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Sunday, 2 December 2007First Sunday of Advent:
Isaiah 2:1-5
Psalm 122:1-9Romans 13:11-1
!a""he# 2:3$-
First Sunday of Advent Lectionary:
saia! ":#$%1%he #ord "ha" Isaiah son o& 'mo( sa#
concernin) *udah and *erusalem+2In days "o come "he moun"ain o& "he ords
house shall be es"ablished as "he hi)hes" o& "hemoun"ains, and shall be raised abo.e "he hills/
all "he na"ions shall s"ream "o i"+ 3!any
eoles shall come and say, ome, le" us )ou "o "he moun"ain o& "he RD, "o "he house
o& "he 4od o& *acob/ "ha" he may "each us his
#ays and "ha" #e may #al in his a"hs+ 6or
ou" o& ion shall )o &or"h ins"ruc"ion, and "he#ord o& "he RD &rom *erusalem+ 8e shall
ud)e be"#een "he na"ions, and shall arbi"ra"e&or many eoles/ "hey shall bea" "heir s#ordsin"o lo#shares, and "heir sears in"o runin)
hoos/ na"ion shall no" li&" u s#ord a)ains"
na"ion, nei"her shall "hey learn #ar any more+5 house o& *acob, come, le" us #al in "he
li)h" o& "he RD
Psal& #"":#$'1I #as )lad #hen "hey said "o me,
e" us )o "o "he house o& "he RD2
ur &ee" are s"andin)#i"hin your )a"es, *erusalem+3*erusalem;buil" as a ci"y
"ha" is bound &irmly "o)e"her+%o i" "he "ribes )o u, "he "ribes o& "he RD,
as #as decreed &or Israel,
"o )i.e "hans "o "he name o& "he RD+56or "here "he "hrones &or ud)men" #ere se"
u,
"he "hrones o& "he house o& Da.id+
$Pray &or "he eace o& *erusalem:
!ay "hey roser #ho lo.e you+7Peace be #i"hin your #alls,
and securi"y #i"hin your "o#ers+<6or "he sae o& my rela"i.es and &riends
I #ill say, Peace be #i"hin you+96or "he sae o& "he house o& "he RD our
4od,
I #ill see your )ood+
Ro&ans #(:##$#)11=esides "his, you no# #ha" "ime i" is, ho#i" is no# "he momen" &or you "o #ae &rom
slee+ 6or sal.a"ion is nearer "o us no# "han
#hen #e became belie.ers/ 12"he ni)h" is &ar
)one, "he day is near+ e" us "hen lay aside "he
#ors o& darness and u" on "he armor o&li)h"/ 13le" us li.e honorably as in "he day, no"
in re.elin) and drunenness, no" indebauchery and licen"iousness, no" in
>uarrelin) and ealousy+ 1Ins"ead, u" on "he
ord *esus hris", and mae no ro.ision &or"he &lesh, "o )ra"i&y i"s desires+
*att!e+ "):(,$))3$=u" abou" "ha" day and hour no one
no#s, nei"her "he an)els o& hea.en, nor "he
Son, bu" only "he 6a"her+
37
6or as "he dayso& ?oah #ere, so #ill be "he comin) o& "heSon o& !an+ 3<6or as in "hose days be&ore
"he &lood "hey #ere ea"in) and drinin),
marryin) and )i.in) in marria)e, un"il "heday ?oah en"ered "he ar, 39and "hey ne#
no"hin) un"il "he &lood came and s#e"
"hem all a#ay, so "oo #ill be "he comin) o&"he Son o& !an+ 0%hen "#o #ill be in "he
&ield/ one #ill be "aen and one #ill be le&"+1%#o #omen #ill be )rindin) meal
"o)e"her/ one #ill be "aen and one #ill bele&"+ 2@ee a#ae "here&ore, &or you do no"
no# on #ha" day your ord is comin)+3=u" unders"and "his: i& "he o#ner o& "hehouse had no#n in #ha" ar" o& "he ni)h"
"he "hie& #as comin), he #ould ha.e s"ayed
a#ae and #ould no" ha.e le" his house be broen in"o+ %here&ore you also mus" be
ready, &or "he Son o& !an is comin) a" an
uneAec"ed hour+
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Second Sunday of Advent:
Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm 72:1-7, 1<-19
Romans 15:-13
!a""he# 3:1-12
