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Lent 4A
March 26, 2017
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1 Samuel 16:1-13
Roman Catholic reading: 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13

Psalm 23
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 23:1-6

Ephesians 5:8-14

John 9:1-41
Roman Catholic reading: John 9:1-41 or John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

• Texts:
  • Illustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
  • Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings (NCCB/USCC) from the New American Bible.
  • Episcopal Lectionary: Traditional BCP - RCL.
  • The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1998 USA Edition). At Felix Just S.J.'s The Roman Catholic Lectionary For Mass - a site featuring comprehensive tables of editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
  • Lutheran lectionary calendar, Year A, from the ELCA site.
  • United Methodist lectionary readings.
  • Biblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year A.
  • Free Church version for Baptist, Reformed, and Congregational use Revised Common Lectionary Readings.
  • ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.
  • Lutheran RCL CEV readings - .doc files. Lutheran Bible Ministries.
• Images and Movies:
  • Images listed at The Text This Week's Art Concordance:
    • Christ Healing the Blind
    • Saul
    • David
  • Movie Scenes with the following themes:
    • Seeing/Not Seeing/Seeing in New Ways
    • Healing
    • Alternate Realities
• Special Day Resources (Mothering Sunday):
  • Mothering Sunday, Wikipedia.
  • Mothering Sunday, BBC Religion and Ethics.
  • Sunday by Sunday: Mothering Sunday. Liturgy Planner from the Royal School of Church Music. (scroll down)
  • Simnel Cakes, recipes and background, Special Days Resources, Richard J. Fairchild. (From James Ashcraft: Thought you might wish to know that the first recipe is missing part of the recipe. After "pour in 1/2 batter",  the next instruction should be, I believe, to roll out the almond paste between two sheets of waxed paper, and then to cut and place a sheet of the almond paste over the batter in the pan, add the other 1/2 batter to the pan and then "Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.")
• Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
  • Facebook Page: The Text This Week, lectionary discussion & suggested articles on Facebook.
  • Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Preaching This Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary, 2014. 2011.2008.
  • Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, Lent 4, 2014. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
  • "The Blind Accusing the Blind," D. Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2014.
  • The Adventurous Lectionary, Bruce Epperly, Living a Holy Adventure, 2014.
  • "Learning to See," SAMUEL, Kathryn Matthews Huey, Sermon Seeds, UCC, 2014.
  • The Lectionary Lab, Lent 4A, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2014. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • Evangelectionary, Peter Bush, Evangelism Connections, 2014.
  • Process and Faith, Marjorie Suchocki, 2014.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
  • Ministry Matters, March 30, 2014.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Lent 4, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Preaching Helps (Lent 4). Rev. Dawn Chesser, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2014.
  • Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Lent 4, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
  • Jesus Now, Lent 4. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
  • Readings, Analysis of Text and Preaching Paths, Lent 4, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
  • Text Studies, Lent 4, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
  • Rumors, March 2, 2008, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a sense of humor."
  • The Lectionary Lab, Lent 4A, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2011.
  • Starters for Sunday. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland, 2017.
  • Social Justice Lectionary, Bruce Sweet, 2014.
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2014.
  • Lectionary at Lunch: homiletical helps from Concordia Journal and audio files of lectures by professors at Concordia Seminary, St Louis, MO (LCMS), 2014.
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • 1 Samuel 16:1-13
  • Psalm 23
  • Ephesians 5:8-14
  • John 9:1-41
• Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
  • Textweek Blog and Facebook Page: The Text This Week, lectionary discussion & suggested articles on Facebook.
  • Sermon Brainwave, Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org. 2014.
  • Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2014.
  • "Identity Theft, pt 2," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2014.
  • "Social Media and the Shepherd," Henry G. Brinton, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2014. Video: "5 Things You Didn't Know about Social Media."
  • "Here's Mud in Your Eyes," Stan Duncan, If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now, 2014.
  • "Of Spit, Mud and Miracles," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2014. 2011.
  • "Deal with It!" Alyce M McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2014. 2011.
  • "Looking Beyond for Good or Ill," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2014. 2011.
  • "Into the Light," Christopher Burkett, PreacherRhetorica, 2014.
  • "Vision Correction," Dan Clendenin, Journey with Jesus, 2014. 2011. 2008. 2005.
  • "Driving out the blind man," Peter Lockhart, a different heresy, 2014.
  • Draughting Theology, Steve Pankey, 2014.
  • Lectionary Notes for Lent 4, Beth Quick, 2014.
  • Question the Text, Russell Rathbun, etc., 2014.
  • "Becoming Light," Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2014.
  • "Seeing and Believing," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
  • "Beginning to See," Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2014.
  • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2014. .rtf file at this link. (Terms of Use)
  • The Preacher's Study, John W.B. Hill and Angela Emerson, The Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission, 2014.
