News & notes from St. James

My song is love unknown, My Savior’s love to me, Love to the loveless shown That they might lovely be. Oh, who am I That for my sake My Lord

“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31) SCRIPTURE READINGS Isaiah 7:10-14 Hebrews 10:4-10  Luke 1:26-38  

“All those whose sins you thus remit I truly pardon and acquit, And those whose sins you will retain Condemned and guilty shall remain. (LSB 614 St. 3) SCRIPTURE READINGS

…‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” (Luke 13:35) SCRIPTURE READINGS Jeremiah 26:8-15 Philippians 3:17-4:1  Luke 13:31-35   HYMNS FOR THE DAY Opening Hymn “Speak, O

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. (Luke 4:2) SCRIPTURE READINGS Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13  

 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites,…”  (Matthew 6:16) SCRIPTURE READINGS Joel 2:12-19 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21   HYMNS FOR THE DAY Opening Hymn

And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. (Luke 9:29) SCRIPTURE READINGS   Deuteronomy 34:1-12   Hebrews 3:1-6   Luke 9:28-36  

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27) SCRIPTURE READINGS Genesis 45:3-15  1 Corinthians 15:21-26, 30-42 Luke 6:27-38