Collect for Christ the King –Lord Jesus Christ, so govern our hearts and minds by Your
Holy Spirit that, ever mindful of Your glorious return, we may persevere in
both faith and holiness of living; for You live and reign with the Father and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Collect for the Glorious Reign of
Christ —Lord
God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son, we pray, that he may lead home His
bride, the Church, that we will all the redeemed may enter into Your eternal
kingdom; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with
You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever.
A prayer for home and family: Visit,
we implore You, O Lord, the homes in which Your people dwell, and keep far from
them all harm and danger. Grant us to dwell together in peace under the
protection of Your holy angels and may Your blessing be with us forever.
A prayer for Christ’s return – O
Lord, absolve Your people from their offenses that from the bonds of our sins,
which by reason of our weakness we have brought upon us, we may be delivered by
Your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives
and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever.
For strong faith in Christ – Almighty
and ever-living God, since You have given exceedingly great and precious
promises to those who believe, grant us so perfectly and without all doubt to
believe in Your Son Jesus Christ, that our faith in Your sight may never be
reproved; through our Savior, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and
the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever.
A prayer of supplication – Almighty
God, our heavenly Father, because You desire not the death of a sinner but
rather that he should turn from his evil way and live, graciously turn away
from us the punishments which we by our sins have deserved and which have been
borne for us by our Lord Jesu Christ, and grant us ever to serve You in
holiness and pureness of living; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever.
Monday, 19 November 2012—Psalm 39:4-5, 7-8,
12a, Antiphon, 2 Peter 3:13b–We are looking forward to a new heaven and a new
earth, the home of righteousness. The Antiphon expresses the desire of every
believing child of God – to be home with the Lord. This is our destiny. We are
not earthbound. We are only strangers here – heaven is our home.
Tuesday,
20 November 2012—Psalm 93;
key verse v1- “The Lord is King” This refrain is the theme
of the entire day –The Lord is King. He is the king above all other kings, the
one and true God. We offer Him our worship and praise for He is worthy of our
worship, praise, glory and honor. He is truly the Christ, our King.
Wednesday,
21 November 2012—
Daniel 7:13-14– God gives the son of man an
eternal kingdom. A vision of the son of
man’s presentation to the Lord who gave Him an indestructible kingdom. Here we get the picture of one like a son of
man appearing before the Lord, not coming to earth as in Mark 13. By the time
of the New Testament, the Son of Man was conceived as an individual, a heavenly
figure. Jesus used the term to signify His Messiahship. This is the
proclamation of the final establishment of Christ’s kingly rule. It says that
at the end all things in the world will be subject to Christ and that all
nations will serve Him. This is the basis for Christian hope.
Thursday,
22 November 2012—Revelation
1:4b-8 – The King of kings return will be
seen by all. Christ the king of kings will return to the earth. This passage
contains a greeting similar to Paul’s, a doxology, an announcement of Jesus’
return, and God’s declaration of His being alpha and omega. Grace and peace
come from the Trinity: (God-father; Christ-son; Holy Spirit – “seven spirits”,
the seven-fold gifts of the Spirit.) The
beginning and the end of the passage deal with God, but Christ is the subject
of the central section. Jesus is a witness, the firstborn of the dead, the king
of kings (death, resurrection and ascension.) Because of His love, Jesus
redeemed us, made us a kingdom, and will come to judge the earth.
Friday,
23 November 2012 – John 18:33-37– Christ’s kingship is totally other than this world.
Jesus explains to Pilate that, though He is a king, His kingship is not of this
world. Pilate has Jesus inside his court
and the Jews are outside. Pilate is torn between the two. He is trying to make
up his mind by asking Jesus questions. His first question is whether Jesus is a
king. This is a political term and thus it is very dangerous. Jesus dodges the
question by asking Pilate if this was his or others’ opinion. The other
question concerns what Jesus has done. Jesus explains that His kingship is not
of this world. This is proved by the fact that Jesus is not using force to
defend Himself. Jesus explains that His mission in the world was to bear
witness to the truth. But, only those of the truth and of God will accept His
words as truth.
Why was Jesus born? Here we have the
answer in Jesus’ own words He was born to bear witness of the truth. He was
sent by God. He was given a message. He had a destiny. Because of this, He had
a reason to live and knew the meaning of life. In a world where many drift and
are confused as to the way and wherefore of life, Christ has a message:
Discover your divine destiny. As a follower of Christ, one’s mission is to bear
witness to the truth – the truth of God’s love for a fallen humanity.
Saturday,
24 November 2012—Col. 1:5, 20, 23, 27 Hebrews
1:2, 1 Peter 2:24- The hymn - O Jesus
King Most Wonderful. (LSB 554)
As you come to worship tomorrow come expecting to offer your Savior the
worship with which He is worthy. Come to offer Him your gift of adoration and
praise. But do more than simply come to a worship service – in service worship
Him.
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 B – John Brokhoff ©
1981 CSS Publishing, Lima , OH
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