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The Weekly lectionary podcast for preachers, seekers and bible geeks!

Revised Common Lectionary:
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve

  1. Luke 2:1-20

  2. Titus 2:11-14

  3. John 1:1-14

  4. Isaiah 9:2-7

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Advent 4C
Advent 4C

  1. Luke 1:39-56

  2. Hebrews 10:5-10

  3. Micah 5:2-5

  4. Psalm 80

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Advent 3C
Advent 3C

  1. Luke 3:7-18

  2. Philippians 4:4-7

  3. Isaiah 12:2-6

  4. Zephaniah 3:14-20

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Advent 2C
Advent 2C

  1. Luke 1:68-79

  2. Luke 3:1-6

  3. Philippians 1:3-11

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Advent 1C
Advent 1C

  1. Luke 21:25-36

  2. Jeremiah 33:14-16

  3. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

  4. Psalm 25

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Proper 29B (OT 34) Christ the King
Proper 29B (OT 34) Christ the King

  1. John 18:33-37

  2. 2 Samuel 23:1-7

  3. Revelation 1:4-8

  4. Psalm 132

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Proper 28B (OT 33)
Proper 28B (OT 33)

  1. Mark 13:1-8

  2. 1 Samuel 1:4-20

  3. Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25

  4. Psalm 16

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Proper 27B (OT 32)
Proper 27B (OT 32)

  1. Mark 12:38-44

  2. Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17

  3. Hebrews 9:24-28

  4. Psalm 127

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Proper 26B (OT 31)
Proper 26B (OT 31)

  1. Mark 12:28-34

  2. Ruth 1:1-18

  3. Hebrews 9:11-14

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Proper 25B (OT 30)
Proper 25B (OT 30)

  1. Mark 10:46-52

  2. Job 42:1-6, 10-17

  3. Hebrews 7:23-28

  4. Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)

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Proper 24B (OT 29)
Proper 24B (OT 29)

  1. Mark 10:35-45

  2. Job 38:1-7, (34-41)

  3. Hebrews 5:1-10

  4. Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c

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Proper 23B (OT 28)
Proper 23B (OT 28)

  1. Mark 10:17-31

  2. Job 23:1-9, 16-17

  3. Hebrews 4:12-16

  4. Psalm 22

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Proper 22B (OT 27)
Proper 22B (OT 27)

  1. Mark 10:2-16

  2. Job 1:1; 2:1-10

  3. Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

  4. Psalm 124

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Proper 21B (OT 26)
Proper 21B (OT 26)

  1. Mark 9:38-50

  2. James 5:13-20

  3. Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

  4. Psalm 124

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Proper 20B (OT 25)
Proper 20B (OT 25)

  1. Mark 9:30-37

  2. Proverbs 31:10-31

  3. James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a

  4. Psalm 1

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Proper 19B (OT 24)
Proper 19B (OT 24)

  1. Mark 8:27-38

  2. Proverbs 1:20-33

  3. James 3:1-12

  4. Psalm 19

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Proper 18B (OT 23)
Proper 18B (OT 23)

  1. Mark 7:24-37

  2. Proverbs 22:1-23

  3. James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17

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Proper 17B (OT 22)
Proper 17B (OT 22)

  1. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

  2. James 1:17-27

  3. Song of Songs 2:8-13

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Proper 16B (OT 21)
Proper 16B (OT 21)

  1. John 6:59-69

  2. 1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41-43

  3. Ephesians 6:10-20

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Proper 15B (OT 20)
Proper 15B (OT 20)

  1. John 6:51-58

  2. 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

  3. Ephesians 5:15-20

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Proper 14B (OT 19)
Proper 14B (OT 19)

  1. John 6:35, 41-51

  2. Ephesians 4:25-5:2

  3. 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

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Proper 13B (OT 18)
Proper 13B (OT 18)

  1. John 6:24-35

  2. 2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:15

  3. Ephesians 4:1-16

  4. Psalm 51:1-12

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Proper 12B (OT 17)
Proper 12B (OT 17)

  1. John 6:1-21

  2. 2 Samuel 11:1-15

  3. Ephesians 3:14-21

  4. Psalm 14

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Proper 11B (OT 16)
Proper 11B (OT 16)

  1. Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

  2. 2 Samuel 7:1-14a

  3. Ephesians 2:11-22

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Proper 10B (OT 15)
Proper 10B (OT 15)

  1. Mark 6:14-29

  2. 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

  3. Ephesians 1:3-14

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Proper 9B (OT 14)
Proper 9B (OT 14)

  1. Mark 6:1-13

  2. 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

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Proper 8B (OT 13)
Proper 8B (OT 13)

  1. Mark 5:21-43

  2. 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

  3. 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

  4. Psalm 130

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Proper 7B (OT 12)
Proper 7B (OT 12)

  1. Mark 4:35-41

  2. 1 Samuel 17:32-49

  3. 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

  4. Psalm 9

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Proper 6B (OT 11)
Proper 6B (OT 11)

  1. Mark 4:26-34

  2. 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13

  3. 2 Corinthians 5:6-17

  4. Psalm 20

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Proper 5B (OT 10)
Proper 5B (OT 10)

  1. Mark 3:20-35

  2. 1 Samuel 8:4-20

  3. 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

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Advent C

Commentary
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Advent 4C
Advent 4C
Advent 3C
Advent 3C
Advent 2C
Advent 2C
Advent 1C
Advent 1C
Christmas 2C
Christmas 2C
Christmas 1C
Christmas 1C

Thursday Night Special

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Thurs. Night Special 10-3: Otis Moss III
Thurs. Night Special 10-3: Otis Moss III

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Thurs. Night Special 10-2: Molly Phinney Baskette
Thurs. Night Special 10-2: Molly Phinney Baskette

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Thurs. Night Special 10-1: Amy-Jill Levine

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Thurs. Night Special 9-10: Shannon T.L. Kearns

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Thurs. Night Special 9-9: Brian McLaren
Thurs. Night Special 9-9: Brian McLaren

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Pulpit Fiction Academy

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Academy 4: Gospel of John
Academy 4: Gospel of John

An conversation and overview of the Gospel of John with renowned John scholar, the Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis

Academy 2: Gospel of Matthew
Academy 2: Gospel of Matthew

Year A is coming! Prepare for the Gospel of Matthew with Warren Carter, Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School.

Academy 1: Pastoral Letters!
Academy 1: Pastoral Letters!

If you have struggled with how (or if) to preach the 1 & 2 Timothy- this interview is for you!

Academy 3: Paul's Letter to the Romans
Academy 3: Paul's Letter to the Romans

Beverly Gaventa is the Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Baylor University. She earned an MDiv from Union Theological Seminary, and a PhD from Duke. She is the professor emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary and past President of the Society of Biblical Literature.