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Easter 4C
April 29, 2007

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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:

Acts 9:36-43
Roman Catholic reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52
 

Psalm 23
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 100:1-5
 

Revelation 7:9-17
Roman Catholic reading: Revelation 7:9, 14-17
 

John 10:22-30
Roman Catholic reading: John 10:27-30

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

bulletTexts:
bulletIllustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
bullet Roman Catholic Lectionary Readings (NCCB/USCC) 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.
bullet Lutheran lectionary readings, Year C, from the ELCA site.
bullet United Methodist lectionary readings.
bulletBiblical Passages for Mennonite Bulletins, Year C.
bullet American Baptist Churches 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.
bulletImages and Movies:
bulletImages Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
bulletResurrection
bulletGood Shepherd
bulletHealing
bulletSheep/Shepherds
bulletMovies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
bulletResurrection
bulletRebirth/New Life
bulletFeeding/Eucharist
bulletGood Shepherd
bulletDifficulty Recognizing Evil
bulletSatan
bulletRedemption
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, Easter 4C, 2007. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Easter 4, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
bullet Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
bullet Preaching Helps (Easter 4, 2007). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, Easter 4, 2007, Paul S. Nancarrow, "...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
bullet "HIV / AIDS," Resources for Prophetic Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council of Churches, 2007.
bullet Sermon Nuggets, Easter 4, 2007, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor, questions, quotations.
bullet "Be a Good One," Anecdotes, Stories & Humor, Easter 4C, Steve Goodier, Christ United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, UT.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 29 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Social Justice Lectionary, Easter 4C, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce Sweet, United Church of Canada.
bullet Readings, Analysis of Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
bullet Text Studies, Easter 4, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
bullet Lectionary Analysis, Easter 4, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bullet "Life in the Spirit: Listening & Following," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bulletLists of recommended articles are available with ATLAS subscription for these texts:
bullet Acts 9:36-43
bullet Psalm 23
bullet Revelation 7:9-17
bullet John 10:22-30
bulletLectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
bullet "Every Tribe, Every Tear: 'The Healing of the Nations,'" The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
bullet "The Messy Community," Malinda Elizabeth Berry, "Cinema Paradiso," Living the Word, Sojourners Online, 2007.
bullet This Sunday's Readings, Easter 4, John Pridmore, Church Times, 2007.
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Easter 4, 2007. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
bullet The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo, Progressive Theology Weblog, 2007.
bullet Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Easter 4C, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion.
bullet "Life In Spite of - And in Light of - Death," Angela Bauer-Levesque, Alma Crawford, Tat-Siong Benny Liew, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign. (LGBT persective)
bullet Daily Reflection, Easter 4C, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2007.
bullet "The Beginning and the End," Living the Word by Michaela Bruzzese. Lectionary commentary from Sojourners Online March/April 2001.
bullet Living the Word by Joyce Hollyday. Lectionary-based scripture commentary from Sojourners OnLine, 1995.
bullet Living the Word by Jim Rice. Lectionary-based scripture commentary from Sojourners OnLine, 1998.
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 C. 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 "Noticed, Named and Nurtured," The Rev. Elizabeth Mitchell Clement, Day 1, 2007.
bullet "The Image in the Window," Luke Bouman, Easter 4C, April 29, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet Selected Sermon, Easter 4 (RCL), by the Rev. Susan B. Snook, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2007.
bullet Homily Grits, Easter 4, 2007, the Rev. Grant M. Gallup, Managua, Nicaragua (ECUSA).
bullet "A Great and Diverse Multitude," Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2004.
bullet "Choose Life," John R Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2001.
bulletGroup Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
bullet Lectionary Notes, Easter 4, 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 "Young Man Takes Lives and Announces It To The World," Faith Lens, a weekly Bible study/discussion for youth, linking a current news story and lectionary texts. ELCA, 2007.
bullet "To Hear the Voice of the Good Shepherd," John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2007.
bullet Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Adults, Easter Season, Year C, The Episcopal Church, 2007.
bullet Proclaiming Faith, Easter 4 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
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

bulletResources and Images on The Text This Week's Easter Resources page.
bulletLent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter.
bullet Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
bullet Worship Planning Helps (Easter 4, 2007): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Gathering, Easter 4 (Camping Sunday), 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Mustard Seeds, "Good Shepherd Sunday / Lives Full of 'God Stuff'!" Easter 4, 2007. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bullet "HIV / AIDS," Resources for Prophetic Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council of Churches, 2007.
bullet Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Easter 4C, 2007. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, The Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT.
bullet Lectionary Liturgies, Easter 4, Thom M. Shuman, Greenhills Community Church, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH.
bullet Liturgy for Good Shepherd Sunday, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
bullet Liturgies Online, Easter 4, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Worship Well Liturgy Online: Easter Season Liturgy, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
bullet "Life in the Spirit: Listening to the Word," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Worship and Liturgy Resources, Easter 4, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Liturgy Alive, Easter 4C, Claretian Publications, Inc., Philippines.
bullet "God of the Great Multitude," PAAM Sunday, Worship Ways, United Church of Christ, 2007.
bullet Sermons and Liturgies for Year C, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
bullet 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 Lector's Notes, Easter 4, 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, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by Katherine Hawker.
bullet Prayers of the People, Year C - Easter 4. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
bullet Offertory Prayers for April, 2007, Rev. David S. Bell, Director of the Center for Christian Stewardship, the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church.
bullet "Liturgy: prayer reflection", reflections on the collect at the Eucharist, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Easter 4C. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Prayer of the Church, Easter 4, 2007, Let Us Pray, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
bullet 21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Easter 4, 2007, Tony Peterson, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 29 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bulletGraphics and Multimedia (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Clip Art, Easter 4C, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletClip Art Images: John 10:27-30, John 10:27-30 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
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.
bullet Mustard Seeds, "Good Shepherd Sunday / Lives Full of 'God Stuff'!" Easter 4, 2007. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bulletBulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):
bullet Taking Faith Home, April 29, 2007, 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.
bullet Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Easter 4, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada, 2004.
bullet "God of the Great Multitude," PAAM Sunday, Worship Ways, United Church of Christ, 2007.
bulletHymns and Music:
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. Direct link to Easter 4.
bulletThe Billabong, Easter 4, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
bullet Hymns of the Spirit Three, Easter 4C, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
bullet Together to Celebrate, Easter 4, 2007, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 29 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bulletWith Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Gathering, Easter 4 (Camping Sunday), 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Younger Children / Older Children, Easter Season, Year C, The Episcopal Church, 2007.
bullet Proclaiming Faith, Easter 4 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
bullet Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.
bulletChildren's Bulletins (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
bullet Lectionary Puzzles. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
bulletDrama (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.