Second Sunday of Advent Lectionary:
saia! ##:#$#-1' shoo" shall come ou" &rom "he s"um o&
*esse, and a branch shall )ro# ou" o& his
roo"s+ 2%he siri" o& "he RD shall res" onhim, "he siri" o& #isdom and
unders"andin), "he siri" o& counsel and
mi)h", "he siri" o& no#led)e and "he &ear
o& "he RD+ 38is deli)h" shall be in "he
&ear o& "he RD+8e shall no" ud)e by #ha" his eyes see, or
decide by #ha" his ears hear/ bu" #i"hri)h"eousness he shall ud)e "he oor, and
decide #i"h e>ui"y &or "he mee o& "he
ear"h/ he shall s"rie "he ear"h #i"h "he rodo& his mou"h, and #i"h "he brea"h o& his lis
he shall ill "he #iced+ 5Ri)h"eousness
shall be "he bel" around his #ais", and&ai"h&ulness "he bel" around his loins+ $%he
#ol& shall li.e #i"h "he lamb, "he leoard
shall lie do#n #i"h "he id, "he cal& and "helion and "he &a"lin) "o)e"her, and a li""lechild shall lead "hem+ 7%he co# and "he
bear shall )ra(e, "heir youn) shall lie do#n
"o)e"her/ and "he lion shall ea" s"ra# lie"he oA+ <%he nursin) child shall lay o.er
"he hole o& "he as, and "he #eaned child
shall u" i"s hand on "he adders den+ 9%hey#ill no" hur" or des"roy on all my holy
moun"ain/ &or "he ear"h #ill be &ull o& "he
no#led)e o& "he RD as "he #a"ers
co.er "he sea+10n "ha" day "he roo" o& *esse shall s"and as
a si)nal "o "he eoles/ "he na"ions shall
in>uire o& him, and his d#ellin) shall be)lorious+
Psal& .":#$./ #0$#'14i.e "he in) your us"ice, 4od,
and your ri)h"eousness "o a in)s son+2!ay he ud)e your eole #i"h
ri)h"eousness,
and your oor #i"h us"ice+3!ay "he moun"ains yield roseri"y &or "he
eole,
and "he hills, in ri)h"eousness+
!ay he de&end "he cause o& "he oor o& "he eole,
)i.e deli.erance "o "he needy,
and crush "he oressor+5!ay he li.e #hile "he sun endures,
and as lon) as "he moon, "hrou)hou" all
)enera"ions+$!ay he be lie rain "ha" &alls on "he mo#n
)rass,
lie sho#ers "ha" #a"er "he ear"h+7In his days may ri)h"eousness &lourish
and eace abound, un"il "he moon is nomore+1<=lessed be "he RD, "he 4od o& Israel,#ho alone does #ondrous "hin)s+19=lessed be his )lorious name &ore.er/
may his )lory &ill "he #hole ear"h+ 'menand 'men+
Ro&ans #%:)$#(6or #ha"e.er #as #ri""en in &ormer days
#as #ri""en &or our ins"ruc"ion, so "ha" by
s"ead&as"ness and by "he encoura)emen" o&"he scri"ures #e mi)h" ha.e hoe+ 5!ay"he 4od o& s"ead&as"ness and
encoura)emen" )ran" you "o li.e in
harmony #i"h one ano"her, in accordance#i"h hris" *esus, $so "ha" "o)e"her you may
#i"h one .oice )lori&y "he 4od and 6a"her
o& our ord *esus hris"+7Belcome one ano"her, "here&ore, us" as
hris" has #elcomed you, &or "he )lory o&
4od+ <6or I "ell you "ha" hris" has become
a ser.an" o& "he circumcised on behal& o&"he "ru"h o& 4od in order "ha" he mi)h"
con&irm "he romises )i.en "o "he
a"riarchs, 9and in order "ha" "he 4en"ilesmi)h" )lori&y 4od &or his mercy+ 's i" is
#ri""en, %here&ore I #ill con&ess you
amon) "he 4en"iles, and sin) raises "oyour name/ 10and a)ain he says, Reoice,
4en"iles, #i"h his eole/ 11and a)ain,
Praise "he ord, all you 4en"iles, and le"
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all "he eoles raise him/ 12and a)ain
Isaiah says, %he roo" o& *esse shall come,"he one #ho rises "o rule "he 4en"iles/ in
him "he 4en"iles shall hoe+ 13!ay "he
4od o& hoe &ill you #i"h all oy and eace
