Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 Narrative Lectionary: Paul and Silas, Acts 16:16-34 (Luke 6:18-19, 22-23) In the U.S. this Sunday is Mother’s Day. This can be both a celebratory and a painful Sunday. For women who are struggling with fertility, those unable to have children, and those who have […]
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Worship Resources for May 1st, 2022—Third Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 9:1-6 (7-20); Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Narrative Lectionary: Paul’s Conversion, Acts 9:1-19a (Matthew 6:24) The Revised Common Lectionary begins with selections from Acts during the season of Easter. The Narrative Lectionary readings also turn to Acts and follows the same passage this week. Saul, who was persecuting the early […]
Worship Resources for April 24, 2022—Second Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 Narrative Lectionary: Thomas, John 20:19-21 (Psalm 145:13-21) The first selection for the Revised Common Lectionary during the Easter Season is from Acts in lieu of the Hebrew Scripture reading. Peter and other apostles were brought before the council and the high […]
Worship Resources for April 17th, 2022–Easter Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 Narrative Lectionary: Resurrection of our Lord, John 20:1-18 (Psalm 118:21-29) Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed! In the Easter season, the first scripture reading for the Revised Common Lectionary is usually from […]
Worship Resources for May 16th, 2021—Ascension Sunday, Seventh Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary Ascension of the Lord: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47 or Psalm 93; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 Seventh Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 Narrative Lectionary: One in Christ, Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29 (Luke 1:68-79) Acts 1:1-11 contains the first of Luke’s account of Jesus’ ascension (the first […]
Worship Resources for May 9th, 2021—Sixth Sunday of Easter (Mother’s Day U.S.)
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 Narrative Lectionary: Living by Faith, Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21 (Luke 18:9-14) Following Peter’s bold declaration that God shows no partiality in the preceding pages, after meeting Cornelius the Centurion, the Jewish followers of Jesus were amazed at the Holy Spirit working through Gentile believers […]
Worship Resources for May 2nd, 2021—Fifth Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 Narrative Lectionary: Council at Jerusalem, Acts 15:1-18 (Luke 2:29-32) The reading from Acts beginning the Revised Common Lectionary is the same as last week’s selection from the Narrative Lectionary about the Ethiopian Eunuch. Philip was told by an angel to go south of […]
Worship Resources for April 25th, 2021—Fourth Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 Narrative Lectionary: Ethiopian Eunuch Baptized, Acts 8:26-39 (Luke 24:44-47) The selection in Acts is a continuation of the same story from the previous week. Peter and John, after healing a man who used to beg at the temple gate, and after speaking to […]
Worship Resources for April 18th, 2021—Third Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Narrative Lectionary: Stephen’s Witness, Acts 6:1-7:2a, 44-60 (Luke 24:33-34a, 46) For the Revised Common Lectionary in the season of Easter, passages from Acts replace the Hebrew Scriptures lesson. In Acts 3, soon after Pentecost, Peter and John were going to the temple at […]
Worship Resources for April 11th, 2021—Second Sunday of Easter
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 Narrative Lectionary: Emmaus Road, Luke 24:13-35 (Psalm 30) During the season of Easter, the Revised Common Lectionary uses selections from the Acts of the Apostles instead of the Hebrew Scripture reading. The early church, in the days after Pentecost, came together through the […]