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Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Psalm 99
As read by Sarah
1 The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble;
he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake.
2 Great is the LORD in Zion;
he is exalted over all the nations.
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name- he is holy.
4 The King is mighty, he loves justice- you have established equity;
in Jacob you have done what is just and right.
5 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel was among those who called on his name;
they called on the LORD and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 O LORD our God, you answered them; you were to Israel
a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds.
9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain,
for the LORD our God is holy.
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Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
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Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Prophecies Fulfilled 4 – Global predications
In the part of the Bible which is called the Old Testament, there are over 300 predictions down through history which look forward to the coming of a Messiah or Saviour. That Messiah or Saviour we Christians believe, was the man, the historical figure of Jesus Christ. Let’s continue our adventure! Are you ready?
There are over 300 predictions in the Old Testament look to the coming of a Messiah. That man we Christians believe was Jesus Christ. We continue today by looking at some of the global predications about Jesus the Messiah
11. Prediction: Messiah would spend some time in Egypt.
Predicted: Hosea 11:1
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:14-15
12. Prediction: A massacre of children would happen at Messiah's birthplace.
Predicted: Jeremiah 31:15
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:16-18
13. Prediction: A messenger would prepare the way for Messiah.
Predicted: Isaiah 40:3-5
Fulfilled: Luke 3:3-6
14. Prediction: Messiah would be rejected by his own people.
Predicted: Psalm 69:8 Isaiah 53:3
Fulfilled: John 1:11; John 7:5
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Psalm 8
For the director of music. According to gittith. A psalm of David.
1 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
in the heavens.
2 Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold against your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honour.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the animals of the wild,
8 the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Prophecies Fulfilled 3 – The Messiah’s Ancestry Part 2
In the part of the Bible which is called the Old Testament, there are over 300 predictions down through history which look forward to the coming of a Messiah or Saviour. That Messiah or Saviour we Christians believe, was the man, the historical figure of Jesus Christ. Let’s continue our adventure! Are you ready?
The first Christmas almost 2,000 years ago is the time when the invisible becomes visible. When God who is outside of time and space, entered time and space. This Almighty God becomes a weakened baby, in what we call the incarnation. Almighty God has become one of his created beings – a helpless human.
We continue today by looking at Jesus’ ancestry – something very important for the nation of Israel at the time!
1. Prediction: Messiah would be born of a woman.
Predicted: Genesis 3:15
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:20 & Galatians 4:4
2. Prediction: Messiah would be born of a virgin.
Predicted: Isaiah 7:14
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:22-23 & Luke 1:30-31
3. Prediction: Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Predicted: Micah 5:2
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:1 & Luke 2:4-6
7. Prediction: Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah.
Predicted: Genesis 49:10
Fulfilled: Luke 3:33; Hebrews 7:14
8. Prediction: Messiah would be heir to King David's throne.
Predicted: 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 9:7
Fulfilled: Luke 1:32-33; Romans 1:3
9. Prediction: Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal.
Predicted: Psalm 45:6-7; Daniel 2:44
Fulfilled: Luke 1:30-33; Hebrews 1:8-9
10. Prediction: Messiah would be called Immanuel.
Predicted: Isaiah 7:14
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:22-3
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Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Prophecies Fulfilled 2 – The Messiah’s Ancestry Part 1
In the part of the Bible which is called the Old Testament, there are over 300 predictions down through history which look forward to the coming of a Messiah or Saviour. That Messiah or Saviour we Christians believe, was the man, the historical figure of Jesus Christ. Let’s continue our adventure! Are you ready?
We continue today by looking at Jesus’ ancestry – something very important for the nation of Israel at the time!
