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Proper 8B/Ordinary 13B/Pentecost 4
June 28, 2009

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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 or Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Roman Catholic reading: Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24
United Methodist reading: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Psalm 130 or Psalm 30 or Lamentations 3:23-33
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 30:2-15
Episcopal reading (RCL): Psalm 130 or
Lamentations 3:21-33
  
or Psalm 30
United Methodist reading: Psalm 130

2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Roman Catholic reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15

Mark 5:21-43
Roman Catholic reading: Mark 5:21-43 or Mark 5:21-24, 35-43

Possible Themes: Generosity in Giving, Stewardship, Faithfulness, Healing, Clean/Unclean, Equality

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

bulletTexts:
bulletIllustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
bullet Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings from the New American Bible.
bulletThe 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.
bulletLectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: BCP - RCL.
bulletLutheran lectionary readings, Year B, from the ELCA site.
bulletUnited Methodist lectionary readings, Year B..
bulletBiblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year B.
bulletFree Church version for Baptist, Reformed, and Congregational use Revised Common Lectionary Readings.
bullet ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.
bullet Lutheran RCL CEV readings - .doc files. Lutheran Bible Ministries.
bullet PCUSA - Lectionary for Sundays and Festivals Scripture Reference.
bulletImages and Movies:
bulletImages Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
bulletHealing
bulletDavid
bulletMovies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
bulletHealing
bulletClean/Unclean
bullet Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Preaching This Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary, 2009. Commentaries on lectionary readings by John C. Holbert, Ralph W. Klein, W.H. Bellinger, Jr., David Tiede, and Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman.
bullet Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, Ordinary 13, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "Healing Powers," Kate Huey, Weekly Seeds, i.UCC.org, 2009.
bullet Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Proper 8, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
bullet Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, Proper 8, 2009, Rick Marshall, "...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
bullet Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
bullet Preaching Helps (Pentecost +4, 2009). United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Jesus Now, Proper 8B. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
bullet Commentary and Reflections, Pentecost 4B, Lawrence Moore, Disclosing New Worlds, 2009.
bullet "Death, Grief, Hope, Belief," Proper 8, 2009, Sea Raven, Liberal Christian Commentary.
bullet Liberal Lectionary Analysis, Pentecost +4, 2009, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bullet Rumors, for June 28, 2009, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a sense of humor."
bullet Sermon Nuggets, Pentecost 4, 2009, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor, questions, quotations.
bullet Lectionary Study, Ordinary 13, Dr. Robert Linthicum, Partners in Urban Transformation, 2009.
bullet Readings, Analysis of Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
bullet SAMUEL, Pentecost +4, 2009, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet Text Studies, Proper 8, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
bullet "Faith in Jesus Is Life-Giving!" The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 28 June, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Lists of recommended articles available with ATLAS subscription for these texts:
bullet 2 Samuel 1:1-17 / Wisdom of Solomon 1:13 - 2:24
bullet Psalm 130 / Psalm 30 / Lamentations 3:23-33
bullet 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
bullet Mark 5 21-43
bullet Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
bullet "Turning off the Engines," Donna Schaper, Blogging toward Sunday, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century, 2009.
bullet Sermon Brainwave. Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Rolf Jacobson, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
bullet Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, An Embarrassment of Riches, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2009.
bullet "Too Much and Too Little," Daniel Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2009.
bullet Sermon Starters, Season of Pentecost, 2009, Michael K. Turner, United Methodist Church Circuit Rider.
bullet "Stories and Circles," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2009.
bullet "Overcoming the Margins, Expressing Solidarity," Michael Joseph Brown, Shonda Jones, Shively Jackson, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign, 2009. (LGBT perspective)
bullet "Listening to Losers: the True Nature of War," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2009.
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church, 2006.
bullet "To Be Touched and To Touch," Rick Morley, "Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality," The Witness, 2006.
bullet "Arise," Lane Denson III, Out of Nowhere, 2009.
bullet "The Hemorrhaging Woman," Debra Dean Murphy, The Ekklesia Project, 2009.
bullet "Ordinary 13," Laura Norvell, Grounded and Rooted in Love, 2009.
bullet The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2006.
bullet "Good Gifts; Grateful Giving," Pastor Sharron R. Lucas, Stewardship of Life Institute, ELCA, 2009.
bullet This Sunday's Readings, 3rd Sunday after Trinity, Martin Warner, Church Times, 2009.
bullet Daily Reflection, Ordinary 13, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2009.
bullet Articles at The Christian Century:
bullet "Pressed into Service," Daniel Harrell, 2006.
bullet "Begging to Give," Bill O'Brien, 2003. (Attributed incorrectly at Religion Online site.)
bullet"Living the Word," at Sojourners:
bullet "Only Believe," Michaela Bruzzese, "Be Still and Know," 2009.
bullet "Cries for Help," Robert Roth, "The Ways of Shalom," 2006.
bullet "Saved by Faith," Michaela Bruzzese, "Peace Be With You," 2003.
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 "A Daughter's Faith," the Rev. Sarah Jackson Shelton, Day 1, 2009.
bullet "Tears of Blood," Revd Rowena Francis, disclosing new worlds, 2009.
bullet Selected Sermon, Proper 8 (RCL), the Rev. Dr. Susanna Metz, in Sermons that Work, ECUSA, 2009.
bullet "Two Lives Restored," John R. Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2000.
bulletGroup Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
bullet Lectionary Notes, Proper 8, 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 "Global Inequality," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007. (2 Corinthians 8)
bullet "Singing with the Psalter," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Singing Our Lives," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006. (Psalm 30)
bullet "Obama and Congress working on health care reform," Faith Lens, ELCA, 2009.
bullet "Faithfulness or Faithlessness?" The Choices of Discipleship, John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2009.
bullet Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Adults, Early Summer, Year B, The Episcopal Church, 2009.
bullet Proclaiming Faith, Ordinary 13, 2009 - 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.)
bulletA list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.
bulletA list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages.
bulletA list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

