Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 29:15-28 and Psalm 105: 1-11, 45b or Psalm 128; 1 Kings 3:5-12 and Psalm 119:129-136; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Narrative Lectionary: Old Testament Wisdom and Poetry, Proverbs 8:1-11, 22-36 (John 8:56-58) Jacob marries both Leah and Rachel in Genesis 29:15-28. Following the story of our ancestors of the faith, Jacob […]
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Worship Resources for July 23, 2023—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 28:10-19a and Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Isaiah 44:6-8 and Psalm 86:11-17; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Narrative Lectionary: Old Testament Wisdom and Poetry, Proverbs 1:1-7, 3:1-8 (Matthew 13:34-35) In the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures, following the stories of our ancestors of the faith, Jacob has a dream in Bethel in […]
Worship Resources for July 16, 2023—Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 25:19-34 and Psalm 119:105-112; Isaiah 55:10-13 and Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Narrative Lectionary: 2 Peter 3:1-10, 17-18 (Matthew 24:42-44) In the first selection of the Hebrew scriptures, we have followed the ancestors of the faith, now to the third generation. Rebekah and Isaac struggled to conceive—a […]
Worship Resources for July 9, 2023—Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 and Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Zechariah 9:9-12 and Psalm 145:8-14; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Narrative Lectionary: Series on 2 Peter, 1:16-2:2, 15-19 (Mark 13:5-7) The first selection of the Hebrew scriptures follows the ancestors of the faith through Genesis and Exodus, and this Sunday’s […]
Worship Resources for July 2, 2023—Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 22:1-14 and Psalm 13; Jeremiah 28:5-9 and Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Narrative Lectionary: 2 Peter 1:1-11 (Matthew 13:44-46) Our first selection of the Hebrew Scriptures in this season after Pentecost follows the ancestors of the faith in Genesis and Exodus. In Genesis 22, Abraham is instructed by God […]
Worship Resources for June 25, 2023—Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 21:8-21 and Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Jeremiah 20:7-13 and Psalm 69:7-10 (11-15), 16-18; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 Narrative Lectionary: Series on Isaiah, 61:1-11 (Luke 4:16-21) The first selection of the Hebrew scriptures in this season after Pentecost follows the ancestors of the faith in Genesis and Exodus. While we primarily think of […]
Worship Resources for June 18, 2023—Third Sunday after Pentecost, Father’s Day
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7) and Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19; Exodus 19:2-8a and Psalm 100; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) Narrative Lectionary: Series on Isaiah, Isaiah 40:1-11 (Mark 1:1-4) or Isaiah 55:1-13 (John 4:13-14) The first selection of the Hebrew scriptures in this season after Pentecost follows the ancestors of the faith in Genesis and […]
Worship Resources for June 11, 2023—Second Sunday after Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 12:1-9 and Psalm 33:1-12; Hosea 5:15-6:6 and Psalm 50:7-15; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Narrative Lectionary: Series on Isaiah, Isaiah 9:1-7 (John 8:12) In the season after Pentecost, the Revised Common Lectionary contains two choices for the Hebrew Scriptures and Psalms—one selection that is semicontinuous, and a second selection that pairs […]
Worship Resources for June 4, 2023—Trinity Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 Narrative Lectionary: Series on Isaiah, Isaiah 6:1-8 (Luke 5:8-10) On Trinity Sunday, we begin with the first story of Creation in Genesis, where God refers to themselves in the plural, creating everything, including all of humanity. There is a sense of equality and […]
Worship Resources for May 28, 2023–Pentecost
Revised Common Lectionary: Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 (If the reading from Numbers is chosen as the first selection, then the Acts reading is chosen instead of the Epistle reading) Narrative Lectionary: Nothing Can Separate Us, Acts 2:1-4 and Romans 8:14-39 […]