Revised Common Lectionary: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20); Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51 Narrative Lectionary: Sermon at Nazareth, Luke 4:14-30 (Psalm 146) The boy Samuel was the son of Elkanah and Hannah, a long-wanted child promised to Hannah by God after she prayed that she would conceive, and she dedicated him to the […]
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Worship Resources for January 10th, 2021: First Sunday after Epiphany—Baptism of the Lord
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 Narrative Lectionary: Jesus’ Baptism, Luke 3:1-22 (Psalm 51:6-17) We begin the Revised Common Lectionary reading in this season after Epiphany with the beginning of the Bible, the beginning of Creation in Genesis 1:1-5. In the beginning, a wind from God swept over the waters, […]
Worship Resources for January 3rd—Second Sunday of Christmas, Epiphany, and New Year’s
Worship Resources for New Year’s Sunday can be found here. Revised Common Lectionary: Second Sunday of Christmas: Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1: (1-9), 10-18 Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 Narrative Lectionary: Boy in the Temple, Luke 2:41-52 (Psalm 2:7-8) The Hebrew Scripture selection for the second Sunday […]
Worship Resources for December 27th, 2020–First Sunday of Christmas
Worship Resources for December 27th, 2020—First Sunday of Christmas Revised Common Lectionary First Sunday after Christmas Day: Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 New Year’s Day: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13; Psalm 8; Revelation 21:1-6a; Matthew 25:31-46 Narrative Lectionary: Simeon and Anna, Luke 2:21-38 (Psalm 131) The Revised Common Lectionary begins the readings for the first […]