Common Lectionary

Proper 9 (C)Sunday July 5, 1998Messiah Motivated MissionLuke 10:1-11; 16-20We had finished our Bible study on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, the story of Jesus sending out His disciples to proclaim the Kingdom of God. It... Continue Reading...

Easter 4 (C)May 3, 1998Waiting For a Miracle to HappenActs 9:34-41What we need in today's church is a miracle; a miracle of resurrection. During the Easter season it should be easy to talk about such miracles. ... Continue Reading...

First Sunday of Lent (C)Sunday, March 1, 1998Dealing with TemptationLuke 4:1-13Submission isn't a very popular word in our culture. We read Paul's exhortation that says, "Wives submit to your husbands," and we ... Continue Reading...

Second Sunday after Christmas (C)January 4, 1998Take Me BackJeremiah 31:7-14This past spring, the lives of thousands of residents of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys were turned upside down by floods. On the se... Continue Reading...

Proper 26 (B)Sunday, November 2, 1997On Being Near the KingdomMark 12:28-34How do you measure distance in God's kingdom? Is it metric or feet and yards? Is it linear and spatial or in terms of time? Is it like ... Continue Reading...

Proper 18 (B)September 7, 1997Defending the PoorProverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23In the movie The Bear, a large, wounded male grizzly befriends a small, orphaned grizzly cub named Youk. Threatened by sounds of distan... Continue Reading...

Proper 9 (B)July 6, 1997The Promise About The Thorn2 Corinthians 12:2-10Can you tell a cross from a thorn? "Taking up our cross" means voluntary identification of our life with Jesus, the commitment of ourself ... Continue Reading...

6th Sunday of Easter (B)May 4, 1997Whosoever Means MeActs 10:44-48I had a conversation with a woman in her 80's. As we talked about her long and eventful life, I asked her what had been some of the difficulties... Continue Reading...

Third Sunday in Lent (B)Sunday, March 2, 1997The Real CrossI Corinthians 1:18-25Crosses are back in style. This notice appeared in Vogue: "Both as streetwise pendants and as couture pieces, crosses have had a p... Continue Reading...

Second Sunday After ChristmasJanuary 5, 1997Where In The World Is God?John 1:10-18In these powerful passages John proclaims to the world the vision and purpose of God. Nowhere in scripture is the case of God's ... Continue Reading...