4th Sunday in Advent Week Devotional Guide (John Doberstein reprint of German Devotional book)
Theme: The Coming Joy
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47
Psalm for the Week: 19 or 4
Sunday Lessons:
Old Testament - Deuteronomy 18:15-19 or Isaiah 40:9-11
Epistle Lesson - Philippians 4:4-7
Gospel Lesson -John 1:19-28
Weekday readings:
M. Isaiah 45:1-8 Luke 1:39-56
T. 1st Corinthians 2:6-10 Jeremiah 31:2-6, 14
W. Mark 3:31-35 Isaiah 7:10-16
T. Romans 1:1-7 Isaiah 40:9-11
F. John 19:25-27 Isaiah 52:15-53:5
S. Isaiah 9:2-7 Luke 2:1-14
Prayer of the Week:
Lord Jesus Christ, our Light and our Salvation, who alone art he who was to come to save us sinners; we thank thee for thy coming and for thy will to perform in us again thy saving work. We beseech thee, rule us by thy holy Spirit, that henceforth we may wait for none other and put our trust in nothing in heaven or earth except thee alone, our Lord. Amen.