bulletThe Text This Week's Pentecost Resources Page.
bulletComplete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
bullet Worship Planning Helps (Pentecost +4, 2009): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Gathering, Pentecost +4, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc.
bullet Worship Resources, Pentecost 4B, 2009, Free Resources, Cokesbury Worship Connection.
bullet Mustard Seeds, "Everybody Is Welcome," Proper 8, 2009. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bullet Worship and Liturgy Resources, Ordinary 13, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Lectionary Liturgies, Ordinary 13, 2009, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
bullet Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Pentecost 4B, 2009. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet "Faith in the Power of Jesus Is Stronger than Fear or Death!" The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009.
bullet Liturgies Online, Pentecost 4, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Sermons and Liturgies for Year B, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
bullet Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, CanticaNova Publications.
bulletPrayers, 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.
bulletPrayers of the People, Year B - Proper 8/Ordinary 13. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
bullet Outside the Box, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by Katherine Hawker.
bullet A Prayer for Pentecost 4, Rev. Stephen Brown, A Place for Prayer, 2009.
bullet Worship Resources, Proper 8B, John van de Laar, Sacredise.
bullet "O Healing Christ," "To Be Washed by Waves of Grace," "Litany over the Waters of Baptism," "Baptism Remembrance Rite," Service prayers for Pentecost 4, Worship Ways, UCC, 2009.
bullet 21st Century Worship Resources, Pentecost +4, 2009, Kwasi Kena, United Methodist Church GBOD.
bullet Worship Resources, Proper 8B, John van de Laar, Sacredise.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 28 June, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Prayers of the People, Proper 8, 2009, Richard J. Einerson, sample prayers from Prayers of the People: Pastoral Prayers for Worship and Personal Devotion.
bullet Offertory Prayers for June, 2009, David S. Bell, United Methodist Church GBOD.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Ordinary 13, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet "Liturgy: prayers reflection," reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, NZPB, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand. Common Worship (CofE).
bullet Meditation Prompts and Prayers, Proper 9B, 2009. Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure.
bullet Sunday Prayer, MomPriest, RevGalBlogPals, 2009.
bulletGraphics & Multimedia:
bullet Hermanoleon Clipart, Ordinary 13B. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides, etc.
bullet Clip Art Images: Mark 5:21-43, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
bullet Ordinary 13 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.
bullet Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
bullet Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho. Scroll down for Year B index.
bullet CHURCH PowerPoint, Pentecost 4, 2009. Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint slides for Worship Services.
bullet Mustard Seeds, "Everybody Is Welcome," Proper 8, 2009. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bullet "Circling around Again," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2009.
bullet Commercial Site: Equality (Visual Liturgy: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15), Psalm 130 (Film), The Work of the People.
bullet Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):
bullet SAMUEL, Pentecost +4, 2009, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Pentecost +4, 2009, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bullet "Two Anonymous Women," reflection by Charles Houser, eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center.
bullet Hymns and Music:
bulletOriginal Hymns, Settings, and Songs:
bullet Hymn for Pentecost 4B, Alan Hinton, Common Metre, Disclosing New Worlds, 2009.
bullet "Reaching," Brenton Prigge, CMD, NewHymn, 2009.
bullet Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
bullet Lectionary Hymns, Pentecost +4, 2009, United Methodist Church GBOD.
bullet Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
bullet Lectionary Hymns, Ordinary 13B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
bullet Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
bulletThe Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
bullet Choral Anthem Project, Ordinary 13B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
bullet Suggested Hymns from the New Century Hymnal, United Church of Christ, 2009.
bullet Gathering, Pentecost +4, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc.
bullet Together to Celebrate, Pentecost 4, 2009, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 28 June, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Ordinary 13, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Sing for Joy, Ordinary 13, 2009. Choral reflections on this week's lectionary readings, St. Olaf College.
bullet Hymn and Song Suggestions, Pentecost 4, 2009, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary.
bulletWith Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Gathering, Pentecost +4, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc.
bullet Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J. Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.)
bullet Proclaiming Faith, Ordinary 13, 2009 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
bullet Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Younger Children & Older Children, Early Summer, Year B, The Episcopal Church, 2009.
bulletChildren's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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)
bulletA list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.