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Epiphany 2B
January 14, 2024
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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources: 

1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)
Roman Catholic reading: 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 40:2-10
Episcopal reading (RCL): Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17

1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Roman Catholic reading: 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20

John 1:43-51
Roman Catholic reading: John 1:35-42

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

• Texts:
  • NRSV Lectionary readings from Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
  • Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings from the New American Bible.
  • 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.
  • Episcopal Lectionary: BCP - RCL.
  • Leccionario Dominical La Iglesia Episcopal Ministerio Latino Hispano, Año B.
  • Lutheran lectionary readings, Year B, from the ELCA site.
  • United Methodist lectionary readings, Year B.
  • Biblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year B.
  • 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.
  • PCUSA - Daily/Weekly Lectionary Readings.
• Images and Movies:
  • Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
    • Calling the Disciples
    • Samuel and Eli
  • "Jesus’ calling the disciples reminds me somewhat of the basketball team in the sports film Glory Roadthough this is not to equate a mere game with the preaching the kingdom of God. However, we soon see that this is another film that is not just about sports but also about racism and the war against it." Ed McNulty, Visual Parables.
  • Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
    • call
    • seeing/not seeing/seeing in new ways
• Special Day Resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Special Day Resources: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
• Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
  • Textweek Blog and 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 commentaries of RCL texts at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary.
  • Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives,. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. Español.
  • Ministry Matters, January 18, 2015.
  • Preaching Helps and Worship Resources, Rev. Dawn Chesser, Taylor Burton-Edwards, Dean McIntyre, Prayers, Lectionary Hymns, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
  • Living a Holy Adventure, Bruce Epperly, 2018.
  • Evangelectionary, Mick Bradley, Evangelism Connections, 2015.
  • "Come and See the One Who Has Already Seen," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2015.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • Disclosing New Worlds, commentary and reflections, Lawrence Moore, 2015.
  • Faith in Process, Bruce Epperly, 2018.
  • Discerning God's Call, Kathryn Matthews Huey, Sermon Seeds, UCC, 2018.
  • Starters for Sunday, January 2015. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
  • Lectionary at Lunch: MP3, Windows Media, and Real Audio files of lectures by professors at Concordia Seminary, St Louis, MO (LCMS), 2015.
  • The Lectionary Lab, Epiphany 2, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2012.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Social Justice Lectionary, links by Rev. Dr. Bruce Sweet.
  • Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Epiphany 2, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
  • Jesus Now, Epiphany 2B. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
  • Text Studies, Epiphany 2-B, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
  • Rumors, for January 18, 2009, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a sense of humor."
  • Readings, Analysis of Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
• 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 3:1-20
  • Psalm 139
  • 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
  • John 1:43-51
• 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. 2018.
  • Living by the Word, Kat Banakis, Living by the Word, 2018.
  • peaceonjustice, Barbara Born, 2018.
  • "Come and See!" Charles Lane Cowen, Modern Metanoia, 2018.
  • Sacredise, 2018.
  • Richard Bryant, Food for Thought, 2018.
  • Tuesday Sermon Talk, Zhenya Gurina-Rodriguez, 2018.
  • Radical Discipleship.Net, "The Wild Lectionary," curated by Laurel Dykstra.
  • RevGalBlogPals, commentary and discussion, 2018. Saturday Night Preachers Party.
  • Earthkeeper's Preaching, 2018.
  • Point of Contact - A Place of Grace, 2018.
  • Theology of Work, 2018.
  • "Draughting Theology," Steve Pankey, 2018. Daily reflections and study for Sunday.
  • Homily Week, 2018.
  • The Reflectionary, images, reflections, activities, Fay Rowland, 2018.
  • Sunday Scripture Podcast, Joe Cate and friends, 2018.
  • Reading in Church & Other Distractions Podcast, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, 2018
  • LectioCast - Homebrewed Christianity, 2018.
  • "What I'm Thinking," Eric Anderson, You Tube, RSS, Playlist, 2018.
  • "Crackers & Grape Juice," 2018.
