What is “Advent”? What do we do during Advent?
Advent is a word that means “coming” or “visit”. In the Christian season of Adventwe prepare for the “advent” of Christ at Christmas. Our preparation includes many things:
Advent is a word that means “coming” or “visit”. In the Christian season of Adventwe prepare for the “advent” of Christ at Christmas. Our preparation includes many things:
• We remember Israel’s hope for the coming of God’s Messiah to save, to forgive, and to restore them.
• We remember our hope for the second coming of Jesus.
• We remember our need for a Savior to save us from our sins.
• We prepare to welcome Christ at Christmas into our world . . . and into our hearts.
(from Scot McKnight, http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2011/11/27/first-advent-candle-2/)
This Advent, we are encourage our entire church to read the selected texts from Scripture (see below) together with our family each week, as many of us did last year. Let's pray that the Spirit of the Lord will be our teacher and guide as we wait eagerly for the coming of the Lord!
Advent 1C 將臨期第一主日 Dec 2, 2012
Jeremiah 耶利米書 33:14-16
Psalm 詩篇 25
1 Thessalonians 帖撒羅尼迦前書 3:9-13
Luke 路加福音 21:25-36
Advent 2C 將臨期第二主日
Dec 9, 2011
Malachi 瑪拉基書 3:1-4
Luke 路加福音 3:68-79
Philippians 腓立比書 1:3-11
Luke 路加福音 3:1-6
Advent 3C 將臨期第三主日
Dec 16, 2011
Zephaniah 西番亞書 3:14-20
Isaiah 以賽亞書 12:2-6
Philippians 腓立比書
4:4-7
Luke 路加福音 3:10-18
Advent 4C 將臨期第四主日
Dec 23, 2011
Micah 彌迦書 5:2-5a
Luke 路加福音 1:47-55 (or 或)
Psalm 詩篇 80:1-7
Hebrews 希伯來書 10:5-10
Luke 路加福音 1:39－45, (46-55)
Christmas Eve/Day 聖誕夜/節
Dec 24/25, 2011
Isaiah 以賽亞書 9:2-7; 62:6-12; 52:7-10
Psalm 詩篇
96-98
Titus 提多書 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Hebrews 希伯來書 1:1-12
Luke 路加福音
2:1-20; John 約翰福音
1:1-14
Christmas 1B 聖誕節第一主日
Dec 30, 2012
2 Samuel 撒母耳記下
7:1-11,16
Psalm 詩篇
148
Colossians 歌羅西書 3:12-17
Luke 路加福音 2:41-52
Watch
Night/New Year 迎接新年 Dec 31-Jan
1, 2013
Ephesians 以弗所書 3:1-13
Psalm 詩篇 8
Revelation 啓示錄 21:1-6a
Matthew 馬太福音 25:31-46
