Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: Matthew 1:19-21
Tuesday: 1 Samuel 13:1-7
Wednesday: 1 Samuel 13:8-23
Thursday: Isaiah 8:9-10
Friday: Exodus 20:17
Saturday: Matthew 1:18-25
Next Sunday: December 19, 2010
Preaching: Pastor Magee
Sermon text: Matthew 1:19-21
Sermon title: “Immanuel” - Part 2
Music: Opening – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 193
Preparation – See, Amid the Winter's Snow199
Response – O Come, All Ye Faithful 208
Closing – O Little Town of Bethlehem 201
Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed
OT Reading: Isaiah 8:9-10
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
1 Samuel 13
Great Ruler over Your people, You have defeated our mortal foe, for Your Son has won a decisive battle on our behalf. We do not need to hide in secret caves, trembling from fear of man. Your Son has offered up His life as a whole burnt offering. He never did anything foolish. He never attempted to get that which was not rightly His. Therefore, You have blessed Him in every battle, and He has won for us both heaven and eternity. Powerful enemies will never rule over us in the land of our Messiah, for You will cleanse Your home completely from any disturbing adversary, and we will dwell in peace with You forever.
Isaiah 8
Almighty Father, You have spoken through the prophets. Your words were faithful in the mouths of Your holy servants, but they longed for a better fulfillment, one that is ours now in Your church. We still desire the best of all answers to our holiest longings. Come soon, Lord Jesus! Until that final day, there is some measure of difficulty among us. Yet You have given Your church the privilege of being a sign to the world. You have planted the seed of Your true Word in our hearts, and we believe. Why will men turn to deceiving demons, when You have clearly spoken to Your people? We trust in You and we cling to Your Word and Your testimony.
Matthew 1
Lord God, grant that we would see Jesus Christ rightly in Your Word. He is the fulfillment of Your every promise. You have granted many kings to reign over Your people, but Jesus is far above them all. We thank You for the wonder of His two natures, for He is both human and divine. In His one person He has fully saved us from our sins. He is not only the Son of Mary. He is God with us. In Him we have been given a most excellent and secure heritage.
