Sunday of the Reformation

CL: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14

OTA: Isaiah 46:8-13

NT: Romans 7:1-13

NTA: Romans 3:19-28

G: Mark 13:32-37

GA: Matthew 11:12-19

Ps: Psalm 37:1-22

October 23^rd

Collect of the Day:

Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your faithful people.  Keep us steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and deliver us in times of temptation, defend us against all enemies, and grant to Your Church Your saving peace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.(F33)

Theme for the Week           God Has Done It

Verse of the Week:  Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: Mark 13:32-37            Tues: Romans 3:19-28         Wed: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14

Thurs: Romans 7:1-13          Fri: Isaiah 46:8-13

Catechism Reading:

The Second Article: Redemption

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

What does this mean?

I believe that Jesus Christ, true God,

begotten of the Father from eternity,

and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary,

is my Lord.

Who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person,

purchased and won me from all sins,

from death, and from the power of the devil;

not with gold or silver,

but with His holy, precious blood

and with His innocent suffering and death,

that I may be His own

and live under Him in His kingdom

and serve Him

in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness,

just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.

This is most certainly true.