This Week: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Family Lectionary Study;

Sundays from 9:15 to 10:15 in the Prayer Room

Set the Church-year Calendar. This is the first Sunday after Epiphany

Review responses to last week's homework:

  1. When were times that you felt you were seeking God in your life?
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  2. What are the paths and things and methods that help people "find" their way to God?
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  3. How might the star in the Matthew reading represent nature as it "points" to God?
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  4. Think of the times that fear dictated your first response to something new, even to something promising. What did you, and those around you, fear?
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Middleschool: What “riches” -- whether practical, material, or spiritual – do you dream of, that would make you “marvel exceedingly” if you saw them coming into your hands?
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Memory Scripture:

18   Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19   Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
20   But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21   And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22   Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23   Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Isaiah 42:1-9;



Psalm 29;



Acts 10:34-43;



Matthew 3:13-17



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Next week: Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 40:1-11, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, John 1:29-42