Mark Introduction

Purpose: These notes are intended as helps for preachers and Sunday School teachers who wish to work from the Revised Common Lectionary. Though this initial entry is only one week ahead, my aim is to publish them two to three weeks ahead of the date for their use. This is not intended to function as…

Easter Sunday offers us an opportunity to meditate on the joy hope of restoration and renewal.  Not only do we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus in the past (John 20:1-18, Luke 24:1-12), and look forward to the resurrection in the future (1 Corinthians 15:19-26), but we can also celebrate the current renewal of salvation in…

23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 26   Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)             Or Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52

One thing that always interests me in the lectionary is the passages we don’t read.  Often these are signaled by commas indicating a number of verses left out.  At other times it may be interesting portions before and after.  I see three interesting cases in the lectionary for Lent 2B. The first is in Genesis…

This is the relevant presentation from my audio series on the gospel of John for Epiphany 1B.  Though the scripture reading ends at verse 41, the presentation covers the transition from the baptism to the wedding feast at Cana.  {audio}2-1-baptism_to_ministry.mp3{/audio}

Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10,22-22:5 John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9