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Easter 4A
April 13, 2008
Click on Scripture Lessons below for
study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Acts 2:42-47
Roman Catholic
reading: Acts 2:14, 36-41
Psalm 23
Roman Catholic reading:
Psalm 23: 1-6
1 Peter 2:19-25
Roman
Catholic reading:
1
Peter 2:20-25
John 10:1-10
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| Images and Movies:
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Concordance, with the following themes:
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| Movies/scenes listed at The Text This Week's Movie
Concordance, with the following themes:
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives,
Easter 4, 2008. Commentary,
historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis
University. |
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Preaching This
Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary. Commentaries on lectionary readings by
Matt Skinner, Richard Jensen, and Jaime Clark-Soles. |
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Girardian
Reflections on the Lectionary, Easter 4, by Paul Nuechterlein &
Friends. |
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Preaching Peace commentary,
Easter 4A, Jeff Krantz & Michael
Hardin. |
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Preaching Helps (Easter
4, 2008). United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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Readings, Analysis of
Text and Preaching Paths, Easter 4, Christian Resource Institute. (Church
of the Nazarene.) |
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Gathering,
Easter 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds,
liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions
etc. |
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Jesus Now,
Easter 4. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures
Jesus Then & Now. |
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Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary,
Easter 4, 2008, Barry A Woodbridge,
"...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith." |
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"Community: 4th Sunday in Eastertide,"
Sea Raven, Liberal
Christian Commentary. |
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"Life Abundant,"
Kate Huey, Weekly Seeds, iucc. |
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Lectionary Study,
April 13, 2008, Dr. Robert Linthicum, Partners in
Urban Transformation. |
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Liberal Lectionary Analysis,
Easter 4,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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Text
Studies, Easter 4, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran) |
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SAMUEL,
Easter 4, 2008, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, sermon seeds, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Sermon Nuggets,
Easter 4, 2008, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor,
questions, quotations. |
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Rumors,
Easter 4, 2008, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a sense
of humor." |
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Social Justice Lectionary,
Easter 4A, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce
Sweet, United Church of Canada. |
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"The Good
Shepherd," The Practice of Jesus,
Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2008. |
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Starters for Sunday,
13 April 2008. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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Lists of recommended
articles available with
ATLAS subscription for these texts:
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| Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
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"Who Then Can Be
Saved?"
Blogging toward Sunday,
Craig T. Kocher, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century, 2008.
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Tuesday Lectionary Leanings,
Baa Baa Sheep Edition, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2008. |
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"Giving Wealth, Getting Faith,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey
with Jesus Foundation, 2008. |
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"Ambiguity and Challenge,"
Laurel A. Dykstra, "Resistance and Survival,"
Living the Word, Sojourners Online, 2008. |
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"In Which We Do Some Sheep
Wrestling,"
The Painted Prayerbook, Word &
Image & Faith. Jan Richardson, 2008. |
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"Co-Creating
Healthy Community," Kathy McCallie, Deborah Appler,
Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our
Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign, 2008. (LGBT perspective) |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Easter 4. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church, 2005. |
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The
Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo,
Progressive Theology Weblog, 2008. |
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"Jesus, Judas, and the Blessing of Bread,"
Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2008. |
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"BTY
(HUH?)" Larry Patten. And Yet: "Faithful & Foolish Reflections Served Weekly,"
2008. |
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Daily Reflection,
Easter 4, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2008. |
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This Sunday's Readings,
Easter 4, John Pridmore, Church Times, 2008. |
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"Generosity and
Conversion," Paul Marshall,
Proclaiming
Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness,
2005. |
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"The Voice of the Shepherd," Carol Hampton, Proclaiming
Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness,
2005. |
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"Apostolic
Devotion: The Actual Historical Tradition,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus
Foundation, 2005. |
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"Ecclesia," Barry Robinson, Keeping the Faith in Babylon, at
at Richard J. Fairchild's
Sermon & Lectionary Resources. |
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"Savior Like a Shepherd," commentary by William Brosend, The
Christian Century, 2000. At Religion Online. |
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"Enter Here," Amy B. Hunter,
The Christian Century, 2002. Religion
Online. |
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"A Mysterious Joy,"
by Kari Jo Verhulst. Living the Word
lectionary-based scripture commentary from Sojourners Online, 2002. |
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"Thieves
and Robbers," Ronald Goetz, The Christian
Century, 1990. At Religion Online. |
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"The Church on Fire:
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle A, Acts," Living the Word
by Katherine Grieb, Sojourners Online, May-June,
1999. |
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"At
Home in God," Susan R. Andrews. Commentary from The Christian
Century's "Living by the Word," April, 1999. At Religion
Online. |
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Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other
resources. |
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Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on
Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year A. Prepared by the Reverend
Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario. |
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| Sermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked
in listings at top of page)
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"God's
Most Difficult Miracle," the Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake, Day 1,
2008. |
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Selected Sermon,
Easter 4 (RCL), the Rev. Kirk Alan Kubicek, in Worship
that Works, ECUSA, 2008. |
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"The Way of the Shepherd," John R Donahue, SJ, America: The National
Catholic Weekly, 2002. |
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| Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
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Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev. Thomas Welbers. |
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Lectionary Notes,
Easter 4, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat
Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY. |
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"Hungry Souls," study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Food
and Hunger," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2004. |
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"Untamed Hospitality," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2007. |
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"Masked Robbers
Steal Millions in Denmark Heist,"
Faith Lens, a weekly Bible study/discussion for youth, linking a current news story and
lectionary texts. ELCA, 2008. |
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Proclaiming
Faith, Easter 4, 2008 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing. |
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Adults, Easter, Year A, The Episcopal Church, 2008. |
| Bible Study -
Easter 4 - verse by verse Roman Catholic lectionary
commentary at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS. |
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| A list of links to on-line Bibles
and general Bible study resources. |
| A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion
groups and their homepages. |
| A list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
| Resources and Images on The Text
This Week's Easter Resources page. |
| Lent and Easter links at Rev.
Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter. |
| Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
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Worship Planning Helps
(Easter 4, 2008): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship
Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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LCA Worship Resources,
Easter 4, includes liturgy, hymn
suggestions, notes on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with
Children," etc. Lutheran Church of Australia. |
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Gathering,
Easter 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds,
liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions
etc. |
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Mustard Seeds,
"Church - Dead or Alive?" Easter 4, 2008. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of
contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia. |
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Worship Resources,
Easter 4, Free Resources, Cokesbury
Worship Connection. Includes Artistic Elements. |
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Lectionary Liturgies,
Easter 4A, Thom M. Shuman, Greenhills Community
Church, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH. |
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Jubilee Sunday 2008 Resource Guide, interfaith campaign to cancel
third world debts. |
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Worship
and Liturgy Resources, Easter 4, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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Liturgies Online,
by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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Liturgy for the Celebration of Life,
Easter 4. Liturgies
from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, The
Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT. |
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"Called
to Follow Christ,"
Easter 4. A New Presentation for Sunday's Liturgy, Claretian
Communications, Philippines. Includes Flash presentation. |
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"Shepherds to
God's Reigning," The Practice of Jesus,
Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2008. |
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Sermons and Liturgies for Year A, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada:
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Liturgies Online,
by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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| Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
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Laughing Bird
Liturgical Resources, Easter, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra
Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings,
Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases. |
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Resources:
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies
by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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Prayers of the People, Easter
4, General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the
[Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana. |
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Lector's Notes,
Easter 4, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish,
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this
week's lectionary texts to the congregation. |
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Outside the Box,
Easter 4A, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by
Katherine Hawker. |
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Additional Resource. |
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Prayer of the People, Easter
4, Theresa Coleman, reverend mommy's random
thoughts. |
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Creative Closing,
Easter 4, George Hartwell, at Richard J. Fairchild's
Sermon & Lectionary Resources. |
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"God Calls, and We Respond," Weekly Invitations to the Offering,
2008. Worship Ways, United Church of Christ. |
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21st Century Africana
Liturgical Resources, Easter 4, 2008, the Rev. Sherrie Dobbs
Johnson, United
Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Offertory Prayers for
April, 2008, David S. Bell, United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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Starters for Sunday,
13 April 2008. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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A Prayer for Easter 4,
Stephen Brown, A Place for
Prayer. |
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"Liturgy: prayer reflection",
reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, Rev. Bosco Peters, New
Zealand. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Easter 4, 2008. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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| Graphics & Multimedia:
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Clip Art, Easter 4, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic
Educators. |
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Clip Art Images:
John 10:1-10,
Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Easter 4 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Follows Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels
texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis. |
| Bulletin
Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho.
Scroll down for Year A index. |
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CHURCH PowerPoint,
Easter 4, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint
slides for Worship Services. |
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Mustard Seeds,
"Church - Dead or Alive?" Easter 4, 2008. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of
contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia. |
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"In Which We Do Some Sheep
Wrestling,"
The Painted Prayerbook, Word &
Image & Faith. Jan Richardson, 2008. |
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Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins,
below):
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SAMUEL,
Easter 4, 2008, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, sermon seeds, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Scripture
Introduction for Bulletin Insert,
Easter 4,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. At Richard Fairchild's Sermon &
Sermon - Lectionary Resources. |
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Lectionary
Introductions (background & context),
Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand. |
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Scripture
Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Easter 4,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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"Jesus, Our Good Shepherd,"
reflection by Barbara Bernstengel,
eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center. |
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Hymns and Music:
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Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
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Lectionary Hymns,
Easter 4, 2008, United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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Liturgical
Planning and Music Suggestions, Easter 4, CanticaNova
Publications. |
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Hymn selections (United Methodist)
and more from Hymnsite.com. |
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Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with
lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for
the Sunday Lectionary.") |
| The
Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in
Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms. |
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Worship
Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for
planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire
suggestions for RCL texts. |
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Gathering,
Easter 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds,
liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions
etc. |
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Starters for Sunday,
13 April 2008. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Easter 4, 2008. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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Together
to Celebrate, April 13, 2008, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia.
Contemporary Christian Music resources. |
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| Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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Lectionary
Puzzles, Easter 4. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain
text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough,
Ontario. |
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| With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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Gathering,
Easter 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds,
liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions
etc. |
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Younger Children & Older Children, Easter, Year A, The Episcopal Church, 2008. |
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Proclaiming
Faith, Easter 4, 2008 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing. |
| Story for
Children's Worship and Family Activity, Easter 4, at word-sunday.com:
A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding. |
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"Simon
Says,"
"Monsters under the Bed," Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J.
Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.) |
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| Drama (see listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page) |
| A list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
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