Time in the Word
January 14-19, 2019
Preparation for Epiphany 2
Collect for the Baptism of our Lord – Father in heaven, at the Baptism of Jesus in
the Jordan River You proclaimed Him Your beloved Son and anointed Him with the
Holy Spirit. Make all who are baptized in His name faithful in their calling as
Your children and inheritors with Him of everlasting life; through the same
Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One
God, now and forever. Amen
Collect for the
likeness of Christ—O God, by the patient suffering of Your only-begotten
Son; You have beaten down the pride of the old enemy. Now help us, we humbly
pray, rightly to treasure in our hearts all that our Lord has of His goodness
born for our sake that after His example we may bear with patience all that is
adverse to us; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
A prayer for
steadfast faith–Almighty God, our heavenly Father, of Your tender love
towards us sinners You have given us Your Son that, believing in Him, we might
have everlasting life. Continue to grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may remain
steadfast in this faith to the end and come to life everlasting. .
A prayer for newness of life in Christ–Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast
away the works of darkness and put upon ourselves the armor of life, now in the
time of this mortal life, in which Your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in
great humility, that in the last day, when He shall come again in glory to
judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal.
Next Week’s
Morning Prayer Schedule
Read the
following and discuss with your student
Monday 14 Jan-Jesus
Presented in the Temple-Luke 2- Selective verses
Tuesday 15
Jan. –The Wise Men –Matthew 2- Selective verses
Wednesday 16
Jan. Chapel Day
Thursday 17
Jan. Jesus’ flight into Egypt-Matthew 2- Selective verses
Friday 18 Jan. Jesus in the Temple-Luke
2- Selective verses
From Luther’s
Catechism Baptism Pt. IV; What is Office of the Keys?
The Theme for Epiphany 2, “God’s Glory Manifested In Transforming Power,”
can be seen in all three lessons for the week. In the Old Testament lesson God
marries His people. God will transform Jerusalem
Collect for Epiphany 2 –
Almighty and Everlasting God, who governs all things in heaven and on earth,
mercifully hear the prayers of Your people and grant us Your peace through all
our days; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with
You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.
Monday, 14
January 2019—Psalm 36:5:9, Antiphon,
Song of Solomon 2:4—The Lord brought me to the banqueting house, and His banner
over me was love. See also Numbers 2:2 and Psalm 20:5 – The king’s love for
his bride is displayed for all to see like a large military banner. So is the
Father’s love for you. Great is His faithfulness.
Tuesday, 15
January 2019—Psalm 128; key verse, verse 5—May the Lord
bless you from Zion all the days of your life; may you see the prosperity of
Jerusalem. The blessedness of the godly man
is the theme for this week’s psalm. It is another word for wisdom concerning
hearth and home. The key verse is thought to be a Levitical or priestly
benediction or a word of instruction to those assembled from their homes coming
to worship at Jerusalem
Wednesday, 16 January 2019—Isaiah 62:1-5–Isaiah uses the analogy of marriage to express the
relationship of Judah to God. He marries His people, His land. It is not the
first marriage for God. Like Hosea, He takes His people back again and again.
He remarries His people to Himself. What does this say about God’s attitude
toward His people? God loves His people “The
Lord delights in you” (verse 4). God make His people new – they take, like
a bride takes her husband’s name, His name: “You shall be called My delight is in her” (verse 4). God rejoices over His people, “So shall your God rejoice over you”
(verse 5). God and His land make a happy
couple.
Thursday, 17
January 2019—1 Corinthians 12:1-11–Can we be different
and yet one? The church has always been threatened with divisions. It happened
in the 1st Century; it happens today in the 21st Century.
To have peace and unity, must all church members agree and be alike? According
to the text, the church is unique in that she can have unity with diversity.
This unity is the same Spirit in all, but there is a variety of gifts from the
one Spirit. As long as there is one good, sweet spirit in a congregation, it is
a blessing for the church to have a diversity of gifts.
Friday, 18 January 2019–John 2:1-1–The custom is to prepare an
invitation list for a wedding. The invitation signifies you are important to
the one inviting you. It indicates further that you are wanted. The unknown
couple in the Gospel put Jesus on their invitation list. And they could be glad
they did! Jesus honors them with His
presence. He met their needs of wine. He saved the reception from failure. Have
you invited Jesus to come into your marriage, your work, your life?
For many, life is empty. Our lives may be as empty as the
stone jars. When we come to Jesus, as Mary did, for help, Jesus not only fills
us up to the brim, but gives us an excess. The six stone jars provided 120 –
180 gallons of wine! Note, too, the
generosity of Jesus in feeding the 5,000 – twelve baskets were left over. Jesus
is able not only to meet our needs, but to exceed them.
Just
like the Nike commercial, Mary told the servants to do whatever Jesus told them
to do. “Just do it!” She had learned
to respect His words. If the servants had not obeyed, there would have been no wine
out of water. A miracle will take place in our lives when we “do whatever He tells us.” To obey is a test of faith when the command
seems illogical and ridiculous. The need was wine and Jesus commands getting
water! He has other seemingly illogical demands: “Give and it shall be given you,” “He who loses his life shall find it.”
Saturday, 19January
2019—Matthew 2:1-12; Ephesians 1:9; John
18:26-27; John 1:29 - Sunday’s hymn of the day is The Star Proclaims the King Is Here (399 LSB). This is yet another
wonderful Epiphany hymn. Despite outward conditions, nothing will change
concerning God’s dealings with His people. As the Wise Men were directed to
find the infant Lord Jesus, so to this day the Lord will make His presence
known to you as He comes through His means of grace. This is how He chooses to
communicate to you – in tangible ways. Not in myth, not in the spectacular or
the supernatural but through simple means. Wise men still seek Him. Look for
Him in those places He has promised He will be found.
Prayers from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 and Lutheran Worship © 1980 Concordia
Publishing House
Schnorr Von Carolsfeld woodcuts © WELS permission granted
for personal and congregational use
Lectionary Preaching Workbook Series C – John Brokhoff ©
1979 CSS Publishing, Lima, OH
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