SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
December 10, 2023
AS WE GATHER
Throughout the ages, God has sent messengers with special messages for His people. Many centuries before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Isaiah told of how God would comfort His people. The ministry of Jesus was announced by the strong spoken messages of John the Baptizer in the wilderness. After the ascension of Jesus, written messages such as those of Peter, John, Paul, and James encouraged the first Christians into ongoing lives of faith and witness. Through His Word, the timeless messages of God come to us anew each week and in each changing season of the Church Year.
BIBLE READINGS
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 40:1-11
(Comfort God’s people is proclaimed)
EPISTLE READING: 2 Peter 3:8-14
(The Day of the Lord will be coming)
HOLY GOSPEL: Mark 1:1-8
(John the Baptist announces the coming of Jesus)