  • Pray As You Can, Reflections, commentary, prayer, poems, etc., Kym Harris, Diocese of Rockhampton, 2018
  • Lectio Divina Podcast, Todd Spencer, 2018.
  • 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, 2018.
  • Break Open the Word, Michael T. Hiller, 2018.
  • Lectionary Poetry, Scott Barton, 2018.
  • One Little Word, David J. Risendal, 2018
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to the Bible, Andy Doyle, Episcopal Diocese of Texas, 2018.
  • The River of Life, Loddon Mallee UCA Presbytery Blog, 2018.
  • Sunday's Child, Daily Lectionary and Reflections on Scripture and World, Una Malachica, 2018.
  • Weekly Reflections on the Christian Faith (lectionary texts), conversations between Mark Smith and David Owen, England Public School Chaplains. 2018
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Dialogue, Wesley White, 2018.
  • Living the Lectionary, Daily RCL reflections, Pr. Phil Heinze, Fort Worth, TX, 2018.
  • The Preacher's Exchange - First Impressions and Homilias Domincales / Homilias Breves. Jude Siciliano, O.P., 2018.
  • SacraConversazione, discussion of the texts in terms of traditions of interpreters, from a postmodern perspective, 2018.
  • Lectionary Scripture Notes, Dr. Norman Beck, 2018.
  • "Come and See," David Lose, ...in the meantime... 2015.
  • "Maybe God's Trying to Tell You Something," H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2015. Video: Faith Activism and Martin Luther King's Legacy.
  • "Epiphany Expectations," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2015.
  • "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide," RCL commentary and discussions, RevGalBlogPals, 2015.
  • "The Outsider Prophet," Debie Thomas, The Journey with Jesus, 2015. 2012. 2009. Dan Clendenin.
  • "The One Whose Heart is Searching," Andrew King, A Poetic Kind of Place, 2015.
  • "Whose Voice?" John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2015.
  • "Ignore?" Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2015.
  • "Known," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2015. Use of images.
  • "God Calling in the Night," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2015.
  • Lectionary Notes, Beth Quick, 2015.
  • "Search Us Again, O God," Beth Scibienski, 2015.
  • "The Call," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2015.
  • "Who's Comin'? Who Is It?" John Marboe, 2015.
  • Lectionary Ruminations, John Edward Harris, Summit to Shore, 2015.
  • "In the Dark," Anna MacDonald Dobbs, Ekklesia Project, 2015.
  • "The Politics of Vision," Mark Davis, Political Theology Today, 2015.
  • "Trailing Clouds of Glory," Christopher Burkett, PreacherRhetorica, 2015.
  • Care for Creation Commentary, Tom Mundahl, Lutherans Restoring Creation, 2015.
  • "To Know and Be Known," Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2015.
  • "Nice Guys Finish First," Bob Shulhmann, Stories from a Priestly Life, 2015.
  • "Being Made Witness," Thomas Beam, 2015.
  • "Chasing a Dream," Steve Goodier, Life Support System, 2015.
  • Epiphany 2, 2015, Lectionary Poems, Scott Barton.
  • Preaching Tip of the Week, Bob Eldan, preachingtip, 2018.
  • Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Voice in the Night Edition, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2012.
  • "Prayerful Listening, Prophetic Proclaiming," Luke A. Powery, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2012.
  • "Come and See," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2012.
  • "You Are Invited," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, ELCA, 2012.
  • "Yeah. Right." "Did Not Yet Know," Rick Morley, 2012.
  • "It Seems Like It Should Be So Simple...So Why Isn't It?" Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
  • Sermon Notes for January 15, Michael Rich, In-Formatio, 2012.
  • "Intermediaries," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2012.
  • "Recognizing Jesus," Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, Patheos, 2012.
  • 10 Minute Worship Blog, Epiphany 2, Dan Bollerud, 10 minute commuter mp3 worship, 2012.
  • Liberal Lectionary Resources, Chris Ayers, 2012.
  • "Jesus and the Skeptic," Caspar Green, Scarlet Letter Bible, 2012.
