The Congregation at Prayer

For the Third Week of Advent (December 15-20, 2025)

Invocation: In the Name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Speak the Apostles’ Creed. 

Verse: Isaiah 7:14b – “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Hymn of the Week:  Lutheran Service Book #357 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

Hymns for Sunday: 357 (v. 1-6), 357 (v. 7), 352, 621, 338, 517 (v. 6), 359

Readings for the Week: [The readings for Thursday-Saturday are the Scriptures for this coming Sunday.]

Monday: Psalm 24

Do you have clean hands and a pure heart? Why AND why not? How has the King of glory fought for you for this? Who is He?

Tuesday: Deuteronomy 18:15-19

What does it mean “a prophet like Moses?” How would He be like Moses? What would He do? Who is being spoken of here?

Wednesday: Luke 1:39-56

What did Elizabeth call Mary? How did she know this? What does she say about Mary? What does Mary say about what God is doing? How does she know all this? Where did it come from?

Thursday: Isaiah 7:10-17

What sign did God give Ahaz? What does the name Immanuel mean? (See Matthew 1:23). What will he learn? What does this teach us about this child? What will he be a sign of?

Friday: Romans 1:1-7

What does Paul say about Jesus here? Who is He? Why is this important? What did He come to do? 

Saturday: Matthew 1:18-25

Why was Joseph troubled? In what TWO ways did God comfort him? How did Joseph play an important told in Jesus’ life?

The Catechism - The Sacrament of the Altar: What is the benefit of this eating and drinking? These words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” show us that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.

Collect for the Week: Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come and help us by Your might, that the sins which weigh us down may be quickly lifted by Your grace and mercy; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Prayers:  Please pray for . . .

+ yourself and for all in need (remembering especially those on our prayer list).

+ God’s blessing, wisdom, and guidance for our congregation treasurer, Logan Hansen.

+ the Lutheran Church-Canada, for God’s wisdom, blessing, guidance, and provision.

+ God’s blessing, guidance, and provision for the Lutheran Church Extension Fund.

Conclude with the Lord’s Prayer and Luther’s Morning or Evening Prayer from the Catechism.

Now joyfully go about your day (or to bed) in good cheer, child of God!

Collect for the Week © 2018 Concordia Publishing House.

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