Tuesday, November 30
Candle Lighting: Come, Lord Jesus.
Opening Prayer:
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
Today's Lessons Genesis 9:1-17 and Hebrews 11:32-40
Featured Lesson: Gensis 9: 1-17
Genesis 9
God’s Covenant With Noah
1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
4 “But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.
6 “Whoever sheds human blood,
by humans shall their blood be shed;
for in the image of God
has God made mankind.
7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.”
8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 “I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you—every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be destroyed by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.”
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
17 So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
The waters subside to reveal not a perfect world, but one in which fear and
dread exist. These waters did not cleanse the earth of violence. God will
require a reckoning for human life when it is taken, yet even God’s faithful
engage in war and violence, putting foreign armies to flight. These faithful
ones and others who suffered for their faithfulness did not receive God’s
promises through their acts of faith. God instead provides something better,
so that we and all creation with us may be made perfect. Come, Lord Jesus!
“The Lord will shower his gifts and our land will yield its fruit.” Ps. 85, 13
Thanks to:The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, ELCA and http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/112810.html.
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Gatlinburg, TN
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jesus Christ to all people.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
November 29th, 2010 Praying the Advent Season
Monday, November 29
Candle Lighting: Come, Lord Jesus.
Opening Prayer:
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
Today's Lessons Genesis 8:1-19 and Romans 6:1-11
Featured Lesson: Romans 6: 1-11
Romans 6:1-11 (New International Version
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,a]"[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.
8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
God remembered Noah when sin and death surrounded him.
As we are surrounded by sin and death, God also remembers us in the
raising of Christ from the dead, “so we too might walk in newness of life.” In
this season as God is making a wind to blow over the earth, we wait in
anticipation for the salvation of the world, for God’s remembering.
“The Lord will shower his gifts and our land will yield its fruit.” Ps. 85, 13
Thanks to:The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, ELCA and http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/112810.html.
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Gatlinburg, TN
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jesus Christ to all people.
Candle Lighting: Come, Lord Jesus.
Opening Prayer:
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
Today's Lessons Genesis 8:1-19 and Romans 6:1-11
Featured Lesson: Romans 6: 1-11
Romans 6:1-11 (New International Version
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,a]"[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.
8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.
11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
God remembered Noah when sin and death surrounded him.
As we are surrounded by sin and death, God also remembers us in the
raising of Christ from the dead, “so we too might walk in newness of life.” In
this season as God is making a wind to blow over the earth, we wait in
anticipation for the salvation of the world, for God’s remembering.
“The Lord will shower his gifts and our land will yield its fruit.” Ps. 85, 13
Thanks to:The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, ELCA and http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/112810.html.
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Gatlinburg, TN
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jesus Christ to all people.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010 Praying the Advent Season
Sunday, November 28
Candle Lighting: Come, Lord Jesus.
Opening Prayer:
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
Today’s readings: ( all three provided for further reference)
Isaiah 2: 2-5, Romans 13: 11-14, Matthew 24: 36-44
Today’s featured lesson:
Isaiah 2:2-5 (New International Version, ©2010)
2 In the last days
the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
and all nations will stream to it.
3 Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
5 Come, descendants of Jacob,
let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Something new is being announced! About seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah has a vision of a new place for the presence of the Holy and one God. The new presence of the Lord in the new house will bring a new light into the world and by this light there will be no need for preparing for wars. If all the nations continue walking up the hill towards the light, towards the temple of Jerusalem, then they will walk together and live together within that light.
The mountain, the temple, the city are all center to the lives of all the nations. God is taking up residence in a new way and inviting the nations to a new way of living from that center.
This first Sunday of the Liturgical Year presents us with readings which ask us to make some “teaching-room” in our lives. Keep watching. Keep waiting.
“The Lord will shower his gifts and our land will yield its fruit.” Ps. 85, 13
Thanks to:The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, ELCA and http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/112810.html.
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Gatlinburg, TN
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jesus Christ to all people.
Candle Lighting: Come, Lord Jesus.
Opening Prayer:
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
Today’s readings: ( all three provided for further reference)
Isaiah 2: 2-5, Romans 13: 11-14, Matthew 24: 36-44
Today’s featured lesson:
Isaiah 2:2-5 (New International Version, ©2010)
2 In the last days
the mountain of the LORD’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
and all nations will stream to it.
