Tag Archives: Lenten worship resources

For Holy Week resources, please check out my special resources page here. Revised Common Lectionary: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16 or Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Mark 11:1-11 (for Palm Sunday) or Mark 14:1-15:47 (for Passion Sunday, or shorter passage) or John 12:12-16; …

Revised Common Lectionary: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12 or Psalm 119:9-16; John 12:20-33; Hebrews 5:5-10 In this Sunday before Holy Week, we prepare for the New Covenant. We have been reflecting back upon God’s covenants throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, from Noah …

Revised Common Lectionary: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; John 3:14-21; Ephesians 2:1-10 This week of Lent, we take a slight break from the journey through the covenants of the Hebrew Scriptures. Instead, we read this strange story in Numbers, in …

Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; John 2:13-22; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 We continue to recall the covenants of God with the people, remembering the promises of old. We have remembered the covenants of God with Noah and all of …

Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Mark 8:31-38 or Mark 9:2-9; Romans 4:13-25 Continuing our journey of Lent, we are reminded of the covenants of God and God’s faithfulness. Last week we remembered the covenant with Noah; this …

Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; Mark 1:9-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22 Our Lenten journey through the Old Testament takes us primarily through the covenants that God has made with the earth and with the people. We begin in Genesis …

Worship Resources for Lent through Easter are now posted! You can find them under the Special Resources tab above or click here. I will be leading a workshop tomorrow, February 4th, at Leadership Training School for Oklahoma Christian Church (Disciples …

Growing up in my little American Baptist congregation in Alaska, Holy Week was something of a mystery.  My congregation rented space from the local Episcopal church for many years, and so the liturgical colors of purple, the dark cloth placed …

As we near the end of our Lenten Journey, as we face the Cross and know that the road to eternal life leads through death, we are confronted with Ezekiel’s call by God to prophesy to the dry bones (Ezekiel …

This week, the Old Testament lessons pair off to complement the New Testament lessons: looking to God, our Shepherd, who calls us and walks with us through the darkest valley; and to God who calls us to be light so …