Confident.Faith

Readings Psalm 12 Psalm 9 Deuteronomy 28:1–22 Matthew 18:1–20 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 50–59 Commemoration Today we commemorate Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann, and Paul Gerhardt, Hymnwriters . Philipp Nicolai was a German pastor who lived through the Great Plague, which took the lives of thirteen hundred members of his parish. Despite hardships, he contributed hymns which the C...

Readings Psalm 93 Psalm 87 Deuteronomy 27:1–26 Matthew 17:14–27 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 40–49 Commemoration Today we commemorate Dorcas (also known as Tabitha), Lydia, and Phoebe, Faithful Women . These three faithful women exemplified what it means to live a Christian life. Tabitha is remembered for her charitable acts in Joppa, particularly for making clothing for the poor. Wh...

Readings Psalm 99 Psalm 97 Deuteronomy 25:17—26:19 Matthew 17:1–13 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 28–39

Readings Psalm 107 Deuteronomy 24:10—25:10 Matthew 16:13–28 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 18–27 Festival Today we celebrate the Festival of St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr. Also known as “James the Just”, St. James of Jerusalem did not believe in the divinity of Christ until after the Resurrection. After converting, James became a leader in the early Christian comm...

Readings Psalm 62 Psalm 119:137–144 Deuteronomy 21:1–23 Matthew 16:1–12 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 7–17

Readings Psalm 142 Psalm 91 Deuteronomy 20:1–20 Matthew 15:21–39 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXIII, 1–6

Readings Isaiah 45:1–7 Psalm 96 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 Matthew 22:15–22

Readings Psalm 138 Psalm 140 Deuteronomy 19:1–20 Matthew 15:1–20 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXII, 9–17

Readings Psalm 80 Deuteronomy 18:1–22 Matthew 14:22–36 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXII, 1–8

Readings Psalm 75 Psalm 77 Deuteronomy 17:1–20 Matthew 14:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXI, 38–44 Festival Today we celebrate the festival of St. Luke, Evangelist. A traveling companion of St. Paul, St. Luke was a Greek physician, who would author one of the four Gospels and the Book of Acts. It is Luke who gives us details of Christ’s birth and many other events. Taken together, The G...

Readings Psalm 39 Psalm 38 Deuteronomy 15:19—16:22 Matthew 13:44–58 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXI, 31–37 Commemoration Today we commemorate Ignatius of Antioch, Pastor and Martyr . Serving as bishop of Antioch in the beginning of the second century AD, Ignatius was a proponent of orthodox Christian doctrine. Arrested under Emperor Trajan, Ignatius, like Paul, was taken in chains to Rome,...

Readings Psalm 37 Deuteronomy 14:1—15:15 Matthew 13:24–43 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXI, 21–30

Readings Psalm 119:33–40 Psalm 34 Deuteronomy 13:1–18 Matthew 13:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXI, 14–20

Readings Psalm 114 Psalm 124 Deuteronomy 12:13–32 Matthew 12:38–50 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXI, 1–13

Readings Isaiah 25:6–9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:4–13 Matthew 22:1–14

Readings Psalm 111 Psalm 115 Deuteronomy 11:26—12:12 Matthew 12:22–37 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XX, 86–92

Readings Psalm 119:97–104 Psalm 146 Deuteronomy 11:1–25 Matthew 12:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XX, 78–85

Readings Psalm 23 Psalm 114 Deuteronomy 9:23—10:22 Matthew 11:20–30 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XVIII–XIX Commemoration Today we commemorate Philip the Deacon. One of the seven men appointed to help the Apostles handle the work of the rapidly expanding Early Church by overseeing the distribution of food to the poor, Philip would go on to work as an evangelist in Samaria. Pursuant to the wo...

Readings Psalm 106 Deuteronomy 9:1–22 Matthew 11:1–19 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XVI, 61–65, & XVII

Readings Psalm 103 Deuteronomy 8:1–20 Matthew 10:24–42 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XVI, 53–60 Commemoration Today we commemorate Abraham. Selected from among the nations and called by God to become the father of a great nation, Abraham left his home and all that he had ever known, at the age of seventy-five, and moved to the land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and to his descenda...

Readings Psalm 126 Psalm 141 Deuteronomy 7:1–19 Matthew 10:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XV, 45–52

Readings Psalm 121 Psalm 131 Deuteronomy 6:10–25 Matthew 9:18–38 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XV, 31–44

Readings Isaiah 5:1–7 Psalm 80:7–19 Philippians 3:4b–14 Matthew 21:33–46

Readings Psalm 91 Psalm 97 Deuteronomy 5:22—6:9 Matthew 9:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XV, 22–30

Readings Psalm 86 Deuteronomy 5:1–21 Matthew 8:18–34 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XV, 13–21