4. Prediction: Messiah would come from the line of Abraham.
Predicted: Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:1 & Romans 9:5
5. Prediction: Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac.
Predicted: Genesis 17:19; Genesis 21:12
Fulfilled: Luke 3:34
6. Prediction: Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob.
Predicted: Numbers 24:17
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:2
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Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Prophecies Fulfilled 1 – The Messiah’s Birth
In the part of the Bible which is called the Old Testament, there are over 300 predictions down through history which look forward to the coming of a Messiah or Saviour. That Messiah or Saviour we Christians believe, was the man, the historical figure of Jesus Christ. Let’s continue our adventure! Are you ready?
The first Christmas almost 2,000 years ago is the time when the invisible becomes visible. When God who is outside of time and space, entered time and space. This Almighty God becomes a weakened baby, in what we call the incarnation. Almighty God has become one of his created beings – a helpless human.
“For this is how God loved the world: He sent his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”(1 John 3:16)
“So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.” (Romans 8:3)
1. Prediction: Messiah would be born of a woman.
Predicted: Genesis 3:15
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:20 & Galatians 4:4
2. Prediction: Messiah would be born of a virgin.
Predicted: Isaiah 7:14
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:22-23 & Luke 1:30-31
3. Prediction: Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Predicted: Micah 5:2
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:1 & Luke 2:4-6
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Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Psalm 35
1 Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
2 Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
3 Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation."
4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.
5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;
6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
8 may ruin overtake them by surprise- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, O LORD ? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
11 Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.
12 They repay me evil for good and leave my soul forlorn.
13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
14 I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.
15 But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee; attackers gathered against me when I was unaware. They slandered me without ceasing.
16 Like the ungodly circle of maliciously mockers; they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my life from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.
19 Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They gape at me and say, "Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it."
22 O LORD, you have seen this; be not silent. Do not be far from me, O Lord.
23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, O LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.
25 Do not let them think, "Aha, just what we wanted!" or say, "We have swallowed him up."
26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."
28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.
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Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
The O Antiphons - Emmanuel
We continue looking at the 7 O Antiphons used by some parts of the church in their Christmas worship. Each of them addresses Jesus Christ using a Messianic title drawn from Old Testament prophecy.
Today Is Day 7 - O Emmanuel
God with us, our King and Law-giver, desired of the nations and their salvation, you came to save us, Lord our God.
Old Testament reading:
Isaiah 7:13-14 - Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well? All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
New Testament Readings:
Matthew 1:23 - ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’).
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Acts 4:11-12 - Jesus is ‘“the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.” Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.’
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Psalm 44
44:1 We have heard with our ears, God;
our fathers have told us,
what work you did in their days,
in the days of old.
44:2 You drove out the nations with your hand,
but you planted them.
You afflicted the peoples,
but you spread them abroad.
44:3 For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword,
neither did their own arm save them;
but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face,
because you were favorable to them.
44:4 You are my King, God.
Command victories for Jacob!
44:5 Through you, will we push down our adversaries.
Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us.
44:6 For I will not trust in my bow,
neither shall my sword save me.
44:7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.
44:8 In God we have made our boast all day long,
we will give thanks to your name forever.
Selah.
44:9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor,
and don’t go out with our armies.
44:10 You make us turn back from the adversary.
Those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
44:11 You have made us like sheep for food,
and have scattered us among the nations.
44:12 You sell your people for nothing,
and have gained nothing from their sale.
44:13 You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.
44:14 You make us a byword among the nations,
a shaking of the head among the peoples.
44:15 All day long my dishonor is before me,
and shame covers my face,
44:16 At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses,
because of the enemy and the avenger.
44:17 All this has come on us,
yet have we not forgotten you,
Neither have we been false to your covenant.
44:18 Our heart has not turned back,
neither have our steps strayed from your path,
44:19 Though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals,
and covered us with the shadow of death.
44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God,
or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
44:21 won’t God search this out?
For he knows the secrets of the heart.
44:22 Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long.
We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
44:23 Wake up!
Why do you sleep, Lord?
Arise!
Don’t reject us forever.
44:24 Why do you hide your face,
and forget our affliction and our oppression?
44:25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust.
Our body clings to the earth.
44:26 Rise up to help us.
Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.
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