Tyler Street Almanac:December 14-20, 2009

Daily lectionary December 14-20, 2009

Monday:
In the morning, Psalms 41, 52
In the evening, Psalm 44
Zechariah 1:7-17
Revelation 3:7-13
Matthew 24:15-31

Tuesday:
In the morning, Psalm 45
In the evening, Psalms 47, 48
Zechariah 2:1-13
Revelation 3:14-22
Matthew 24:32-44

Wednesday:
In the morning, Psalm 119:49-72
In the evening, Psalms 49
Zechariah 3:1-10
Revelation 4:1-8
Matthew 24:45-51

Thursday:
In the morning, Psalm 50
In the evening, 33
Zechariah 4:1-14
Revelation 4:9-5:5
Matthew 25:1-13

Friday:
In the morning, Psalms 40, 54
In the evening, Psalm 51
Zechariah 7:8-8:8
Revelation 5:6-14
Matthew 25:14-30

Saturday:
In the morning, Psalm 55
In the evening, Psalms 138, 139:1-17(18-23)
Zechariah 8:9-17
Revelation 6:1-17
Matthew 25:31-46

Sunday:
In the morning, Psalms 24, 29
In the evening, Psalms 8, 84
Gen 3:18-15
Revelation 12:1-10
John 3:16-21

Worship Preparation, December 20, 2009

Forth Sunday in Advent (Blue)
Rev. Ed Lantz preaching

Lectionary Passages:

Micah 5:2-5a;
Luke 1:46b-55 (United Methodist Hymnal 199)
Hebrews 10:5-10;
Luke 1:39-45

Prayer:

Fill us with your Holy Spirit, O God;
give us the joy of knowing that our Lord is near.
Give us grace to discover your signs of hope
in women about to give birth;
in joyful children;
in the eyes of older friends who show us the way;
in the faces of loved ones that shine like stars;
in candles lit by those who work for peace;
in your word that is a lamp to our feet.
Prepare us to receive the Hope of the world,
your Son Jesus, the Christ of great compassion,
who gives the sign of His cross
through which He conquers death and despair.
In the name of Christ. Amen.

4th Sunday in Advent Prayer
from Seasons of Light and Hope by Blair Gilmer Meeks (Abingdon, 2005.)

Food for thought:

“The Incarnation is the most stupendous miracle comprehending and involving all others.”

Herbert Lockyer from All the Doctrines of the Bible(Zondervan, 1964)

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

"In My Weakness" by Pat Whitely