  • "Leaving the Shadows," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2012.
  • "The Politics of 1 Samuel 3:1-20," Timothy F. Simpson, Political Theology, 2012.
  • "1.69 Pounds," Larry Patten, 2012.
  • Dylan's Lectionary Blog. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church, 2006.
  • The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2009.
  • "An Antidote to Prejudice's Poison," Father Jake, Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness, 2006.
  • Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
  • Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year B. 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):
  • "Come and See," Frederick Buechner Sermon Illustrations.
  • Ministry Matters, January 18, 2015.
  • "Where Earth and Heaven Meet," the Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins, Day 1, 2012.
  • Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors, 2015.
  • "Great, Good Work," Stephen B. Chapman, Duke Divinity School, 2009.
  • "Philip: The Careful Realist," Ann Wilkinson Claypool LCSW, Day 1, 2009.
  • "Living Belief," the Rev. Mark Sargent, Day 1, 2006.
• Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
  • "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Faith Element, 2015.
  • "Called and Recalled," Weekly Seeds, UCC, 2015.
  • "Nathanael's Skepticism," FaithElement discipleship system "setting the Bible free," 2012.
  • "The Lure of Eugenics," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Disability," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2013. Focus article: "The Lure of Eugenics," by Brian Brock. (Psalm 139)
  • "Not about Me," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Prayer," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. Focus article: "Not about Me," Merold Westphal. (1 Samuel 3)
  • "Sex and the City of God," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Pornographic Culture," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002. (1 Corinthians 6)
  • "An Attitude of Discipleship: Inviting," John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2009.
  • Bible Study - verse by verse Roman Catholic lectionary commentary at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS.
  • 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

• The Text This Week's Epiphany Resources Page.
• Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
  • Preaching Helps and Worship Resources, Rev. Dawn Chesser, Taylor Burton-Edwards, Dean McIntyre, Prayers, Lectionary Hymns, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2015.
  • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
  • Sacredise, 2018.
  • Ministry Matters, January 18, 2015.
  • Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Epiphany 2B, 2012. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "The Call," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2015.
  • The Worship Closet, Epiphany 2B, Creative Worship Ideas, 2012.
  • LCA Worship Planning Page, Epiphany +2, 2015, "Everything lay-readers need to prepare worship".
  • Mustard Seeds, "Called by God/Known by God," Epiphany 2B, 2015. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
  • Worship Resources, January 15, 2012, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday, Rev Mindi, Rev-o-lution.
  • Lectionary Liturgies, Epiphany 2B, 2015, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
  • Worship and Liturgy Resources, Ordinary 2 - Epiphany 2, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
• Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
  • Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, 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, CanticaNova Publications.
  • Lector's Notes, the Ordinary 2, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
  • Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
  • The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2015.
  • Call to Worship, January 15, 2012, Mary Jane Konings, Timaru, New Zealand.
  • Prayers of the People for All Epiphany, Rick Morley, 2012.
  • Starters for Sunday, 2015. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
  • Prayers and Musical Ideas, 2015. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
  • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2015. .rtf file at this link. (Terms of Use)
  • World in Prayer, the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi, California. Prayers. Prayers and litanies based on each week's world news.
  • Worship Ways, prayers and liturgical resources. UCC. Español.
  • Preaching Helps and Worship Resources, Rev. Dawn Chesser, Taylor Burton-Edwards, Dean McIntyre, Prayers, Lectionary Hymns, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2015.
  • Reflections on collect prayers, Ordinary 2, Bosco Peters, Liturgy: Worship that Works - Spirituality that Connects.
  • Prayers of the People, Richard J. Einerson, sample prayers from Prayers of the People: Pastoral Prayers for Worship and Personal Devotion.
  • "To Know and Be Known," Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, 2015.
  • Evangelectionary, Mick Bradley, Evangelism Connections, 2015.
• Graphics & Multimedia:
  • Art in the Christian Tradition, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
  • HermanoLeón Clipart, Ordinary 2. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides, etc.
  • Clip Art Images: John 1:35-42, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Ordinary 2 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.
