Revised Common Lectionary: 1 Samuel 1:4-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Daniel 12:1-3; Psalm 16; Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25; Mark 13:1-8 Narrative Lectionary: Amos: Justice Rolls Down, 1:1-2, 5:14-15, 21-24 (John 7:37-38) We are nearing the end of the season after Pentecost, and have come full circle. The first selection of the Hebrew Scriptures began with the […]
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Worship Resources for November 7th, 2021—Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17; Psalm 127; 1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 Narrative Lectionary: God Speaks to Elijah, 1 Kings 19:1-18 (John 12:27-28) Resources for All Saints Day can be found here. Ruth became the great-grandmother of King David, even though she was not an Israelite in Ruth 3 and […]
Worship Resources for October 31st, 2021—Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Reformation Sunday, All Saints Day
All Saints Day is November 1st, and so it may be observed on either October 31st or November 7th. Reformation Sunday is October 31st. Revised Common Lectionary Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost: Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146; Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Psalm 119:1-8; Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 12:28-34 All Saints Day (if not observed November 7th): Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; […]
Worship Resources for October 24th, 2021—Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22); Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126; Hebrews 7:23-38; Mark 10:46-52 Narrative Lectionary: God Calls David, 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 51:10-14 (John 7:24) Job responded to God at the beginning of chapter 42, recognizing that he was speaking without thinking, accusing God without understanding who God is and what […]
Worship Resources for October 17th—Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Job 38:1-7 (34-41); Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c; Isaiah 53:4-12; Psalm 91:9-16; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Narrative Lectionary: God Calls Samuel, 1 Samuel 3:1-21 (John 20:21-23) God answered Job from the whirlwind in chapter 38. After thirty-six chapters of Job arguing with his friends (and a stranger who happens along for the last […]
Worship Resources for October 10th, 2021—Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:1-15; Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Revised Common Lectionary: God Provides Manna, Exodus 16:1-18 (John 6:51) The first passage of the Hebrew scriptures continues in the second half of the season after Pentecost in Wisdom Literature, and for much of October, in the book […]
Worship Resources for October 3rd, 2021—Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, World Communion Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary: Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Psalm 26; Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 Narrative Lectionary: God’s Name is Revealed, Exodus 2:23-25, 3:1-15, 4:10-17 (John 8:58) The first selection of the Hebrew scriptures continues in Wisdom Literature, moving into a four-part series on Job. The story of Job is an old one, […]
Worship Resources for September 26th, 2021—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22; Psalm 124; Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; Psalm 10:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 Narrative Lectionary: Jacob’s Dream, Genesis 27:1-4, 15-23, 28:10-17 In Jewish tradition, the book of Esther is part of the Wisdom literature, and the selections for today tell the story of the celebration of Purim. Taking place […]
Worship Resources for September 19th, 2021—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Narrative Lectionary: Binding of Isaac, Genesis 21:1-3, 22:1-14 (John 1:29) Continuing the theme of Wisdom Literature in the first selection of the Hebrew Scriptures, the book of Proverbs closes with these verses about a Woman of Valor (the NRSV […]
Worship Resources for September 12th, 2021—Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Proverbs 1:20-33; Psalm 19; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 116:1-9; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 Narrative Lectionary: Creation by the Word, Genesis 1:1-2:4a (John 1:1-5) The first selection of the Hebrew Scriptures continues the theme of Wisdom Literature, in this second half of the season after Pentecost. In Proverbs, Wisdom is personified as a woman, […]