United Presbyterian Church
2360 Longwood Ave., Reedsport, OR 97467 (541) 271-3214. Pastor: (541) 218 7657Sunday Service:
10:30. Office and Pastor's Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 til 2:00; Saturday from 9:00 to 11:30.
Last updated: 12/06/2024
The Lay Leader for Sunday, December 8, is Leo
FIRST
READING
Malachi 3:1-4 The Coming Messenger
1.
See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom
you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom
you delight--indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2. But who can endure
the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a
refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; 3. he will sit as a refiner and purifier
of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold
and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. 4. Then
the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days
of old and as in former years.
GOSPEL READING
Luke 1:67-80
67. Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy
Spirit and spoke this prophecy: 68. “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he
has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. 69. He has raised up a
mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the
mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we would be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us. 72. Thus he has shown the mercy promised
to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant, 73. the oath that he
swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us 74. that we, being rescued from the
hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear, 75. in holiness and
righteousness before him all our days. 76. And you, child, will be called the
prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77. to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their
sins. 78. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon
us, 79. to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace."
80. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he
was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.