November 30th: For All People
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Advent: The season of Advent is a season of preparation for the arrival of God on earth in the form of Jesus Christ. This year, our Advent messages will be in the form of a sermon series on “The Big Picture.” Often, we focus on what Jesus’ birth means to us as individuals, but the big picture is a plan for all people. Attend all four Sundays of Advent to hear “The Big Picture.”
November 30th – The First Sunday of Advent: Isaiah is a prophet to the people of Judah, but his message is a message of hope for all people. This week, we focus on Isaiah 2:1-5, where he explains how Jerusalem will become the place where all nations will come to know God. In addition to Isaiah, we will be reading from Psalm 122. Our message will be “For All People.”
See you Sunday.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Jim
Isaiah 2:1-5
The Future House of God
2 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
Judgment Pronounced on Arrogance
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!
Psalm 122
Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together.4 To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.5 For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.7 Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers.”8 For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, “Peace be within you.”9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.
