Christmas readings

Here are a series of readings I have compiled for us to use in family worship in the run up to Christmas. They tail off towards the end leaving you to decide how and when to use the last ones. You may, for example, wish to use more than one on Christmas day.

Christmas readings (2007)

1/12 Col 1:9-20, Jn 1:1-5 The Eternal Christ

Promises and pre-incarnation appearances

2/12 Gen 1:26 Gen 18:1 Ex 24:9-11 Dan 7:9-14 The LORD Jesus

3/12 Gen 3:1-15 The Protoevangel

4/12 Gen 12:1-5 All families of the earth shall be blessed...

5/12 Gen 22:1-19 The LORD will provide...

6/12 Gen 28:10-22 Covenant renewed with Isaac & Jacob Gen 26:1-5

7/12 Jos 5:13-15 Captain of the LORD's host; Ex 34:5-11

Prophet, Priest and King

8/12 Ex 12 Jesus ‘as priest makes peace, as king maintains it’ Zech 6:12-14

9/12 Duet 18:15-22 Our Prophet

10/12 2 Sam 7:18-29 & Jer 23:5-6 Great David's greater son

Advent foretold

11/12 Is 9:2-7 Unto us.. Wonderful!

12/12 Is 11 The Rod of Jesse

13/12 Is 42:1-10 a light of the Gentiles

14/12 Mi 5:2 Bethlehem, Is 32:1-4 A King shall reign in righteousness, Isaiah 59:20 cf http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/2996 "the Prophet Isaiah spoke of Him as literally the ‘Kinsman-Redeemer’, i.e. one who is related by blood to those he redeems (Isaiah 59:20, uses the same Hebrew word goel as used to describe Boaz in relation to Ruth)"

15/12 Is 7:14 A virgin & Immanuel & Is 40 1-9 ‘Comfort ye…’

16/12 Is 53 His mission; Dan 9:19-27

17/12 Mal 3:1-6, 16 – 4:6 The Sun of Righteousness

18/12 Amos 8:11-14 Years of silence.

The Dayspring from on high

19/12 1 Pet 1:9-12, Heb 1:1-5 God hath in these last days...

20/12 Annunciation of John the Baptist - Lu 1:5-25

21/12 Annunciation of Jesus - Lu 1:26-38

22/12 Mary visits Elizabeth - Lu 1:39-56

23/12 Joseph's vision - Mat 1:20-25

24/12 Birth of John - Lu 1:57-80

25/12 Birth of Jesus - Lu 2:1-7

Adoration by shepherds - Lu 2:8-16

Circumcision, presentation and purification – Lu 2:21-29

Adoration by the wise men – Mat 2:1-12 (cf. Is 60:1-6)

Flight into Egypt – Mat 2:13-23

Childhood of Jesus – Lu 2:40-51