The Text This Week - Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources

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Liturgy of the Passion B
April 9, 2006

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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:  

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Roman Catholic reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
 

Psalm 31:9-16
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 22:8-24
 

Philippians 2:5-11
Roman Catholic reading: Philippians 2:6-11

Mark 14:1 - 15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, (40-47)
Roman Catholic reading: Mark 14:1 - 15:47 or Mark 15:1-39
 

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

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Texts:
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NRSV Lectionary readings from Vanderbilt Divinity Library.

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Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings from the New American Bible.

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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.

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Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: BCP - RCL.

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Lutheran lectionary readings, Year B, from the ELCA site.

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United Methodist lectionary readings, Year B..

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Biblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year B.

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American Baptist Churches Revised Common Lectionary Readings.

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ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.

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Lutheran RCL CEV readings - .doc files. Lutheran Bible Ministries.

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PCUSA - Lectionary for Sundays and Festivals Scripture Reference.

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Images and Movies:
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Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
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Burial of Jesus

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Crucifixion

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Denial and Betrayal of Jesus by the Disciples

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Gethsemane

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Lamentation/Deposition/Pieta

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Trial/Road to Calvary

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Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
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Crucifixion

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Sacrifice/Sacrificial Death

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Suffering

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Redemption

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Confrontation with Evil

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Suffering Servant

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Scapegoat

bullet Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, 2006. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Palm/Passion Sunday, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
bullet Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
bullet Preaching Helps (Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2006.
bullet Palm Sunday: A Time for Preaching or Storytelling? Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Sermon Nuggets, Palm Sunday, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor, questions, quotations.
bullet Exegesis, Passion Sunday, Terrance Callan, The Pastoral Preaching Web Site. Sponsored by the Athenaeum, Mount St. Mary's Seminary, 2006.
bullet Lectionary Analysis, Lent 6B, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. At Richard Fairchild's Sermon & Sermon - Lectionary Resources.
bullet This Sunday's Readings, Palm Sunday, John Pridmore, Church Times.
bullet Readings, Analysis of Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
bullet "Holy Week Begins," Following the Truly Human One, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Starters for Sunday, Passion Sunday, 2006. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bulletSAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bulletText Studies, Lent 6B, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
bullet Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
bullet "Si, se puede!" Elizabeth Morris Downie, "Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality," The Witness, 2006.
bullet "A Lenten Letter to President George W. Bush," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
bullet The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2006.
bullet Daily Reflection, Palm Sunday, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2006.
bullet "Alone," Charlene E. Fairchild, Collects, Comments and Conversation.
bullet "Journeying Toward Resurrection," Living the Word Lectionary Reflections in Sojourners Online, March/April 2003.
bullet "Witnessing to the Power of God," Peter B. Price. Living the Word Lectionary Reflections in Sojourners Online, March/April, 1997.
bullet Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other resources.
bullet 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.
bulletSermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Nine Sermons for Palm/Passion Sunday, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
bullet "Love Poured Out," the Rev. Dr. James B. Lemler, Day 1, 2006.
bullet "Were You There?" Selected Sermon, Palm Sunday by the Rev. Jane Rockman, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2006.
bullet Homily Grits, Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, 2006, the Rev. Grant M. Gallup, Managua, Nicaragua (ECUSA).
bullet "Still Our Hero," Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2003.
bullet "Walking the Walk," John R. Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2000.
bullet "Walking the Way of the Cross," Sermon and Notes by Br. Clark Berge, SSF in Worship That Works, ECUSA, 2000.
bulletGroup Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
bullet Lectionary Notes, Palm/Passion Sunday, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
bullet Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev. Thomas Welbers.
bullet "Afghan Man Converted to Christianity Seeks Asylum in Italy," Faith Lens, a weekly Bible study/discussion for youth, linking a current news story and lectionary texts. ELCA.
bulletLent Lessons, Week 6 in Lent / Holy Week by Bass Mitchell, www.homiliesbyemail.com . Reflections and prayer guides for individuals and groups.
bullet Proclaiming Faith, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
bulletLight on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings. (Scroll down past chart of CEV readings.)
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A list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.

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A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages.

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A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

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Resources and Images on The Text This Week's Holy Week Resources page.

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Lent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter.

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Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
bullet Worship Planning Helps, Passion/Palm Sunday, 2006. Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Planning Helps and Resources for Palm/Passion Sunday, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Gathering, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2006, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Palm/Passion Sunday, The Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, ELCA.
bullet Worship and Liturgy Resources, Passion/Palm Sunday, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2006. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, The Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT.
bullet "The First Holy Week," Following the Truly Human One, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Liturgies Online, Palm/Passion, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Sermons and Liturgies for Year B, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada:
bullet Homily and Liturgy for Palm/Passion Sunday, 2006
bullet "An Extravagant Love"
bullet Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, CanticaNova Publications.

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Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
bullet Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
bullet Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet A Prayer for Ash Wednesday (and for use in Lent) by Dr. William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
bulletPrayers of the People, Year B - Sunday of Passion/Palm Sunday. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
bullet Lector's Notes, Passion Sunday/Palm Sunday, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
bullet Outside the Box, Passion/Palm Sunday, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by Katherine Hawker.
bullet Palm/Passion Sunday, 2006. John Paarlberg, Reformed Church in America.
bullet Prayers of the People, Lowell Grisham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas - will resume in Easter.
bullet Starters for Sunday, Passion Sunday, 2006. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet 21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Palm Sunday, 2006, the Rev. B. Kevin Smalls, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Offertory Prayers for April, 2006, Rev. David S. Bell, Director of the Center for Christian Stewardship, the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, 2006. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Prayer of the Church, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2006, Let Us Pray, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.

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Graphics and Bulletin Materials (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet 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.
bulletCommercial Site: The Work of the People - Psalm 22 - Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL texts.
bullet Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho. Scroll down for Year B index.
bulletSAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Lent 6B, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. At Richard Fairchild's Sermon & Sermon - Lectionary Resources.
bulletTaking Faith Home, April 9, 2006, Greg Priebbenow, formingfaith.com. A free intergenerational take-home insert for integrating lectionary readings with at-home prayers, family time, table grace, devotions, ritual and suggestions for service.

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Hymns and Music:
bullet Lectionary Hymns, Palm/Passion Sunday, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet The Psalmistry: All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms. See Terms of Use.
bulletThe Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
bullet Metrical Psalms. Lectionary Psalms set to popular hymn music by Dale A. Schoening.
bullet Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
bulletHymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
bullet Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire suggestions for RCL texts.
bullet Hymns of the Spirit Three, Passion Sunday, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.

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With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Gathering, Palm/Passion Sunday, 2006, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity, Passion Sunday, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.
bullet Proclaiming Faith, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
bullet Ideas and Talks for Lent, Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.

bulletChildren's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet Children's Bulletins for Lent, Easter, and Pentecost, Reformed Church in America.
bullet Lectionary Puzzles by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text (html) formats.
bulletDrama (see listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet "The Passion Story," dramatic reading by Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
bullet A Dramatic reading of the Full Passion Narrative according to St. Mark, Greta Jensen, Kir-Shalom.
bullet A Dramatic Reading of the Shorter Passion Narrative according to St. Mark, John Borthwick, Kir-Shalom.
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A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.