3rd Sunday in Advent Week Devotional Guide (John Doberstein reprint of German Devotional book)
Theme: The Forerunner of The Lord
“Prepare the way of the Lord; behold, the Lord God comes with might.” Isaiah 40:3, 10.
Psalm for the Week: 85 or 80
Sunday Lessons:
Old Testament - Isaiah 40:1-8
Epistle Lesson - 1st Corinthians 4:1-5
Gospel Lesson -Matthew 11:2-10
Weekday readings:
M. Matthew 11:11-15 Luke 1:5-25
T. Matthew 3:1-11 Luke 1:57-70
W. Luke 3:10-20 John 5:31-36
T. John 1:6-9, 15-16 Hosea 14:5-9
F. John 1:29-34 2nd Timothy 4:5-8
S. Luke 7:29-35 Isaiah 62:1-3, 10-11
Prayer of the Week:
O Lord, accept our prayer and supplication and grant that we may heed the call of John to prepare the way for thy Son, and receive him into our hearts, that we may become thy children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.