Lectionary Links:Narrative Lectionary

Fourth Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 24, 2017 Preaching Text: John 1:1-18 Nativity by Cynthia Rylant (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Christmas Eve is a time to share the story of Jesus’ birth and explore the meaning of the incarnation, the Word made flesh, and what it means

Third Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 17, 2017 Preaching Text: Isaiah 55:1-13 Merry Christmas, Davy! by Brigitte Weninger (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Scholar Walter Bruggeman says that the first verses of this text offer an alternative to the cultural expectations of

Second Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 10, 2017 Preaching Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Message of the Birds by Kate Westerlund (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: As I read this text, I thought of the images of horrors and hopelessness that we see daily, of broken bodies robbed of

First Sunday of Advent Year 3: December 3, 2017 Preaching Text: Daniel 3:1, [2-7] 8-30 Refuge by Anne Booth (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: Throwing people into a firey furnace as a punishment for remaining true to their faith was certainly not a way of welcoming outsiders. This

Reign of Christ Year 3: November 26, 2017 Preaching Text: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Milly and the Macy’s Parade by Shana Corey (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: As she concludes her commentary on this text, Professor Juliana Claassens highlights how this text might connect to our own

24th Sunday After Pentecost Year 3: November 19, 2017 Preaching Text: Isaiah 9:1-7 The Thanksgiving Door by Debby Atwell (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: In her commentary on this text, Juliana Claassens reflects on the “power of these texts to “inspire people to try to change

23rd Sunday After Pentecost Year 3: November 12, 2017 Preaching Text: Amos1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24 March: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (Written for ages 10+) Comment: In these verses from Amos, God’s desire for justice is clearly expressed. God proclaims to hate, despise,

22nd Sunday After Pentecost Year 3: November 5, 2017 Preaching Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah Winter (Written for ages 8+) Comment: In this text we encounter a discouraged, despondent Elijah on the run from his adversaries

21st Sunday After Pentecost Year 3: October 29, 2017 Preaching Text: 1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:1-13 Tinyville Town Gets to Work by Brian Biggs (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: “Any prominent public space needs a rationale and a dedication,” begins professor Stephen B. Reid in his