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SUMMARY:First Sunday in Advent
DESCRIPTION:The First Sunday in Advent\, which marks the beginning of the new church year\, will be commemorated on Sunday\, Dec. 3\, 2023. \nTo attend a worship service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical colors for the First Sunday in Advent\nBlue or violet adorns the altar during Advent. Advent\, a season of repentance\, waiting and watching\, looks forward in hope. Our Christian faith rests on the hope that Christ\, who came in the flesh in history to accomplish our salvation\, will also return in the same way to be our judge on the last day and bring us into eternal life. \n\nThree-Year Series B Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nIsaiah 64:1–9\nPsalm 80:1–7\n1 Cor. 1:3–9\nMark 11:1–10 or Mark 13:24–37\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Lord Jesus Comes in Meekness and Humility to Save Us\nAlthough we pray that God “would rend the heavens and come down” (Isaiah 64:1)\, that He would take vengeance against our enemies\, we ourselves “have all become like one who is unclean\, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment” (Isaiah 64:6). We have continued in our sins for “a long time\, and shall we be saved?” (Is. 64:5). Yet\, the Lord does not punish us in anger. He comes in voluntary meekness and humility to save us by His grace. Just as He once came into Jerusalem to sacrifice Himself for us upon the cross (Mark 11:4–8)\, He still comes to His Church with the fruits of His Passion. By His ministry of the Gospel\, we are “enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge\,” and so He will “sustain you to the end” (1 Cor. 1:5\, 8). Although “heaven and earth will pass away\,” His words “will not pass away” (Mark 13:31). As He sends disciples to call us to Himself in the fellowship of His Church\, so will He “send out the angels” to gather us and all of His elect “from the ends of the earth” to Himself in heaven forever (Mark 13:27). \n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nJer. 23:5–8\nPsalm 24\nRom. 13:(8–10) 11–14\nMatt. 21:1–9\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Lord Jesus Comes in Humility to Redeem Us\nThe new Church Year begins by focusing on the humble coming of our Lord. “Behold\, your king is coming to you\, humble\, and mounted on a donkey” (Matt. 21:5). Even as He was born in a lowly manger\, so Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a beast of burden. For He bears the sin of the world. He is the Son of David riding to His enthronement on the cross\, where He shows Himself to be “The LORD is our Righteousness” (Jer. 23:5–6). Our Lord still comes in great humility to deliver His righteousness to us in the Word and Sacraments. Before receiving Christ’s body and blood\, we also sing\, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matt. 21:9) And as we receive the Sacrament\, we set our hearts on His return in glory\, for “our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” (Rom. 13:11). \n\nMedia kits\nThe LCMS has produced media kits for congregations to use in reaching out to their communities. The free\, downloadable resources are designed to allow congregations to add invitations and local details about worship services. Congregations are invited to use these resources to advertise service information or simply to generate opportunities for pastoral conversations in the community. \nView media kits \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/first-sunday-in-advent-series-b-and-one-year-series/
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231211
DTSTAMP:20260413T044901
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SUMMARY:Second Sunday in Advent
DESCRIPTION:The Second Sunday in Advent will be commemorated on Sunday\, Dec. 10\, 2023. \nTo attend a worship service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical colors for the Second Sunday in Advent\nBlue or violet adorns the altar during Advent. Advent\, a season of repentance\, waiting and watching\, looks forward in hope. Our Christian faith rests on the hope that Christ\, who came in the flesh in history to accomplish our salvation\, will also return in the same way to be our judge on the last day and bring us into eternal life. \n\nThree-Year Series B Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nIsaiah 40:1–11\nPsalm 85\n2 Peter 3:8–14\nMark 1:1–8\n\nLectionary summary\nYou Are Prepared through Repentance for the Coming of the Lord\n“The gospel of Jesus Christ\, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1) begins when John the Baptist appears and comes “proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Mark 1:4). As the prophet Isaiah had written\, John is the messenger of the Lord\, sent before His face to prepare His way. To this day\, the ministry of the forerunner continues in the preaching of the Law and the Gospel and in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. By these ways and means\, “the glory of the LORD shall be revealed\, and all flesh shall see it together” (Is. 40:5)\, and the Good Shepherd “will gather the lambs in his arms” (Is. 40:11). He speaks “tenderly to Jerusalem\,” and He comforts His people by pardoning their iniquity (Is. 40:1–2). What is more\, He promises “new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). Repent\, therefore\, and humble yourself as you wait for His coming in peace (2 Peter 3:14)\, because He “is patient toward you\, not wishing that any should perish\, but that all should reach repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). \n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nMal. 4:1–6\nPsalm 50:1–15\nRom. 15:4–13\nLuke 21:25–36\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Lord Comes on the Last Day\nThe day on which our Lord returns will be a “great and awesome day” (Mal. 4:5). For He will come in a cloud with great power and glory. To the wicked and the proud\, it will be a Day of judgment that will “set them ablaze” (Mal. 4:1). The signs preceding this Day will bring