  • "Dayspring," Katie Munnik, Presbyterian Record, 2014.
  • "To See with the Third Eye, the eye of the Heart," Bob Stuhlmann, Stories from a Priestly Life, 2014.
  • "Lectionary Ruminations," John Edward Harris, Summit to Shore, 2014.
  • "Insightfully and Graciously Given," Thomas Beam, 2014.
  • "Blindness and Vision," David F. Sellery, 2014.
  • "Who is really blind?" Bob Cornwall, Ponderings on a Faith Journey, 2014.
  • The Worship Closet, Amy Loving, 2014.
  • Care for Creation Commentary, Dennis Ormseth, Lutherans Restoring Creation, 2014.
  • Liberal Lectionary Resources, Mary Lautensleger, Bryan Johnson, Chris Ayers, 2014.
  • Preaching Tip of the Week, Bob Eldan, preachingtip, 2017
  • "The Beautiful You," Steve Goodier, Life Support System, 2014
  • "Table for One," Robb McCoy, The Fat Pastor, 2014.
  • Pray As You Can, Reflections, commentary, prayer, poems, etc., Kym Harris, Diocese of Rockhampton, 2014.
  • Scripture Reflections, Bob Flaherty, Newberg First United Methodist Church, 2014.
  • Lectio Divina Podcast, Todd Spencer, 2014.
  • "Ten Minutes on a Tuesday," a weekly resource for preachers and worship leaders, The Methodist Church of New Zealand, 2014.
  • HuffPost Religion, religion news and contemporary news in religious perspective. Always worth a read...
  • Unfolding Light, Daily Reflections leading toward Sunday readings, Steve Garnaas-Holmes, 2014.
  • Break Open the Word, Michael T. Hiller, 2014.
  • One Little Word, David J. Risendal, 2014.
  • Weekly Reading, Anthony B. Robinson, 2014.
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to the Bible, Andy Doyle, Episcopal Diocese of Texas, 2014.
  • The River of Life, Loddon Mallee UCA Presbytery Blog, 2014.
  • The Hardest Question, 2014.
  • Sunday's Child, Daily Lectionary and Reflections on Scripture and World, Una Malachica, 2014.
  • Stillspeaking Daily Devotional, UCC.org. Daily devotional for Twitter. (Daily RCL)
  • Weekly Reflections on the Christian Faith (lectionary texts), conversations between Mark Smith and David Owen, England Public School Chaplains. 2014
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue, Wesley White, 2014.
  • Living the Lectionary, Daily RCL reflections, Pr. Phil Heinze, Fort Worth, TX, 2014.
  • The Preacher's Exchange - First Impressions and Homilias Domincales / Homilias Breves. Jude Siciliano, O.P., 2014.
  • SacraConversazione, discussion of the texts in terms of traditions of interpreters, from a postmodern perspective, 2014.
  • COSLC Grace Notes, Pastor Dan Bollerud, Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Anchorage, AK. Meditations & poetry, 2014.
  • Lectionary Scripture Notes, Dr. Norman Beck.
  • Panoramic Views of Faith and Health, Butch Odom. Daily lectionary thoughts and prayer, 2014.
  • "Now I See," David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2011.
  • "None So Blind," John van de Laar, Sacredise, 2011.
  • "Internalizing what Externals Mean," Jake Wilson, The Ekklesia Project, 2011.
  • Who Sinned That This Child Was Born Uninsurable? Gunnar Cerda, Sojourners, 2009.
  • "Obfuscating Observances," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2011.
  • The Painted Prayerbook, A Tender and Grimy Grace, Jan Richardson, 2011. Use of images.
  • Lectionary Blogging, Lent 4, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
  • "Does God Have a Beard?," Neil Chappell, aweirdthing, 2011.
  • Liberal Lectionary Resources, Chris Ayers, 2011.
  • When the Earth Moves, Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2011.
  • "Seeing for the First Time," Carl Gregg, Patheos, 2011.
  • Grounded and Rooted in Love, Lent 4A, Matt & Laura Norvell, 2011.
  • The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2008.
  • Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Lent 4. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church, 2005.
  • "The Three Buts of God," Elizabeth Kaeton, Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness, 2005.
  • "I Once Was Lost," Robert Two Bulls, Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness, 2005.
  • The Christian Century:
    • "Move On," Scot McKnight, 2005.
    • "Sheep on the Run," Craig Barnes, 2002.
    • "Acknowledgment," Richard Lischer, 1999.
    • "Coping in Jesus' Absence," Fred B. Craddock, 1990.
    • "You Prepare a Table Before Me," Kosuke Koyama, 1989.
  • Sojourners Living the Word:
    • "Panhandling," Laurel A. Dykstra, "Word on the Street," Living the Word, Sojourners Online, 2008.
  • Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
  • 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.
• Sermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
  • "The Blind Man Who Knew Too Much," the Rev. Duane Steele, Day 1, 2014.
  • "Washing in the Life-Giving Water," the Rev. Marshall A Jolly, Sermons that Work, Episcopal Digital Network, 2014.
  • "Darkness," Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustrations.
  • 4 Cuaresma (A) – 2014 POR EL RVDO. GONZALO ANTONIO RENDÓN-OSPINA, Sermones que Iluminan.
  • Ministry Matters, March 30, 2014.
  • Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors, 2014.
  • "Blindness of the Heart," the Rev.Dr.Wiley Stephens, Day 1, 2011.
  • "There Was a Man Born Blind," the Very Rev. Samuel G. Candler, Day 1, 2008.
  • "Seeing Again for the Very First Time," John Jewell, 2002.
  • "Spiritual Spectacles," the Rev. Karl Travis, Day 1, 2002.
• Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
  • The Lectionary Lab, Lent 4A, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2014. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • "Social Media and the Shepherd," Henry G. Brinton, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2014. Video: "5 Things You Didn't Know about Social Media."
  • "Learning to See," Weekly Seeds, UCC, 2014.
  • Estudio de la Biblia. 4 Cuaresma (A) por Dale T. Grandfield, Sermones que Iluminan, 2014.
  • Bible Study, Lent 4, 2014, Dale T. Grandfield, Sermons that Work, Episcopal Digital Network.
  • Proclaiming Faith, discussion, prayer, activities for primary grades, activities, 2014.
  • "Untamed Hospitality," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
  • "Discipleship: An Instrument of Joy and Consolation," John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily
  • Light on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings.
• 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.

