FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
December 19, 2021
AS WE GATHER
Christmas is coming! But the coming of the promised Messiah does not just signify a baby being born in a stable; it reveals the Son of God coming to a broken, sinful world to save each of us from our own sinful nature. He comes to rule His people with loving justice; He comes to sacrifice Himself for us; He comes to fulfill all God’s promises to us.
BIBLE READINGS
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Micah 5:2–5
(Little Bethlehem shall be the birthplace of the promised ruler of Israel.)
EPISTLE READING: Hebrews 10:5–10 (Jesus came to earth to do His Father’s will.)
HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 1:39–45
(Elizabeth greets Mary and the unborn Jesus, and Mary rejoices in God, her Savior.)