Disciples
As we begin a New Year, let us ask the most basic question of all: Why do we become disciples? How do we become disciples of Jesus? What does it mean to be a disciple?
John 1
The Word Became Flesh – Christian Life
Because “the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us,” our ordinary life becomes extraordinary, not in withdrawing from the world; rather, by becoming more engaged in loving and serving others as the way in which we thus love and serve God.
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Glory In the Son
Father, send your Holy Spirit to reveal the glory of Your goodness,Your grace, and Your compassion in Jesus’ death and resurrection. We ask in the name of Jesus, Your dear Son and our crucified Lord, the Same who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen!
Children of God
Being a child of God and a member of God’s family is not a matter of being a member of God’s chosen Old Testament people nor is it something I can acquire by my effort nor is it the consequence of being a member of the human family; rather, it is the result of a new birth, what is commonly called being “born again.”
Come and See
O Lord, You have called us into the fellowship and priesthood of Your Son, Jesus Christ. By His incarnation and great work of salvation, heaven is opened to us in Him. Give us boldness to cling to Your faithful call, that Your deliverance would not be hidden but spoken freely in all the world. For You live and reign with Your Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Jesus, The Firstfruit of Jesse’s Tree
“In Him was life” (John 1:4). If you have ever had the opportunity to witness the birth of a child, it’s difficult to not be in awe of a new life entering the world. A newborn baby is full of life! Yet the Christ Child born that first Christmas is full of life in an even greater way. This child, the Word made flesh, is born, lives, dies, and rises to give life to the world. “In Him was life.” In Jesus is life for Mary, life for Joseph, life for the shepherds, life for those in Bethlehem, life for the Jews, life for the Gentiles, life for all, life for you. This Christmas, when you see the babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger, rejoice that “in Him was life”! Amen.
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True Light
Lord Jesus Christ, we implore You to hear our prayers and to lighten the darkness of our hearts by Your gracious visitation; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Behold the Lamb!
Almighty and everlasting God, who governs all things in heaven and on earth, mercifully hear the prayers of Your people and grant us Your peace through all our days; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen!
Lamb of God
The next day [John] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’ Amen!