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Lectionary Passages for December 10th, 2006
Second Sunday in Advent
Malachi 3:1-4 Theme: appearance
Theme one-liner: great ; appearance
Malachi 3
The Coming Day of Judgment “Look ! I am sending my messenger, and he
will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come
to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly , is
surely coming,” says the Lord of
Heaven’s Armies.
2 “But who will be able to endure it
when he comes ? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he
will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that
bleaches clothes. 3 He will sit like a
refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining
them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable
sacrifices to the Lord. 4 Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to
him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past .
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Luke 1:68-79 Theme: prepare ; expectancy ; expectancy
Theme one-liner: expect
68 “Praise the Lord, the God of
Israel,
because he has visited and redeemed his people.
69 He has sent us a mighty Savior
from the
royal line of his servant David,
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just as he promised
through his holy prophets long ago.
71 Now we will be saved from our
enemies
and from all who hate us.
72 He has been merciful to our ancestors
by
remembering his sacred covenant—
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the covenant he swore with an oath
to our ancestor Abraham.
74 We have been rescued from our
enemies
so we can serve God without fear ,
75 in holiness and righteousness
for as long as
we live.
76 “And you, my little
son,
will be called the prophet of the Most High,
because you
will prepare the way for the Lord.
77
You will tell his people how to find salvation
through forgiveness of
their sins.
78 Because of God’s
tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon
us,
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
and to guide us to the path of peace.”
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Luke 3:1-6 Theme: prepare
Theme one-liner: salvation
Luke 3
John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius,
the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was
rule over
Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was
ruler over Abilene. 2 Annas and Caiaphas
were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of
Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. 3 Then John went from place to place on both sides of the
Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had
repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven. 4 Isaiah had spoken of John when he said,
“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the
Lord’s coming!
Clear the
road for him!
5 The valleys will be
filled,
and the mountains and hills made level.
The curves will
be straightened,
and the rough places made smooth.
6 And then all people will see
the salvation
sent from God.'''
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Philippians 1:3-11 Theme: completion
Theme one-liner: completion
Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer 3
Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with
joy, 5 for you have been my partners in
spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.
6 And I am certain that God, who began
the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on
the day when Christ Jesus returns.
7 So it is right that I should feel
as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share
with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and
confirming the truth of the Good News. 8
God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of
Christ Jesus.
9 I pray that your love will overflow
more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
10 For I want you to understand what
really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of
Christ’s return . 11 May you always be
filled with the fruit of your salvation —the righteous character produced in your
life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to
God.
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Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers.
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