in belie.in), so "ha" you may abound inhoe by "he o#er o& "he 8oly Siri"+
*att!e+ (:#$#"1In "hose days *ohn "he =a"is" aeared in
"he #ilderness o& *udea, roclaimin),2Reen", &or "he in)dom o& hea.en hascome near+ 3%his is "he one o& #hom "he
rohe" Isaiah soe #hen he said, %he
.oice o& one cryin) ou" in "he #ilderness:
Preare "he #ay o& "he ord, mae his
a"hs s"rai)h"+
?o# *ohn #ore clo"hin)o& camelCs hair #i"h a lea"her bel" around
his #ais", and his &ood #as locus"s and #ildhoney+ 5%hen "he eole o& *erusalem and
all *udea #ere )oin) ou" "o him, and all "he
re)ion alon) "he *ordan, $and "hey #ere ba"i(ed by him in "he ri.er *ordan,
con&essin) "heir sins+7=u" #hen he sa# many Pharisees andSadducees comin) &or ba"ism, he said "o
"hem, ou brood o& .iers Bho #arned
you "o &lee &rom "he #ra"h "o comeE
<
=ear&rui" #or"hy o& reen"ance+ 9Do no" resume "o say "o yoursel.es, Be ha.e
'braham as our ances"or/ &or I "ell you,
4od is able &rom "hese s"ones "o raise uchildren "o 'braham+ 10F.en no# "he aA is
lyin) a" "he roo" o& "he "rees/ e.ery "ree
"here&ore "ha" does no" bear )ood &rui" is cu"do#n and "hro#n in"o "he &ire+11I ba"i(e you #i"h #a"er &or reen"ance,
bu" one #ho is more o#er&ul "han I is
comin) a&"er me/ I am no" #or"hy "o carryhis sandals+ 8e #ill ba"i(e you #i"h "he
8oly Siri" and &ire+ 128is #inno#in) &or
is in his hand, and he #ill clear his"hreshin) &loor and #ill )a"her his #hea"
in"o "he )ranary/ bu" "he cha&& he #ill burn
#i"h un>uenchable &ire+
T!ird Sunday of Advent:
Isaiah 35:1-10
Psalm 1$:5-10 or ue 1:7-55
*ames 5:7-10!a""he# 11:2-11
T!ird Sunday of Advent Lectionary:
saia! (%:#$#-1%he #ilderness and "he dry land shall be
)lad, "he deser" shall reoice and blossom/ lie
"he crocus 2i" shall blossom abundan"ly, andreoice #i"h oy and sin)in)+ %he )lory o&
ebanon shall be )i.en "o i", "he maes"y o&
armel and Sharon+ %hey shall see "he )loryo& "he RD, "he maes"y o& our 4od+3S"ren)"hen "he #ea hands, and mae &irm
"he &eeble nees+ Say "o "hose #ho are o& a
&ear&ul hear", =e s"ron), do no" &ear 8ere is
your 4od+ 8e #ill come #i"h .en)eance, #i"h"errible recomense+ 8e #ill come and sa.e
you+5%hen "he eyes o& "he blind shall be oened,
and "he ears o& "he dea& uns"oed/ $"hen "he
lame shall lea lie a deer, and "he "on)ue o&"he seechless sin) &or oy+ 6or #a"ers shall
brea &or"h in "he #ilderness, and s"reams in
"he deser"/ 7"he burnin) sand shall become a ool, and "he "hirs"y )round srin)s o& #a"er/
"he haun" o& acals shall become a s#am,
"he )rass shall become reeds and rushes+<' hi)h#ay shall be "here, and i" shall becalled "he 8oly Bay/ "he unclean shall no"
"ra.el on i", bu" i" shall be &or 4ods eole/
no "ra.eler, no" e.en &ools, shall )o as"ray+9 ?o lion shall be "here, nor shall any ra.enous
beas" come u on i"/ "hey shall no" be &ound
"here, bu" "he redeemed shall #al "here+10'nd "he ransomed o& "he RD shall re"urn,
and come "o ion #i"h sin)in)/ e.erlas"in)
oy shall be uon "heir heads/ "hey shall
ob"ain oy and )ladness, and sorro# andsi)hin) shall &lee a#ay+
Psal& #),:%$#-58ay are "hose #hose hel is "he 4od o&
*acob,
#hose hoe is in "he RD "heir 4od,$#ho made hea.en and ear"h,
"he sea, and all "ha" is in "hem/
#ho ees &ai"h &ore.er/
