Lectionary

Lectionary for Pentecost Year B

Lectionary for Pentecost year B Opening sentence. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak only what he hears. John 16:13 Collect. Father of all light, you are the giver of every good and perfect gift. LetContinue reading “Lectionary for Pentecost Year B”

Lectionary for Advent 1

Lectionary for Advent 1 They will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. Luke 21:27-28 Collect: Father, God of all holiness, whose promises stand unshaken through all generations:Continue reading “Lectionary for Advent 1”

Lectionary for Pentecost 11

Lectionary for Pentecost 11 (someone said they had missed seeing Pentecost 11, probably because I forgot to post it! Dear Me!) Jesus says: ‘I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live for ever.’ John 6:51 Reading. 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33. The biblical story does notContinue reading “Lectionary for Pentecost 11”

Lectionary for Easter 6

Lectionary for Easter 6 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit,fruit that will last. John 15:16 Reading. Acts 10:44-48. As we approach the season of Pentecost this section of the book of Acts reminds us how far reaching was the message of God’sContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter 6”

Lectionary for Easter 5

Lectionary for Easter 5 Beloved, let us love one another, because the source of love is God. Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 Reading. Acts 8:26-40 Philip was one of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles to fulfil the growing pastoral needs of the community of believers.Continue reading “Lectionary for Easter 5”

Lectionary for Easter 4

Lectionary for Easter 4 This is God’s commandment, we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. All who keep his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. 1 John 3:23-24 Reading. Acts 4:5-12 Luke writes the book of ActsContinue reading “Lectionary for Easter 4”

Lectionary 1st Sunday in Lent

1st Sunday in Lent God says, Do not dwell on past events, or brood over days gone by. For I am about to do a new thing: this moment it will unfold. Do you not see it? Isaiah 43:18 Reading. Isaiah 43:18-25. The prophet announces that the Lord is in action. The “new thing” thatContinue reading “Lectionary 1st Sunday in Lent”

Epiphany 4 Part 2

Lectionary Reading Epiphany 4 Part 2 For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 (NRSV) Read. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Paul is addressing a problem current in the church at Corinth. Many of the believers came from a Jewish background and as such the rules about eating meat dedicatedContinue reading “Epiphany 4 Part 2”

Lectionary Epiphany 4

Lectionary Reading Epiphany 4 Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation. Full of honour and majesty is God’s work, whose justice endures for ever. Psalm 111:1, 3 Read. Deuteronomy 18:15-20 The meaning of Deuteronomy is second law. The setting for thisContinue reading “Lectionary Epiphany 4”

First Sunday after Epiphany

Lectionary Readings for the First Sunday after Epiphany (The Baptism of Jesus) As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending on him, like a dove. A voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.’ Mark 1:10-11Continue reading “First Sunday after Epiphany”