Revised Common Lectionary: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12 or Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 Narrative Lectionary: Zacchaeus, Luke 18:31-19:10 (Psalm 84:1-4, 10-12) The prophet Jeremiah spoke of a future hope to the people who were about to face the destruction of their city and temple and the exile into Babylon. The people’s leaders and priests […]
Category: Worship Resources
New Archives page
Good news! Almost all of the weekly blog posts were saved in Word (there are a few missing) and you can now find them under the Archives page. Unfortunately, because the original posts were lost, the search function will not work on those archived posts from 2012-2020 so you will have to do some searching […]
Worship Resources for March 14th, 2021—Fourth Sunday of Lent
Revised Common Lectionary: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Narrative Lectionary: Rich Man and Lazarus, Luke 16:19-31 (Psalm 41:1-3) The people began to complain against Moses and God in Numbers 21:4-9 for leading them into the wilderness. Even if they were no longer enslaved in Egypt, they were complaining about the lack […]
New Holy Week resources
I’ve just added a new Maundy Thursday Online Scavenger Hunt service to this year’s resources. Be sure to check it out! http://rev-o-lution.org/special-resources/holy-week/
Worship Resources for March 7th, 2021—Third Sunday of Lent
Revised Common Lectionary: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Narrative Lectionary: Lost Sheep, Coin, Son, Luke 15:1-32 (Psalm 119:167-176) For the third Sunday of Lent, the Hebrew Scriptures focus on the covenant that God made with the people on Mt. Sinai in Exodus 20:1-17. Known as the Ten Commandments, God reminds the […]
Worship Resources for February 28th, 2021—Second Sunday of Lent
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 or 9:2-9 Narrative Lectionary: Lament over Jerusalem, Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 (Psalm 122) The second Sunday of Lent begins with the second of God’s covenants in the Hebrew Scriptures: the covenant with Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16. God gave Abram and Sarai […]
Worship Resources for February 21st, 2021—First Sunday of Lent
Revised Common Lectionary: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 Narrative Lectionary: Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-42 (Psalm 15) The first covenant God makes is after the great flood in Genesis 9:8-17. The covenant is not just for humanity, but for all of creation, that God will never again destroy the earth by flood. […]
Worship Resources for February 17th, 2021—Ash Wednesday
Revised Common Lectionary: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Narrative Lectionary: Jesus Turns to Jerusalem, Luke 9:51-62 (Psalm 5:7-8) The prophet Joel warned of the day of the Lord, the day of judgment in 2:1-2, 12-17. This is the time, the prophet called out, for the people […]
Lent Bags
For this Covid time, I created Lent bags of activities for the children in my church (most of the children in my church are 7 years and younger). Much of what I used were leftovers from previous craft purchases. The cross boxes were purchased at some point before my time here. The cutout people and […]
Worship Resources for February 14th, 2021—Transfiguration Sunday
Revised Common Lectionary: 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 Narrative Lectionary: Transfiguration, Luke 9:28-45 (Psalm 36:5-10) The prophet Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind to heaven, but not without Elisha tagging along for the journey beforehand in 2 Kings 2:1-12. Elijah keeps trying to tell Elisha to stay behind, but […]