The First Sunday in Lent

OT: Exodus 7:14-25

OTA: Genesis 22:1-19

NT: Romans 2:12-29

NTA: Revelation 16:1-9

CL: Mark 1:12-13

GA: John 6:52-59

Ps: Psalm 95:1-11

March 5^th

Collect of the Day:

O Lord God, You led Your ancient people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land.  Guide the people of Your Church that following our Savior we may walk through the wilderness of this world toward the glory of the world to come; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Theme for the Week           Temptation

Verse of the Week:  Mark 1:12

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: John 6:52-59   Tues: Exodus 7:14-25          Wed: Mark 1:12-13

Thurs: Romans 2:12-29       Fri: Genesis 22:1-19

Catechism Reading:

The First Commandment

You shall have no other gods.

What does this mean?

We should fear, love and trust in God above all things.

The Second Commandment

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God

so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts,

lie, or deceive by His name,

but call upon it in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks.

The Third Commandment

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

What does this mean?

We should fear and love God

so that we do not despise preaching and His Word,

but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.

The Sunday of the Transfiguration

OT: 2 Kings 2:1-12

OTA: Deuteronomy 34:1-12

NT: Romans 16:17-27

NTA: 2 Peter 1:16-21

CL: Mark 9:2-13

GA: Luke 9:28-36

Ps: Psalm 29:1-11

February 26^th

Collect of the Day:

O God, in the glorious transfiguration of Your beloved Son You confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of Moses and Elijah.  In the voice that came from the bright cloud You wonderfully foreshowed our adoption by grace.  Mercifully make us co-heirs with the King in His glory and bring us to the fullness of our inheritance in heaven; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Theme for the Week           This is the One

Verse of the Week:  Mark 9:7

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: 2 Peter 1:16-21           Tues: 2 Kings 2:1-12            Wed: Mark 9:2-13

Thurs: Romans 16:17-27     Fri: Luke 9:28-36

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.

The Seventh Sunday after Epiphany

OT: Isaiah 1:1-11

OTA: 1 Kings 13:1-10

NT: Romans 14:13-23

NTA: Romans 11:25-36

CL: Mark 3:1-12

GA: Mark 7:14-23

Ps: Psalm 38:1-22

February 19^th

Collect of the Day:

Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities and stretch forth the hand of Your majesty to heal and defend us; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Theme for the Week           Healing Hands

Verse of the Week:  Mark 3:3

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: Isaiah 1:1-11   Tues: Romans 11:25-36       Wed: Mark 3:1-12

Thurs: Romans 14:13-23     Fri: 1 Kings 13:1-10

Catechism Reading:

The Fifth Petition

And forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

What does this mean?

We pray in this petition

that our Father in heaven would not look at our sins,

or deny our prayer because of them.

We are neither worthy of the things for which we pray,

nor have we deserved them,

but we ask that He would give them all to us by grace,

for we daily sin much and surely deserve nothing but punishment.

So we too will sincerely forgive

and gladly do good to those who sin against us.

The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

OT: Isaiah 1:12-20

OTA: 1 Samuel 21:1-9

NT: Romans 14:1-12

NTA: Colossians 2:16-23

CL: Mark 2:23-28

GA: Mark 7:1-13

Ps: Psalm 134:1-3; 131:1-3

February 12^th

Collect of the Day:

Eternal God, Your Son Jesus Christ is our true Sabbath rest.  Help us to keep each day holy by receiving His Word of comfort that we may find our rest in Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Theme for the Week           LORD of the Sabbath

Verse of the Week:  Mark 2:28

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: Colossians 2:16-23      Tues: Isaiah 1:12-20            Wed: Mark 2:23-28

Thurs: Romans 14:1-12       Fri: Mark 7:1-13

Catechism Reading:

The Fourth Petition

Give us this day our daily bread.

What does this mean?

God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers,

even to all evil people,

but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this

and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving.

What is meant by daily bread?

Daily bread includes everything that has to do with the support

and needs of the body,

such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home,

land, animals, money, goods,

a devout husband or wife, devout children,

devout workers, devout and faithful rulers,

good government, good weather, peace, health, self control,

good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.