them fear and fainting. But to those who believe\, who fear the name of the Lord\, this Day is one to look forward to and rejoice in: “. . . straighten up and raise your heads\, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28). Christ our Redeemer is coming; the Sun of Righteousness will bring healing in His wings. Let us\, then\, give attention to the words of the Lord\, which do not pass away. Let us “through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures” (Rom. 15:4) be strengthened in our hope by the Holy Spirit and watch diligently for Jesus’ coming. Then\, by God’s grace\, we shall escape all these things that will come to pass and stand before the Son of Man. \n\nMedia kits\nThe LCMS has produced media kits for congregations to use in reaching out to their communities. The free\, downloadable resources are designed to allow congregations to add invitations and local details about worship services. Congregations are invited to use these resources to advertise service information or simply to generate opportunities for pastoral conversations in the community. \nView media kits \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231217
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SUMMARY:Third Sunday in Advent
DESCRIPTION:The Third Sunday in Advent will be commemorated on Sunday\, Dec. 17\, 2023. \nTo attend a worship service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical colors for the Third Sunday in Advent\nBlue or violet adorns the altar during Advent. Advent\, a season of repentance\, waiting and watching\, looks forward in hope. Our Christian faith rests on the hope that Christ\, who came in the flesh in history to accomplish our salvation\, will also return in the same way to be our judge on the last day and bring us into eternal life. \n\nThree-Year Series B Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nIsaiah 61:1–4\, 8–11\nPsalm 126\n1 Thess. 5:16–24\nJohn 1:6–8\, 19–28\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Coming of the Christ Brings True Rejoicing in His Forgiveness\nWhen he preaches repentance\, John the Baptist points us to Christ Jesus. John was sent by God “as a witness\, to bear witness about the light\, that all might believe through him” (John 1:7). He baptizes with water in order to “make straight the way of the Lord\,” who shall redeem His people from their sins (John 1:23). That Lord Jesus “who comes after” John now stands among us and makes Himself known to us (John 1:26–27). He has been anointed by the Holy Spirit “to bring good news to the poor” and “to bind up the brokenhearted” (Isaiah 61:1). By the washing of the water with His Word and Spirit\, He clothes His Church with “the garments of salvation” and adorns her with His own righteousness “as a bride adorns herself with her jewels” (Is. 61:10). Therefore\, we “rejoice always” in the Lord\, “pray without ceasing” and “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thess. 5:16–18). For “the God of peace\,” who has called you by the Gospel\, will surely “sanctify you completely\,” so that “your whole spirit and soul and body” will “be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thess. 5:23–24). \n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nIsaiah 40:1–8 (9–11)\nPsalm 85\n1 Cor. 4:1–5\nMatt. 11:2–10 (11)\n\nLectionary summary\nJohn the Baptizer Prepares the Way for the Lord\nThe voice of the Baptizer cried out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord …” (Isaiah 40:1). John called the people to be made ready for the Messiah’s coming through repentance\, for “all flesh is grass” (Isaiah 40:6). Now He asks from prison\, “Are you the one who is to come …?” (Matt. 11:2). Jesus’ works bear witness that He is. The sick are made well; the dead are raised\, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them. Their iniquity is pardoned; they have received from the Lord’s hand double forgiveness for all their sins. The “stewards of the mysteries of God” (1 Cor. 4:1) still deliver Christ’s overflowing forgiveness to the poor in spirit\, comforting God’s people with the word of the Gospel which stands forever. This Gospel produces rejoicing among all those who believe. \n\nMedia kits\nThe LCMS has produced media kits for congregations to use in reaching out to their communities. The free\, downloadable resources are designed to allow congregations to add invitations and local details about worship services. Congregations are invited to use these resources to advertise service information or simply to generate opportunities for pastoral conversations in the community. \nView media kits \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/third-sunday-in-advent-series-b-and-one-year-series/
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday in Advent
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Sunday in Advent will be commemorated on Sunday morning\, Dec. 24\, 2023. \nTo attend a worship service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical colors for the Fourth Sunday in Advent\nBlue or violet adorns the altar during Advent. Advent\, a season of repentance\, waiting and watching\, looks forward in hope. Our Christian faith rests on the hope that Christ\, who came in the flesh in history to accomplish our salvation\, will also return in the same way to be our judge on the last day and bring us into eternal life. \n\nThree-Year Series B Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\n2 Sam. 7:1–11\, 16\nPsalm 89:1–5 (19–29)\nRom. 16:25–27\nLuke 1:26–38\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Lord Builds a House for David: Jesus Christ Who Comes in the Flesh\nWhen King David “lived in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies\,” he piously supposed that he would build a house for God (2 Sam. 7:1–2). But the Lord would turn it around: He would establish a house for David and an everlasting throne. This He has done not only for David\, but also for all His people\, in the Son of David\, Jesus Christ\, “conceived by the Holy Spirit\, born of the Virgin Mary” (Apostles’ Creed). That holy child\, the incarnate “Son of the Most High\,” receives “the throne of his father David” and begins to reign “over the house of Jacob forever” (Luke 1:32–33). Having given Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the world\, His body is the true and eternal temple of God in which His people have their own place of peace and rest. That is “the mystery that was kept secret for long ages” but is now “made known to all nations\, according to the command of the eternal God” in order that we may have faith and life in Christ (Rom. 16:25–26). \n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\nScripture readings\n\nDeut. 