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

• Resources and Images on The Text This Week's Lenten Resources page.
• Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
  • Worship Planning Helps (Lent 4): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Mustard Seeds, "You Are Special/Looking on the Inside," Lent 4, 2014. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
  • Ministry Matters, March 30, 2014.
  • LCA Worship Planning Page, Lent 4, 2014."Everything lay-readers need to prepare worship."
  • Worship resources for Lent 4 by H. Burnham Kirkland from SermonSuite.
  • Worship Resources, Rev Mindi, Rev-o-lution, 2014.
  • Weekly Worship Helps, Reclaim, 2014. (index of .pdf files at page)
  • "Of Spit, Mud and Miracles," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2014. 2011.
  • Worship Resources, Lent 4A, 2011 Mindi Welton-Mitchell, Rev-o-lution.
  • Lectionary Liturgies, Lent 4A, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2014.
  • Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Lent 4A, 2011. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Worship and Liturgy Resources, Lent 4, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Lent Liturgy / Lenten Preparation Liturgy (catechumenate / RCIA style), Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand. Adapting Lent to the Southern Hemisphere.
  • Sermons and Liturgies for Year A, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada
• Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
  • Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, Lent 4, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
  • Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, Lent 4, CanticaNova Publications.
  • Lector's Notes, Lent 4, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
  • The Billabong, Lent 4, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
  • Creative Closing, Lent 4, George Hartwell, at Richard J. Fairchild's Sermon & Lectionary Resources.
  • Calls to Worship, Barbara Jamieson, Flint Hill UMC, Virginia.
  • The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 23, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2011.
  • Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
  • 21st Century Worship Resources, Lent 4, UMCDiscipleship.org.
  • Offertory Prayers, Lent 4, UMCDiscipleship.org.
  • Starters for Sunday. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland, 2017.
  • Proclaiming Faith, discussion, prayer, activities for primary grades, activities, 2014.
  • Service Prayers for Lent 4, 2014, .rtf file index at site. Worship Ways, UCC. (Español)
  • Prayers of the People, Richard J. Einerson, 2014.
  • The Worship Closet, Amy Loving, 2014.
  • Prayers and Musical Ideas, Lent 4, 2014. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
  • The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 23, Lent 4A, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2014.
  • Evangelectionary, Peter Bush, Evangelism Connections, 2014.
  • Prayers of the People, Lowell Grisham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2014.
  • "Becoming Light," Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2014.
  • Confession RCL, Bill Wessner, 2014.
  • World in Prayer, the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi, California. Prayers. Prayers and litanies based on each week's world news.
• Graphics & Multimedia:
  • Art in the Christian Tradition, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
  • HermanoLeón Clipart, Lent 3. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides, etc.
  • Clip Art Images: John 9:1-41, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Clip Art, Lent 4, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Lent 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.
  • Mustard Seeds, "You Are Special/Looking on the Inside," Lent 4, 2014. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
  • This living parable in which Jesus deals with physical and moral blindness is well illustrated in the wonderful Christ Figure film The Spitfire Grill. Ed McNulty, Visual Parables.
  • "Protective Eye Wear," video, John Stevens, Dollar Store Children's Sermons, 2014.
  • Church Galleries sample - free powerpoint download for this week's lectionary scripture(s).
  • "Social Media and the Shepherd," Henry G. Brinton, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2014. Video: "5 Things You Didn't Know about Social Media."
• Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):
• Hymns and Music:
  • Original Hymns, Settings, and Songs:
