Tyler Street Almanac: January 4-10, 2010

Daily Bible Readings

Monday:
In the morning, Psalms 85, 87
In the evening, Psalm 89:1-29
Joshua 3:14-4:7
Ephesians 5:1-20
John 9:1-12, 35-38

Tuesday:
In the morning, Psalms 2, 110:1-5(6-7);
Jonah 2:2-9
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 11:17-27, 38-44
In the evening, Psalms 29, 98
Isaiah 66: 18-23
Romans 15:7-13

Wednesday (Epiphany:)
In the morning, Psalms 46, 97
In the evening, Psalms 96,100
Isaiah 49:1-7
Revelation 21:22-27
Matthew 12:14-21

Thursday:
In the morning, Psalms 103
In the evening, Psalms 114, 115
Deuteronomy 8:1-3
Colossians 1:1-14
John 6:30-33,48-51

Friday:
In the morning, Psalms 117, 118
In the evening, Psalms 112, 113
Exodus 17:1-7
Colossians 1:15-23
John 7:37-52

Saturday:
In the morning, Psalms 121, 122, 123
In the evening, Psalms 131, 132
Isaiah 45:14-19
Colossians 1:24-2:7
John 8:12-19

Sunday:
In the morning, Psalms 146, 147
In the evening, Psalms 111, 112, 113
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:29-34

Worship Preparation, January 10. 2010

Baptism of the Lord/First Sunday after the Epiphany(White)
Rev. Ed Lantz preaching

Lectionary Passages:

Isaiah 43:1-7;
Psalm 29 (United Methodist Hymnal 761)
Acts 8:14-17;
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Prayer:

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Collect for the Baptism of the Lord Sunday
from The Book of Common Prayer 1979 edition.

Food for thought:

“New birth into life in Christ, which is signified by baptism, is the beginning of that process of growth in grace and holiness through which God brings us into closer relationship with Jesus Christ, and shapes our lives increasingly into conformity with the divine will”

from By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism from the United Methodist General Board of Discipleship