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3, 2007

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Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources:

Acts 16:9-15
Roman Catholic reading: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
 

Psalm 67
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 67:2-8

Revelation 21:10, 22 - 22:5
Roman Catholic reading: Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
 

John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9
Roman Catholic reading: John 14:23-29
United Methodist reading: John 14:23-29

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 Free 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.
bulletLutheran 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:
bullet Healing
bulletMovies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
bullet Peace
bullet Healing
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 6C, 2007. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Easter 6, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
bullet Preaching Helps (Easter 6, 2007). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, Easter 6, 2007, Paul S. Nancarrow, "...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
bullet Sermon Nuggets, Easter 6, 2007, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor, questions, quotations.
bullet Jesus Now, Easter 6C. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
bullet Social Justice Lectionary, Easter 6C, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce Sweet, United Church of Canada.
bullet "Imperturbability," Anecdotes, Stories & Humor, Easter 6C, Steve Goodier, Christ United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, UT.
bullet Readings, Analysis of Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
bullet Text Studies, Easter 6, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
bullet Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
bullet Lectionary Analysis, Easter 6, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bullet SAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet "Life in the Spirit: Peace and Love," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 13 May 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bulletLists of recommended articles are available with ATLAS subscription for these texts:
bullet Acts 16:9-15
bullet Psalm 67
bullet Revelation 21:10, 22 - 22:5
bullet John 14:23-29 / John 5:1-9
bulletLectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
bullet Blogging toward Sunday, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century. Current lectionary comments are by Walter Brueggemann.
bullet "Bottled Lightning: Don't Extinguish the Fire, Don't Shatter the Vessel," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
bullet "A New Vision of Humanity," Bridgette Young, Mark D. Jordan, David O. Jenkins, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign. (LGBT persective)
bullet Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, Easter 6C, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion.
bullet Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Easter 6, 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 This Sunday's Readings, Easter 6, John Pridmore, Church Times, 2007.
bullet "What Is Purity?" Malinda Elizabeth Berry, "God's New Creation," Living the Word, Sojourners Online, 2007.
bullet Daily Reflection, Easter 6C, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2007.
bullet "The Turn in the Path," Suzanne Guthrie, The Christian Century, 2001. Religion Online.
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 Selected Sermon, Easter 6 (RCL), by the Rev. J. Barrington Bates, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2007.
bullet "Finding Tomorrow Today," the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens, Day 1, 2007.
bullet "Why Christians Are/Should Be Different," Walter Harms, Easter 6C, May 13, 2007, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
bullet "Home Alone?" Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2004.
bullet Selected sermon, Easter 6, the Rev. Angela V. Askew, in Sermons That Work, ECUSA, 2004.
bullet Selected sermon, Easter 6, the Rev. Kirk Alan Kubicek, in Sermons That Work, ECUSA, 2004.
bullet "Spirit in the Church," John R Donahue, SJ, America: The National Catholic Weekly, 2001.
bulletGroup Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
bullet Lectionary Notes, Easter 6, 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 "Advance Planning for Future Mission to Mars Raises Hard Questions," Faith Lens, a weekly Bible study/discussion for youth, linking a current news story and lectionary texts. ELCA, 2007.
bullet "To Keep God's Word," 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 6 - 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.
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.
bulletComplete Liturgies (includes prayers & hymns):
bullet Worship Planning Helps (Easter 6, 2007): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Gathering, Easter 6, 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc.
bullet Resources for Mother's/Women's Day at Bass Mitchell's Special Days and Services site.
bullet Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Easter 6C, 2007. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, The Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT.
bullet Mustard Seeds, "No Fear," Easter 6, 2007. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bullet Lectionary Liturgies, Easter 6, Thom M. Shuman, Greenhills Community Church, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH.
bullet Liturgies Online, Easter 6, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet Worship and Liturgy Resources, Easter 6, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
bullet "Life in the Spirit: My Peace I Give You," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand.
bullet Liturgy Alive, Easter 6C, Claretian Publications, Inc., Philippines.
bullet Worship Well Liturgy Online: Easter Season Liturgy, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
bullet A Litany for Mother's Day, Peggy Emerson, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Sermons and Liturgies for Year C, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada.
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.
bullet Lector's Notes, Easter 6, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
bullet Prayers of the People, Year C - Easter 6. 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 "Health! Let It Shine!" Health and Human Services Sunday, Worship Ways, United Church of Christ, 2007.
bullet "From the Land to the Table," a prayer for Rural Life Sunday, Worship Ways, United Church of Christ, 2007.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 13 May 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Offertory Prayers for May, 2007, Herb Mather, 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. (BCP - USA)
bullet Prayer of the Church, Easter 6, 2007, Let Us Pray, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
bullet 21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Easter 6, 2007, the Rev. Joseph W. Daniels, Jr., United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet 21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Mother's Day, 2007, Cynthia A. Bond Hopson, PhD, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Easter 6C. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Prayers for Worship, Easter 6C, David von Schlichten, Lectionary Homiletics.
bulletGraphics and Multimedia (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Clip Art, Easter 6C, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletClip Art Images: John 14:23-29, John 14:23-29 #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, "No Fear," Easter 6, 2007. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
bullet The Dig Tree Project, Easter 6, co-operative bank of multimedia worship resources based on the lectionary and other occasions. Kippax Uniting Church in Canberra.
bulletBulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins, below):
bullet Taking Faith Home, May 13, 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 6, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
bullet SAMUEL at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
bullet "Health! Let It Shine!" Health and Human Services Sunday, Worship Ways, United Church of Christ, 2007.
bullet "From the Land to the Table," a prayer for Rural Life 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 6.
bullet Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
bulletThe Billabong, Easter 6, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
bullet Hymns of the Spirit Three, Easter 6C, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
bullet Together to Celebrate, Easter 6, 2007, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
bullet Starters for Sunday, 13 May 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of Scotland.
bullet Prayers and Musical Ideas, Easter 6C. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
bullet Hymn for Mothers' Day: 'Arise All Mighty Women' ('Mothers' Day Battle Hymn'), Lisa Quoresimo, music from a 19th century American camp meeting tune. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
bulletWith Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
bullet Gathering, Easter 6, 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 6 - 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)
bulletA list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.