    • A Man Who Could Not See Text:  Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune: LEONI 6.6.8.4 (“The God of Abraham Praise”)  A new hymn based on John 9:1-41 that was written for The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2011 and available with the music.
    • "Do Good Works," TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on John 9:1-41. TUNE: "Dix." New Hymns for the Lectionary.
    • Hymns of the Spirit Three, Lent 4A, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
  • Psalm Settings:
    • "The Lord Is My Shepherd," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
    • Psalm 23 set to Darwall's 148th (66.66.88) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
  • Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
    • Hymn and Song Suggestions, Lent 4, 2014, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary.
    • You Call That Church Music? alternative music planning blog for church musicians following the RCL (with videos), Ann Strickland, 2014.
    • Lectionary Hymns, Lent 4, UMCDiscipleship.org.
    • Shepherd Sounds, Lent 4, Background information for hymns and choral music following the lectionary from the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin, Texas, by Eric Mellenbruch and David Zersen.
    • Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, Lent 4, CanticaNova Publications.
    • Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
    • 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: scroll down for hymn suggestions.
    • Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire suggestions for RCL texts.
    • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
    • Starters for Sunday. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland, 2017.
    • Together to Celebrate, March 30, 2014, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
    • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2014. .rtf file at this link. (Terms of Use)
    • Prayers and Musical Ideas, Lent 4, 2014. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
• Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
  • Weekly Devotions, Faith Formation Journeys, 2014.
  • CatholicMom.com: Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, and Word Search based on weekly gospel text.
  • Coloring Pages/Puzzles. Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com. (Scroll to bottom of page.)
  • Lectionary Puzzles, Lent 4. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
  • Gospel Puzzles for the Lectionary, Lent 4A, Mark Ryman, edoxy.com.
• With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
  • Worshiping with Children, Lent 4, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2014. 2011.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," March 30, 2014, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 2) by Tony DiTerlizzi, Ephesians 5:8-14 and Sit-zin: How Four Friends Stood Up by Siting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney, John 9:1-41 and Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus by John Grandits. 2011.
  • The Shepherd King -- Children's sermon by Robert B. Lantz based on Psalm 23 from SermonSuite.
  • "Of Spit, Mud and Miracles," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2014. 2011.
  • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2014. .rtf file at this link. (Terms of Use)
  • "On Top of Your Head," Fran Woodruff, On The Chancel Steps, 2014.
  • Proclaiming Faith, discussion, prayer, activities for primary grades, activities, 2014.
  • "Protective Eye Wear," video, John Stevens, Dollar Store Children's Sermons, 2014.
  • Ministry Matters, March 30, 2014.
  • "Sermon of the Week," / "Mensajes para ninos," Sermons 4 Kids, Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.
  • What You See, Anna Shirey, Anna's Hosannas, Children's Lesson for Lent 4A, 2011.
  • Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity, Lent 4, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.
• 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.

• INDEX BY SCRIPTURE
• PODCASTS
• NARRATIVE LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• DAILY LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation)
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF VIOLENCE
• PEACE RESOURCES
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER

• Year C
• Maundy Thurs Apr 14
• Good Friday Apr 15
• Easter Day Apr 17
• Easter 2 Apr 24
• Easter 3 May 1
• Easter 4 May 8
• Easter 5 May 15
• Easter 6 May 22
• Ascension May 26
• Easter 7 May 29
• Pentecost June 5
  

• Calendars
• YEAR A
• YEAR B
• YEAR C

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