Dec. 6 (Sermon: Philippians 2:5-8)
#291 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
#79B Remember Not, O God
#324 Thou Who Wast Rich beyond All Splendor
Dec. 13 (Sermon: Philippians 2:9-11)
#299 Joy to the World! The Lord is Come
#300 Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
#374 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Read MorePrayer: Father, we thank you for a new day that you have granted to us. We long to bring you glory as we go about our business that you have ordered. We thank you that you have ordered our steps and guide our way. We pray that we would glorify you with our behavior, and in all of it, we would exemplify the Lord Jesus Christ. We pray that we would glorify you with our tongues, and in all that we say, we would speak kindness and respect and encouraging words to and about others. We pray that we would glorify you with our thoughts in that we would think your thoughts after you having our minds and hearts immersed in your Word. Forgive us, Lord, for the many ways in which we fall short in these areas. Help us to obey you and do all that you have commanded us. Grant to us a greater zeal to live as useful salt and light in a dark world. We pray this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Read MoreThe Morning Devotional for December 1, 2020:
Read More5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Matthew 6:5-8, ESV)
The Morning Devotional for December 1, 2020:
Read More5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. (Matthew 6:5-8, ESV)
The Morning Devotional for November 30, 2020:
Read More“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Matthew 6:1-4, ESV)
Prayer: Our Father in heaven, we thank you that you are a kind and gracious God who pities his children and has great compassion upon them. We praise you that you have provided numerous promises in your Word that bring comfort and hope to us. Many issues in this life require wisdom from on high, and we ask that you remember your promise to give your children wisdom and guidance when they ask for it. As we learn to trust you, we also know that you will guide our steps and lead us where you want us to go through it.
Read MorePrayer: Our glorious God in heaven, we come to praise you for giving us this most needful day of worship and rest. We are thankful to you for making the Sabbath for man and for calling us to come apart from our worldly recreations and employments to join with your people in the singing of your praise and hearing from your Word. We know that we are made to worship you, and we know that this day tells us something of our eternal rest that we long for and await. We confess and are ashamed at how little our affections are lifted heavenward as we consider the Christian Sabbath. We confess that we are often consumed with fleeting things, failing to keep this day holy to you. Forgive us, Lord, and help us today to hear from you, worship you, and enjoy you. We pray this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Read MorePrayer: Our great God in heaven, your name is holy and, therefore, we reverently bow before your throne today to praise you and commune with you. We thank you that we can enter into the Most Holy Place where your glory dwells at any time, day or night. Because of the work of Christ, we no longer need a human priest from the tribe of Levi. Instead, we have the Lion from the tribe of Judah who, after the order of Melchizadek, did all that was necessary to secure our access to you. We thank you that we have a sympathetic High Priest who understands our sufferings and trials of this life. We are grateful that we may come boldly to you to set all of our needs before you.
Read MoreThe Morning Devotional for November 27, 2020:
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
Read More5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations. (Psalm 100, ESV)
Prayer: Our most gracious and kind Father in heaven, we come to this day in our nation when we remember the many things for which we can be thankful. In a nation that has forgotten your benevolence, your people have not. We remember the numerous ways in which you have guided our steps and protected our lives over the course of the last year. You have never failed to keep all of your promises to your children. You have been faithful to us though we are often faithless. You have given us our daily bread, providing for our physical needs. We are grateful that we have homes to live in and many material blessings that make this life more enjoyable.
Read MorePrayer: Our Father in heaven, we give you heartfelt praise and thanksgiving for all the good things you provide us with in this life. Though we know that eye has not seen or ear heard of the things you have prepared for those who love you, we bless your name today because you have been kind to give us what we need in this life and much more. You have provided us with clothing, shelter, modern conveniences. You have given us relationships that are dear to us. You have provided us your church where we can fellowship with your people and worship you. More than any of these good things, you have given us your Son. By so doing, you have demonstrated your eternal love that never wavers of changes.
Read MoreThe Morning Devotional for November 25, 2020:
Read More18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thess. 5:18)
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Col. 3:17)
