] He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

[24] (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) [25] They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” [26] John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, [27] even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” [28] These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

(ESV)

second sunday in advent - Mark 1:1-8

12/10/2017

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Mark 1:1–8

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

[1] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

[2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,

   “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
       who will prepare your way,
   [3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
       ‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
       make his paths straight,’”


   [4] John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. [5] And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. [6] Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. [7] And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. [8] I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

(ESV)

First sunday in advent - Mark 11:1-10

12/3/2017

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Mark 11:1–10

The Triumphal Entry

[1] Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples [2] and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. [3] If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” [4] And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. [5] And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” [6] And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. [7] And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. [8] And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. [9] And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! [10] Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”

(ESV)

December 31st, 2017

christmas eve - Matthew 1:18-23

Third sunday in advent - John 1:6:18, 19-28

second sunday in advent - Mark 1:1-8

First sunday in advent - Mark 11:1-10

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