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7#ho eAecu"es us"ice &or "he oressed/
#ho )i.es &ood "o "he hun)ry+%he RD se"s "he risoners &ree/<"he RD oens "he eyes o& "he blind+
%he RD li&"s u "hose #ho are bo#ed
do#n/"he RD lo.es "he ri)h"eous+9%he RD #a"ches o.er "he s"ran)ers/
he uholds "he orhan and "he #ido#, bu" "he #ay o& "he #iced he brin)s "o ruin+10%he RD #ill rei)n &ore.er,
your 4od, ion, &or all )enera"ions+Praise "he RD
or Lu1e #:).$%%7and my siri" reoices in 4od my Sa.ior,<
&or he has looed #i"h &a.or on "helo#liness o& his ser.an"+ Surely, &rom no# on
all )enera"ions #ill call me blessed/ 9&or "he!i)h"y ne has done )rea" "hin)s &or me, and
holy is his name+ 508is mercy is &or "hose #ho
&ear him &rom )enera"ion "o )enera"ion+ 518ehas sho#n s"ren)"h #i"h his arm/ he has
sca""ered "he roud in "he "hou)h"s o& "heir
hear"s+ 528e has brou)h" do#n "he o#er&ul&rom "heir "hrones, and li&"ed u "he lo#ly/53he has &illed "he hun)ry #i"h )ood "hin)s,
and sen" "he rich a#ay em"y+
5
8e has heledhis ser.an" Israel, in remembrance o& hismercy, 55accordin) "o "he romise he made "o
our ances"ors, "o 'braham and "o his
descendan"s &ore.er+
2a&es %:.$#-7=e a"ien", "here&ore, belo.ed, un"il "hecomin) o& "he ord+ %he &armer #ai"s &or "he
recious cro &rom "he ear"h, bein) a"ien"
#i"h i" un"il i" recei.es "he early and "he la"e
rains+ <ou also mus" be a"ien"+ S"ren)"henyour hear"s, &or "he comin) o& "he ord is
near+ 9=elo.ed, do no" )rumble a)ains" one
ano"her, so "ha" you may no" be ud)ed+ See,"he *ud)e is s"andin) a" "he doors 10's an
eAamle o& su&&erin) and a"ience, belo.ed,
"ae "he rohe"s #ho soe in "he name o&"he ord+
*att!e+ ##:"$##
2Bhen *ohn heard in rison #ha" "he !essiah
#as doin), he sen" #ord by his disciles 3andsaid "o him, 're you "he one #ho is "o come,
or are #e "o #ai" &or ano"herE *esus
ans#ered "hem, 4o and "ell *ohn #ha" you
hear and see:5
"he blind recei.e "heir si)h", "helame #al, "he leers are cleansed, "he dea&
hear, "he dead are raised, and "he oor ha.e
)ood ne#s brou)h" "o "hem+ $'nd blessed isanyone #ho "aes no o&&ense a" me+7's "hey #en" a#ay, *esus be)an "o sea "o
"he cro#ds abou" *ohn: Bha" did you )o ou"in"o "he #ilderness "o loo a"E ' reed shaen
by "he #indE <Bha" "hen did you )o ou" "o
seeE Someone dressed in so&" robesE oo,
"hose #ho #ear so&" robes are in royal
alaces+
9
Bha" "hen did you )o ou" "o seeE ' rohe"E es, I "ell you, and more "han a
rohe"+ 10%his is "he one abou" #hom i" is#ri""en, See, I am sendin) my messen)er
ahead o& you, #ho #ill reare your #ay
be&ore you+ 11%ruly I "ell you, amon) "hose born o& #omen no one has arisen )rea"er "han
*ohn "he =a"is"/ ye" "he leas" in "he in)dom
o& hea.en is )rea"er "han he+
Fourt! Sunday of Advent Lectionary:
Isaiah 7:10-1$Psalm <0:1-7, 17-19Romans 1:1-7
!a""he# 1:1<-25
Fourt! Sunday of Advent Lectionary:
saia! .:#-$#,10')ain "he RD soe "o 'ha(, sayin),11's a si)n o& "he RD your 4od/ le" i" be
dee as Sheol or hi)h as hea.en+ 12=u" 'ha(
said, I #ill no" as, and I #ill no" u" "he
RD "o "he "es"+ 13%hen Isaiah said: 8ear"hen, house o& Da.id Is i" "oo li""le &or you
"o #eary mor"als, "ha" you #eary my 4od
alsoE 1%here&ore "he ord himsel& #ill )i.eyou a si)n+ oo, "he youn) #oman is #i"h
child and shall bear a son, and shall name him
