Opening Prayer Lord, speak, and give us ears to hear. Amen. Text: Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine; For your light has come! and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will…
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Opening Devotion Oh, praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! (Psa 117) Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold,…
Opening Prayer The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation (Exo 15:2). Teach me to believe in You. Text: Isaiah 40:26-31 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, by the greatness…
Opening Prayer Lord, instruct us, teach us the way of true righteousness. Amen. Romans 3:19-22 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no…
Opening Prayer Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed (Psa 74:2). Text: Matthew 2:19-23 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go…
Opening Prayer In Jesus’ name! Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed (Psa 65:1). Text: Luke 2:21 And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the…
Text: Psalm 90 Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. You turn man to destruction, And say, “Return, O children of men.” For a thousand years in Your…
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, Word of Life, draw us to You and the Father. Amen. Text: First John 1:1-7 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life – the life was manifested,…
Opening Prayer Lord, let grace and truth shine in our soul. Amen. Text: John 1:14-18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was…