18:15–19\nPsalm 111\nPhil. 4:4–7\nJohn 1:19–28 or Luke 1:39–56\n\nLectionary summary\nJohn the Baptizer Points Everyone to the Messiah\nThe coming of God in all His unveiled power at Mount Sinai was terrifying to the people of Israel. The thundering voice of the Lord puts sinners in fear of death (Deut. 18:15–19). God\, therefore\, raised up a prophet like Moses — the Messiah\, the Christ. God came to His people veiled in human flesh. The skies poured down the Righteous One from heaven; the earth opened her womb and brought forth Salvation (Introit) through the blessed Virgin Mary\, the mother of the Lord (Luke 1:39–56). The fruit of her womb is the very Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world\, the One whose sandal strap John was not worthy to loose (John 1:19–28). In Jesus we are delivered from fear and anxiety. In Him alone we have the peace of God which surpasses all understanding (Phil. 4:4–7). \n\nMedia kits\nThe LCMS has produced media kits for congregations to use in reaching out to their communities. The free\, downloadable resources are designed to allow congregations to add invitations and local details about worship services. Congregations are invited to use these resources to advertise service information or simply to generate opportunities for pastoral conversations in the community. \nView media kits \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/fourth-sunday-in-advent-series-b-and-one-year-series/
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231226
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SUMMARY:Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:Christmas Day is celebrated on Monday\, Dec. 25\, 2023. The Festival of the Nativity of our Lord is the traditional way of saying Christmas Day\, on which Christians celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus. \nTo attend a worship service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical color for Christmas Day\nWhite\, the color of purity and completeness\, adorns the altar to commemorate the Nativity of Our Lord. In His light we see light\, and by Him “though our sins be as scarlet\, they shall be white as snow.” Christ’s incarnation and His resurrection\, His Gospel and its message to all nations are cause for our rejoicing. His purity before His Father becomes our purity. White reinforces this message of joy. \nWhite is the appointed color for the 12 days of Christmas\, Epiphany (Jan. 6)\, and the first Sunday following it\, which is observed as the Baptism of Our Lord. In all\, white serves as the best festive color for the church year. \n\nThree-Year Series B Lectionary\nScripture readings for Christmas Day\n\nIsaiah 52:7-10\nPsalm 2\nHebrews 1:1-6 (7-12)\nJohn 1:1–14 (15-18)\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Living and Life-Giving Word of God Dwells Among Us in the Flesh\nThe Lord sends out His ministers of the Gospel to make disciples “of all the nations\,” so that “all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” For the Lord has “bared his holy arm” in the incarnate Christ (Is. 52:7\, 10). The child in the manger\, born of the Virgin Mary\, is the very Word of God\, the only begotten Son of the Father\, “whom he appointed the heir of all things\, through whom also he created the world” (Heb. 1:2). As “all things were made through him” (John 1:3)\, so are all things redeemed and made new in Him. In His body of flesh and blood\, we behold “the radiance of the glory of God” (Heb. 1:3)\, “glory as of the only Son from the Father\, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). He dwells among us in peace\, that we might have life and light and salvation in Him. For by His Word of the Gospel\, we are born again as the children of God\, bearing His name and sharing His eternal life. \n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\nScripture readings for Christmas Day\n\nExodus 40:17-21; 34-38\nPsalm 2\nTitus 3:4-7\nJohn 1:1-14 (15-18)\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Living and Life-Giving Word of God Dwells among Us in the Flesh\nIn the beginning God created all things through His Word\, His Son. But man fell into sin\, and with man all creation was cursed. Therefore\, God spoke His Word again\, this time into the womb of the blessed Virgin Mary. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle of our human nature (Ex. 40:17-21\, 34-38). “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1-14). The Son of God took on our flesh and blood and died on the cross in order that we might receive the right to become the children of God through faith. Baptized into Christ’s body\, we are made partakers of a new Genesis\, “the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:4–7). In Christ\, the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man has truly appeared. \n\nMedia kits\nThe LCMS has produced media kits for congregations to use in reaching out to their communities. The free\, downloadable resources are designed to allow congregations to add invitations and local details about worship services. Congregations are invited to use these resources to advertise service information or simply to generate opportunities for pastoral conversations in the community. \nView media kits \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/christmas-day-series-b-and-one-year-series/
CATEGORIES:Church Year
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