  • Clip Art, Ordinary B2, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho. Scroll down for Year B index.
  • Mustard Seeds, "Called by God/Known by God," Epiphany 2B, 2015. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • "Nathanael's Skepticism," FaithElement discipleship system "setting the Bible free," 2012.
  • Visual Theology, Faithful Images, Dave Perry, reflections and images usually tied to RCL texts.
  • Agnus Day, Lectionary cartoon by James Wetzstein.
  • "Jesus’ calling the disciples reminds me somewhat of the basketball team in the sports film Glory Roadthough this is not to equate a mere game with the preaching the kingdom of God. However, we soon see that this is another film that is not just about sports but also about racism and the war against it." Ed McNulty, Visual Parables.
  • "Maybe God's Trying to Tell You Something," H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2015. Video: Faith Activism and Martin Luther King's Legacy.
  • Megaphone or a Doo De Doo, Dollar Store Children's Sermon, John Stevens, 2015.
  • "Known," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2015. Use of images.
  • "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Faith Element, 2015.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Original Hymns, Settings, and Songs:
    • “Jesus, You Once Called Disciples,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn celebrates Jesus’ calling of the twelve disciples, along with women and children in biblical stories and calling people to follow today.  Tune:  IN BABILONE 8.7.8.7 D (“There's a Wideness in God's Mercy”).
    • “O Jesus, You Were Born to Be,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn celebrates the names and titles of Jesus (John 1:43-51 refers to Jesus as Rabbi, Son of God, King of Israel and Son of Man.)  Tune: TRURO 8.8.8.8 (“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”), O WALY WALY (“Though I May Speak”) and TALLIS' CANON (“All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night”).
    • “O Lord, You Called Disciples,” Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s hymn celebrates Jesus’ calling
      of disciples to “come and see” and the church’s calling today: “Through gifts of hope and healing, through loving ministry, May we reach out, inviting the world to "Come and see!" Tune:   LANCASHIRE 7.6.7.6 D (“The Day of Resurrection”).
    • "The Call," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn.
    • Hymns of the Spirit Three, Epiphany 2B, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
  • Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
    • Hymn and Song Suggestions, Epiphany 2B, 2015, 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, 2015.
    • Preaching Helps and Worship Resources, Rev. Dawn Chesser, Taylor Burton-Edwards, Dean McIntyre, Prayers, Lectionary Hymns, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2015.
    • Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
    • Shepherd Sounds, Second Sunday after the Epiphany. 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.
    • Lectionary Hymns, Ordinary 2B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
    • Choral Anthem Project, Ordinary 2B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
    • Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
    • The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
    • Sing for Joy, Epiphany 2, 2009. Choral reflections on this week's lectionary readings, St. Olaf College.
    • Starters for Sunday, 2015. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
    • Prayers and Musical Ideas, 2015. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. (Español)
    • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2015. .rtf file at this link. (Terms of Use)
    • Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
• With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
  • Worshiping with Children, Epiphany 2B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015, 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," January 18, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
  • "Sermon of the Week," / "Mensajes para ninos," Sermons 4 Kids, Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.
  • Megaphone or a Doo De Doo, Dollar Store Children's Sermon, John Stevens, 2015.
  • "The Call," Sharron R. Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2015.
  • "How Can I Help?" Frances Woodruff, On the Chancel Steps, 2012.
  • Children's Sermon, Faith Formation Journeys, 2015.
  • Faith Formation Journeys, Epiphany 2B, childrens sermon, 2012.
  • Seeing into the Heart, Anna Shirey, CSSPlus.
  • Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2015. (Terms of Use)
  • Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity, Ordinary 2, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.
• Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
  • Weekly Devotions, Faith Formation Journeys, 2015.
  • Lectionary Puzzles by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text (html) formats.
  • CatholicMom.com: Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, and Word Search based on weekly gospel text.
  • Activity Sheets for Children, Fun for all Creatures Great & Small, UCC, 2010. (pdf)
  • Coloring Pages/Puzzles. Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com. (Scroll to bottom of page.)
• 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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