3 Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 He will judge between the nations
and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
5 Come, descendants of Jacob,
let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Something new is being announced! About seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah has a vision of a new place for the presence of the Holy and one God. The new presence of the Lord in the new house will bring a new light into the world and by this light there will be no need for preparing for wars. If all the nations continue walking up the hill towards the light, towards the temple of Jerusalem, then they will walk together and live together within that light.
The mountain, the temple, the city are all center to the lives of all the nations. God is taking up residence in a new way and inviting the nations to a new way of living from that center.
This first Sunday of the Liturgical Year presents us with readings which ask us to make some “teaching-room” in our lives. Keep watching. Keep waiting.
“The Lord will shower his gifts and our land will yield its fruit.” Ps. 85, 13
Thanks to:The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, ELCA and http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/112810.html.
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Gatlinburg, TN
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jesus Christ to all people.
Preparation for Advent
Daily Advent practices to enhance your season.
Our advent messages will begin tomorrow morning and we want you to be prepared for daily personal worship. Here are some advent traditions and prayers that we hope you may use with the daily messages that will be sent.
Set aside a time with God everyday where prayer, and light, and scripture and dialog, praying and yes, listening, are a part of your day. Advent is a wonderful time to introduce family worship at the dinner table.
We send you great blessings as Advent begins.
Consider preparing a simple advent wreath of 5 candles to light each day of Advent.
Each morning when you light the candle, the first week one, the second week, two, the third week three and the fourth week four... and Christmas eve the fifth, pray, “Come, Lord Jesus.”
The waiting nature of Advent may invite you to silence following your scripture reading and devotional to allow the words to echo in your head and heart.
You may wish to end your devotion time in prayer, and we will offer several that you may use and of course, you may pray your own prayer!
November 28 –December 5th
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
December 5-11
Stir up our hearts, Lord God
To prepare the way of your only Son
By his coming, nuture our growth
As people of repentance and peace.
December 12-18
Stir up the wills of all who look to you, Lord God, and strengthen our faith in your coming that transformed by grace we may walk in your way.
December 19-23
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come
With your abundant grace and might.
Free us from the sin that hinders our faith, that eagerly we may receive your promises.
December 24
Almighty God, you make this holy night shine with the brightness of the true light. Grant that here on earth we may walk in the light of Jesus’ presence and in the last day wake to the brightness of his glory.
Conclude with the Lord’s Prayer.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jusus Christ to all people.
Our advent messages will begin tomorrow morning and we want you to be prepared for daily personal worship. Here are some advent traditions and prayers that we hope you may use with the daily messages that will be sent.
Set aside a time with God everyday where prayer, and light, and scripture and dialog, praying and yes, listening, are a part of your day. Advent is a wonderful time to introduce family worship at the dinner table.
We send you great blessings as Advent begins.
Consider preparing a simple advent wreath of 5 candles to light each day of Advent.
Each morning when you light the candle, the first week one, the second week, two, the third week three and the fourth week four... and Christmas eve the fifth, pray, “Come, Lord Jesus.”
The waiting nature of Advent may invite you to silence following your scripture reading and devotional to allow the words to echo in your head and heart.
You may wish to end your devotion time in prayer, and we will offer several that you may use and of course, you may pray your own prayer!
November 28 –December 5th
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come.
By your merciful protection
Save us from the threatening dangers of our sins and enlighten our walk in the ways of your salvation.
December 5-11
Stir up our hearts, Lord God
To prepare the way of your only Son
By his coming, nuture our growth
As people of repentance and peace.
December 12-18
Stir up the wills of all who look to you, Lord God, and strengthen our faith in your coming that transformed by grace we may walk in your way.
December 19-23
Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come
With your abundant grace and might.
Free us from the sin that hinders our faith, that eagerly we may receive your promises.
December 24
Almighty God, you make this holy night shine with the brightness of the true light. Grant that here on earth we may walk in the light of Jesus’ presence and in the last day wake to the brightness of his glory.
Conclude with the Lord’s Prayer.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Called as God's People
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
Sent to boldly proclaim the love of Jusus Christ to all people.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Devotions
Good afternoon, all!
It is the Advent season and that means that, soon, we will be posting devotionals for the birth of Christ Jesus in the coming weeks.
If you would like these devotionals emailed to you, please send your email address to ealawhead@aol.com
It is the Advent season and that means that, soon, we will be posting devotionals for the birth of Christ Jesus in the coming weeks.
If you would like these devotionals emailed to you, please send your email address to ealawhead@aol.com
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