Theme for The Baptism of Our Lord
Jesus is baptized by John in order to fulfill all righteousness for us. He becomes a sinner in order to pay the price of sinners.
Hymn #406
Alleluia. You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased. Alleluia.
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.
[Verse and Collect from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission]
Hymns #401, #406, #346, #578, #594, #598
CHRISTIAN QUESTIONS WITH THEIR ANSWERS
PREPARED BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO GO TO THE SACRAMENT
After confession and instruction in the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Our Father, and the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, the pastor may ask, or Christians may ask themselves these questions:
13. Do you believe, then, that the true body and blood of Christ are in the Sacrament?
Yes, I believe it.
14. What convinces you to believe this?
The word of Christ: "Take, eat, this is my body; drink of it, all of you, this is my blood."
15. What should we do when we eat his body and drink his blood, and in this way receive his pledge?
We should remember and proclaim his death and the shedding of his blood, as he taught us: "This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
16. Why should we remember and proclaim his death?
First, so we may learn to believe that no creature could make satisfaction for our sins. Only Christ, true God and man, could do that. Second, so we may learn to be horrified by our sins, and to regard them as very serious. Third, so we may find joy and comfort in Christ alone, and through faith in him be saved.
[to be continued]
Luther's Small Catechism copyright © 1986. Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission of the publisher
| Daily Readings for the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Ezekiel 36:13-28 | Romans 4:1-25 |
| Monday | Ezekiel 36:33-37:14 | Romans 5:1-21 |
| Tuesday | Ezekiel 37:15-28 | Romans 6:1-23 |
| Wednesday | Ezekiel 38:1-23 | Romans 7:1-20 |
| Thursday | Ezekiel 39:1-10,17-29 | Romans 7:21-8:17 |
| Friday | Ezekiel 40:1-4;43:1-12 | Romans 8:18-39 |
| Saturday | Ezekiel 44:1-16,23-29 | Romans 9:1-18 |
Update - 14 January 2008
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