Advent Devotional
Welcome to Come, Lord Jesus, our 2021 Advent devotional video series. If you would like to add a devotional structure to your (or your family’s) daily Advent reading, you can use the following format:
Light the Advent Candle
Make the Sign of the Cross and Say:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Pray Luther’s Morning Prayer
I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Say the Apostle’s Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Scripture Readings for the Week of Advent 1
- Jeremiah 23:1-8 (the Righteous Branch)
- Psalm 24 (the King of Glory)
- Romans 13:8-14 (the Hour has Come)
- Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:1-9 (the Triumphal Entry)
Pray the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Pray Luther’s Evening Prayer
I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.
(Luther’s Evening and Morning Prayers are taken from The Book of Concord, Triglotta, Small Catechism)
Other Resources
Here’s a list of links to help you navigate through past videos or other digital resources:
- paulwarndt.com
- new ekklesia site (video resources in a “netflix” format)
- “eXPlain it” portal (digital resources in curriculum format)
Come Lord Jesus!
Paul
