Lectio Concordia

The Signs of Immanuel – Friday

Preparing for the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Series: Lectio Concordia

December 20, 2024 By Rev. Mark Ryman

• Online jigsaw puzzle of today's reading • Index

• Collect: Lord God, manifest the glory of Christ in my life so that, by your grace, I may know the joys of your steadfast love, O blessed Trinity: Father, Son, and Spirit holy. Amen.

• Psalm 98:1–9

• Jeremiah 23:5–6

• Yes, the entire Gospel which we preach is based on this, that we properly understand this article as that upon which our salvation and all our happiness rest, and which is so rich and comprehensive that we never can learn it fully. (The Large Catechism, Second Article)

• “O Come, O Come, Immanuel” Tune

O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.

O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go. Refrain

O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to your tribes on Sinai’s height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain

O come, O Branch of Jesse’s stem,
unto your own and rescue them!
From depths of hell your people save,
and give them victory o’er the grave. Refrain

O come, O Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home.
Make safe for us the heavenward road
and bar the way to death’s abode. Refrain

O come, O Bright and Morning Star,
and bring us comfort from afar!
Dispel the shadows of the night
and turn our darkness into light. Refrain

O come, O King of nations, bind
in one the hearts of all mankind.
Bid all our sad divisions cease
and be yourself our King of Peace. Refrain

• Benediction: May the Lord lift up the light of his face upon you and put joy and peace deeply within your heart. Amen.

• Memory Verse: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

• Memory Verse Aid: FTUACIB, TUASIG; ATGSBUHS, AHNSBC WC, MG, EF, POP. (Isaiah 9:6)