Advent Readings 2011
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Emily NealyAdvent Readings 2011
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Emily NealyAdvent A Season of Reflection & Anticipation
What is Advent? Advent is a season of reflection upon our Saviors birth. Traditionally the season of advent is celebrated the four weeks leading up to Christmas Day. The word advent simply means coming. Advent, therefore, is a season in which we celebrate the first coming/advent of the Son of God to earth to take on human flesh, live a perfect life, die a sacrificial death on the cross, and be resurrected from the dead and exalted at the right hand of the Father. As we look back and remember what Jesus Christ has done for us in the past, our attention must also be drawn to the future because Jesus Christ is coming again and we must be ready to meet him. During this season we are encouraged as we daily read through Scriptures from the old and new testaments to turn our focus to the true meaning of Christmas, which is Christ, and away from all the distractions of the world that seek to steal glory from him to whom all glory is due. Each week of advent we focus on a different theme: Week 1 Hope (Christ alone is our hope), Week 2 Peace (Christ is the Prince of Peace), Week 3 Joy (Christ alone is the giver of true joy), Week 4 Love (We only know true love because Christ first loved us). Advent Readings The following is a suggested list of advent scripture readings. These readings will be a blessing to you and your family and serve to focus your attention on Christ this Christmas season. Just take a few minutes each day to read each passage, think about and discuss the meaning and significance, and pray and thank God for all that he has done, is doing, and is going to do.
Theme: Joy Christ alone is the Giver of True Joy! (Luke 2:10) Third Week of Advent (Beginning Dec. 11) Hymn of the Week: Joy to the World Sunday Isaiah 13:6-13 Hebrews 12:18-29 John 3:22-30 Monday Isaiah 8:16 9:1 2 Peter 1:1-11 Luke 22:39-53 Tuesday Isaiah 9:1-7 2 Peter 1:12-21 Luke 22:54-69 Wednesday Isaiah 9:8-17 2 Peter 2:1-10a Mark 1:1-8 Thursday Isaiah 9:18 10:4 2 Peter 2:10b-16 Matthew 3:1-12 Friday Isaiah 10:5-19 2 Peter 2:17-22 Matthew 11:2-15 Saturday Isaiah 10:20-27 Jude 17-25 Luke 3:19 Theme: Love We love because Christ First Loved Us! (John 3:16) Fourth Week of Advent (Beginning Dec. 18) Hymn of the Week: What Child is This? Sunday Isaiah 42:1-12 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 3:16-21 Monday Isaiah 11:1-9 Revelation 20:1-10 John 5:30-47 Tuesday Isaiah 11:10-16 Revelation 20:11 21:8 Luke 1:5-25 Wednesday Isaiah 28:9-22 Revelation 21:9-21 Luke 1:26-38 Thursday Isaiah 29:13-24 Revelation 21:22 22:5 Luke 1:39-56 Christmas Eve Isaiah 33:17-22 Revelation 22:6-11, 18-20 Luke 1:57-66 Christmas Day Isaiah 35:1-10 Revelation 22:12-17, 21 Luke 1:67-80
2011 ADVENT READINGS
Theme: Hope Our Hope is found in Christ Alone! (Mat 12:18-21) First Week of Advent (Beginning Nov. 27) Hymn of the Week: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Sunday Isaiah 1:1-9 2 Peter 3:1-10 Matthew 25:1-13 Monday Isaiah 1:10-20 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Luke 20:1-8 Tuesday Isaiah 1:21-31 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Luke 20:9-18 Wednesday Isaiah 2:1-11 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 Luke 20:19-26 Thursday Isaiah 2:12-22 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Luke 20:27-40 Friday Isaiah 3:8-15 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 Luke 20:41 21:4 Saturday Isaiah 4:2-6 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Luke 21:5-19 Theme: Peace Christ is the Prince of Peace! (Is 9:6) Second Week of Advent (Beginning Dec. 4) Hymn of the Week: Hark! The Harold Angels Sing Sunday Isaiah 5:1-7 2 Peter 3:11-18 Luke 7:28-35 Monday Isaiah 5:8-12, 18-23 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Luke 21:20-28 Tuesday Isaiah 5:13-17, 24-25 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Luke 21:29-38 Wednesday Isaiah 6:1-13 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 John 7:53 8:11 Thursday Isaiah 7:1-9 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Luke 22:1-13 Friday Isaiah 7:10-25 2 Thessalonians 2:13 3:5 Luke 22:14-30 Saturday Isaiah 8:1-15 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 Luke 22:31-38
