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Easter 4C
April 25, 2010
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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
- Texts:
- Images and Movies:
- Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art
Concordance, with the following themes:
- Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie
Concordance, with the following themes:
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Comments (commentary) and
Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal.
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Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives,
Easter 4C, 2007. Commentary,
historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis
University.
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Girardian
Reflections on the Lectionary, Easter 4, by Paul Nuechterlein &
Friends.
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Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael
Hardin.
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Preaching Helps (Easter
4, 2007). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship.
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Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary,
Easter 4, 2007, Paul S. Nancarrow,
"...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
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"HIV / AIDS,"
Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2007.
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Sermon
Nuggets, Easter 4, 2007, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor,
questions, quotations.
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"Be a
Good One," Anecdotes, Stories & Humor, Easter 4C, Steve Goodier,
Christ United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, UT.
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Starters for Sunday,
29 April 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland.
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Readings, Analysis of
Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church
of the Nazarene.)
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Text
Studies, Easter 4, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
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Lectionary Analysis,
Easter 4,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
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"Life in the Spirit: Listening & Following," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
- Lists of recommended
articles are available with
ATLAS subscription for these texts:
- Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
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Blogging toward Sunday,
Walter Brueggemann,
Theolog:
The Blog of The Christian Century, 2007.
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"Every
Tribe, Every Tear: 'The Healing of the Nations,'"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation.
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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.
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The
Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo,
Progressive Theology Weblog, 2007.
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"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)
- Sojourners "Living the Word," archives:
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Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other
resources.
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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.
- Sermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked
in listings at top of page):
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"Noticed,
Named and Nurtured," The Rev. Elizabeth Mitchell Clement, Day 1,
2007.
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"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.
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Selected Sermon,
Easter 4 (RCL), by the Rev. Susan B. Snook, in Worship
that Works, ECUSA, 2007.
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Homily Grits,
Easter 4, 2007, the Rev.
Grant M. Gallup, Managua, Nicaragua (ECUSA).
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"A Great and Diverse Multitude," Dianne Bergant, CSA,
America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2004.
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"Choose Life," John R Donahue, SJ,
America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2001.
- Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
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Lectionary Notes,
Easter 4, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat
Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
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"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.
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"To Hear the Voice of the Good Shepherd,"
John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily
Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2007.
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Adults, Easter Season, Year C, The Episcopal Church.
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Proclaiming
Faith, Easter 4, 2010 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
- A list of links to on-line Bibles
and general Bible study resources.
- A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion
groups and their homepages.
- A list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.
- Resources and Images on The Text This Week's
Easter
Resources page.
- Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
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Worship Planning Helps
(Easter 4, 2007): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship
Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
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Gathering,
Easter 4C, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc, 2010. (Terms
of Use)
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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.
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"HIV / AIDS,"
Resources for Prophetic
Worship, Speaking to North Carolina Justice Issues, North Carolina Council
of Churches, 2007.
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Shepherd
Liturgy for use on Easter 4, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America.
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Lectionary Liturgies,
Easter 4, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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Liturgy for Good Shepherd Sunday, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Liturgies
Online, Easter 4, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
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Worship
and Liturgy Resources, Easter 4, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia.
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Sermons
and Liturgies for Year C, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
- Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
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Laughing Bird
Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra
Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings,
Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
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Resources:
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies
by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
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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.
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Outside the Box,
litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by
Katherine Hawker.
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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.
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"Liturgy: prayer reflection", reflections on the collect at the Eucharist,
Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
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Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Vanderbilt
Divinity Library.
- Graphics and Multimedia (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Art in the Christian Tradition, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt
Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike
3.0 License.
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Clip Art,
Easter 4C, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images:
John 10:27-30,
John 10:27-30 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
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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.
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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.
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"The Lord Is My Shepherd," from John Rutter Requiem, YouTube video.
- Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins,
below):
- Hymns and Music:
- Original Hymns, Settings, and Songs:
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Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
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Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with
lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for
the Sunday Lectionary.")
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Music Resources (hymn suggestions) for Earth Day, United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship.
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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.
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The
Billabong, Easter 4, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in
Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
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Choral Anthem Project,
Easter 4C, National Association of
Pastoral Musicians.
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Sing for Joy,
Easter, 4C, 2007. Choral
reflections on this week's lectionary readings, St. Olaf College.
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Gathering,
Easter 4C, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc, 2010. (Terms
of Use)
- With Children (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Gathering,
Easter 4C, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc, 2010. (Terms
of Use)
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Younger Children / Older Children, Easter
Season,
Year C, The Episcopal Church.
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Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity,
at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by
Larry Broding.
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Proclaiming
Faith, Easter 4, 2010 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
- Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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Lectionary
Puzzles. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg
McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
- Drama (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.
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