Eventually Zion was meant to refer to all of God’s people and we still do that today. So, when the Bible uses the term Zion, which it does a lot, it’s not so much about geography or a specific hill. It’s using it as a reference to the people of God….
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Our God is a God of Hope
What is the “hope” that is in you? If your definition of hope goes something like this: “Wouldn’t it be nice, if…., or, “If only…” That’s NOT what the Scriptures mean by hope.
In today’s reading St. Paul called our God a “God of hope.” A God who fills His people with all joy and peace in believing so that by the power of the Holy Spirit they may abound in hope. That’s not so they would abound in “wouldn’t it be nice,” or, “if only…”
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Scripture Readings for December 4, 2022
Scripture Readings for December 4, 20222nd Sunday of Advent, Populus Zion (LSB Divine Service-Setting 3) INTROIT: Psalm 80:1 (Antiphon, Isaiah 62:11a, 30:30a)PSALM: Psalm 50:1–15OLD TESTAMENT: Malachi 4:1–6EPISTLE: Romans 15:4-13GOSPEL: Luke 21:25-36 Links above will open a separate window at the Bible Gateway website showing the listed verses in the ESV.
Hymns for December 4, 2022
Sunday, December 4, 2022, Hymns2nd Sunday in Advent, Populus Zion (LSB Divine Service – Setting 3) Entrance Hymn: LSB #355, “O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide”Gradual Hymn: LSB #338, “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”Hymn of the Day: LSB #336, “Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending”Advent Hymn: LSB #334, “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You”Distribution Hymns: LSB #333, “Once He Came… Continue reading Hymns for December 4, 2022
Catechism Lesson for the Week of December 4, 2022
Dr. Luther’s Small Catechism lesson for the week of December 4, 2022: [III] THE LORD’S PRAYER IN THE PLAIN FORM IN WHICH THE HEAD OF THE FAMILYSHALL TEACH IT TO HIS HOUSEHOLD THE SIXTH PETITION “And lead us not into temptation.” What does this mean? Answer: God tempts no one to sin, but we pray… Continue reading Catechism Lesson for the Week of December 4, 2022
Ad te Domine Levavi: To You, I will lift up
Today we begin our 2022 Advent series. It is one that is being centered upon the Church’s more historic Introit Psalms. Those were long ago appointed for each of the four Sundays, and following weeks, of the Advent season. Each of those Sundays have received their names from Latin translations of the Introit appointed for each specific Advent week: Ad te levavi; Populus Zion; Gaudete; and Rorate coeli. Those names were derived from the first Latin language verse of the Introit given to the Church for hearing during each Advent week….For more, click on the title above
LSB 334, O Lord, How Shall I Meet You
Happy New Year! We once again begin the season of Advent, and the start of a new Church Year. We selected LSB 334, O Lord, How Shall I Meet You, as our AD 2022 hymn for this beautiful time of the year, in which we remember our Lord’s first Advent, or coming into our midst,… Continue reading LSB 334, O Lord, How Shall I Meet You
The triumphal advent of the King of peace
Today, the confessing Church throughout the world celebrates the Triumphal Advent of the King of Peace. Jesus is that King. We declare that for He is the One Who was heralded almost 2,000 years ago by crowds both following and leading His procession into Jerusalem.
That, and more, we have heard again from today’s readings. That is because this is the day that begins a new Church Year of our Lord. For centuries, its Gospel reading has been heard each year on this day. Yet, it is not the only time we hear today’s text in the Lord’s Services.
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Scripture Readings for November 27, 2022
Scripture Readings for November 27, 20221st Sunday of Advent, Ad te levavi (LSB Divine Service-Setting 3) INTROIT: Psalm 25:4 (antiphon, Psalm 25:1-3a)PSALM: Psalm 24OLD TESTAMENT: Jeremiah 23:5–8GRADUAL: Psalm 25:3a, 4 EPISTLE: Romans 13:11–14VERSE: Psalm 85:7GOSPEL: Matthew 21:1–9 Links above will open a separate window at the Bible Gateway website showing the listed verses in the ESV.
Hymns for November 27, 2022
Sunday, November 27, 2022, Hymns1st Sunday in Advent, Ad te levavi (LSB Divine Service – Setting 3) Entrance Hymn: LSB #341, “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”Hymn of the Day: LSB #332, “Savior of the Nations, Come”Adventide Hymn: LSB #334, “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You”Distribution Hymns:LSB #331, “The Advent of Our King”LSB #337, “The Night Will… Continue reading Hymns for November 27, 2022