Our Sacred Roots: The Priesthood of All Believers

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T he S eason after E piphany

Third Sunday after the Epiphany January 23 - 29, 2022

WEEK 9

Epiphany commemorates the coming of the Magi, the wise men from the East who followed the star in search of the Christ child. This season emphasizes Christ’s mission to the Gentiles and his claim of salvation for the world.

THIS WEEK’S THEME “The Spirit of the Lord Is upon Me”, Luke 4.14-21

After his temptation, our Lord Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and a report about him went throughout the surrounding country, and he taught in their synagogues and was glorified by all. When he came to his hometown, Nazareth, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom and stood up to read. On that day Jesus took the scroll of the prophet Isaiah and read the text where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” As all eyes in the synagogue were fixed on him, Jesus proclaimed that the Isaiah Scripture was fulfilled in their hearing! Jesus declared boldly that he himself was God’s anointed Messiah, the long-awaited, Spirit-anointed Servant of Yahweh come to liberate creation from Satan’s dominion.

Daily Devotional Guide Preparing Our Hearts

Invocation: Our Prayer of Acclamation Eternal God, our Father, who sent your only Son Jesus to earth to destroy the works of the devil, fulfill in us your sacred will in order that your Holy Spirit who filled our Lord