Immanuel+ 158e shall ea" curds and honey by"he "ime he no#s ho# "o re&use "he e.il and
choose "he )ood+ 1$6or be&ore "he child no#s
ho# "o re&use "he e.il and choose "he )ood,
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"he land be&ore #hose "#o in)s you are in
dread #ill be deser"ed+
Psal& 0-:#$./ #.$#'14i.e ear, Sheherd o& Israel,
you #ho lead *oseh lie a &locou #ho are en"hroned uon "he cherubim,
shine &or"h2 be&ore Fhraim and =enamin and !anasseh+S"ir u your mi)h",
and come "o sa.e us3Res"ore us, 4od/le" your &ace shine, "ha" #e may be sa.ed+ RD 4od o& hos"s,
ho# lon) #ill you be an)ry #i"h your eoles
rayersE5
ou ha.e &ed "hem #i"h "he bread o& "ears,and )i.en "hem "ears "o drin in &ull measure+$ou mae us "he scorn o& our nei)hbors/our enemies lau)h amon) "hemsel.es+7Res"ore us, 4od o& hos"s/
le" your &ace shine, "ha" #e may be sa.ed+17=u" le" your hand be uon "he one a" your
ri)h" hand,
"he one #hom you made s"ron) &or yoursel&+1<%hen #e #ill ne.er "urn bac &rom you/
)i.e us li&e, and #e #ill call on your name+19
Res"ore us, RD 4od o& hos"s/le" your &ace shine, "ha" #e may be sa.ed+
Ro&ans #:#$.1Paul, a ser.an" o& *esus hris", called "o be anaos"le, se" aar" &or "he )osel o& 4od, 2#hich
he romised be&orehand "hrou)h his rohe"s
in "he holy scri"ures, 3"he )osel concernin)his Son, #ho #as descended &rom Da.id
accordin) "o "he &lesh and #as declared "o be
Son o& 4od #i"h o#er accordin) "o "he siri"
o& holiness by resurrec"ion &rom "he dead,*esus hris" our ord, 5"hrou)h #hom #e
ha.e recei.ed )race and aos"leshi "o brin)
abou" "he obedience o& &ai"h amon) all "he4en"iles &or "he sae o& his name, $includin)
yoursel.es #ho are called "o belon) "o *esus
hris",7%o all 4odCs belo.ed in Rome, #ho are called
"o be sain"s: 4race "o you and eace &rom 4od
our 6a"her and "he ord *esus hris"+
*att!e+ #:#0$"%1< ?o# "he bir"h o& *esus "he !essiah "oo
lace in "his #ay+ Bhen his mo"her !ary had
been en)a)ed "o *oseh, bu" be&ore "hey li.ed
"o)e"her, she #as &ound "o be #i"h child &rom"he 8oly Siri"+ 198er husband *oseh, bein) a
ri)h"eous man and un#illin) "o eAose her "o
ublic dis)race, lanned "o dismiss her>uie"ly+ 20=u" us" #hen he had resol.ed "o do
"his, an an)el o& "he ord aeared "o him in a
dream and said, *oseh, son o& Da.id, do no" be a&raid "o "ae !ary as your #i&e, &or "he
child concei.ed in her is &rom "he 8oly Siri"+21She #ill bear a son, and you are "o name him
*esus, &or he #ill sa.e his eole &rom "heir
sins+
22
'll "his "oo lace "o &ul&ill #ha" had been soen by "he ord "hrou)h "he rohe":23oo, "he .ir)in shall concei.e and bear ason, and "hey shall name him Fmmanuel,
#hich means, 4od is #i"h us+ 2Bhen
*oseh a#oe &rom slee, he did as "he an)elo& "he ord commanded him/ he "oo her as
his #i&e, 25 bu" had no mari"al rela"ions #i"h
her un"il she had borne a son/ and he namedhim *esus+
%he scri"ure >uo"a"ions con"ained
herein are &rom "he Ne+ Revised
Standard 3ersion o& "he =ible,coyri)h" 19<9, by "he Di.ision o&
hris"ian Fduca"ion o& "he ?a"ional
ouncil o& hurches o& hris" in "he
G+S+'+ Gsed by ermission+ 'll ri)h"sreser.ed+
%his lec"ionary resource ro.ided by "he
&&ice o& Borshi, %heolo)y, andDiscileshi, o& "he 4eneral 'ssembly
ouncil, Presby"erian hurch HG+S+'++
%he %oday and o"her en"ries chan)e a"midni)h" FS%+
