Lectionary Resources
First Thoughts on Passages from the Gospels and the Epistles in the Lectionary The aim of these is to offer some initial reflections on the readings in the lectionary as an aid to people preparing sermons. The comments are not meant to be exegetical commentaries, although they include exegetical observation. They also include reflections which point to contemporary issues. They are also, by the same token, not sermons, not an attempt to say to people what sermons ought to be about. They are offered as a stimulus only. I have written them with only the Greek text before me, so that occasionally your translations may have opted for alternative ways of reading the text. If you sense this is the case, please check other translations or refer to detailed commentaries.
I value feedback on whether you find it is useful and on how it might be changed/improved, made more useful.
A
group of
Melbourne colleagues, led by Revd Prof
Howard Wallace, retired Professor of Old Testament at the
Uniting Church Theological Hall, has commentaries
on the Old
Testament passages.
See also the weekly Podcast series By the Well
For the Year of Mark
Engaging Mark -
Reflections on Mark for Preaching
The Gospel of Mark - An Introduction for Preachers
Lenten Studies: reflections on the Gospel readings: Year B
6 Studies for Lent + A Reflection for Good Friday and Easter Day
See also the videos
"Good News" in Mark What is the "good news" according to Mark?
Mark's Approach to Scripture. By what "authority"? Mark's Hermeneutic and ours
"Mark" Time Studies for inquiring minds of faith.
Series 1: "Mark" Time 345 - 4 studies on Mark 3-5
Series 2: "Mark" Time 6 - 3 studies on Mark 6
Series 3: "Mark" Time 789 - 4 studies on Mark 7-9
Series 4: "Mark" Time 10 - 4 studies.
Easter 5: 28 April Acts 8:26-40
Easter 5: 28 April John 15:1-8
Easter 5: 28 April 1 John 4:7-21
Easter 6: 5 May Acts 10:44-48
Easter 6: 5
May John 15:9-17
Easter 6: 5 May
1 John 5:1-6
Easter 7: 12 May Acts 1:15-17. 21-26
Easter 7: 12 May John 17:6-19
Easter 7: 12 May 1 John 5:9-13
Pentecost: 19 May John 15:26-27;
16:4b-15
Pentecost: 19 May
Acts 2:1-21
A Prayer to God, the Spirit
Wind, wind - a reflection on the Spirit
Trinity: 26 May John
3:1-17
Trinity: 26 May Romans
8:12-17
Pentecost 2: 2 June Mark 2:23 - 3:6
Pentecost 2: 2 June 2 Cor 4:5-12
Pentecost 3: 9 June Mark 3:20-35
Family Issues and Jesus. Reflections on Mark 3:20-35 also available on video
Pentecost 3: 9 June 2 Cor 4:13 - 5:1
Pentecost 4: 16 June Mark
4:26-34
UCA Anniversary: 22 June John 17:1-11
UCA Anniversary 22 June Ephesians 2:19-22
What inspired "Uniting"
Ting and Ted: Celebrating the Uniting Church's birthday. A Dialogue overheard by Bill Loader
Pentecost 5: 23 June Mark 4:35-41
Pentecost 5: 23 June 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Pentecost 6: 30 June Mark 5:21-43
Pentecost 6: 30 June 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
New:
What Can Love Hope For? Questions for Faith Seeking Understanding (Cascade Books: Eugene, 2020).
This book raises thorny questions about the themes of faith, hope, and love. Is God really like Jesus or was Jesus a temporary exception to the way God usually is?
Was there forgiveness before the cross? Will God one day stop loving? What do we do with the fact that the hopes they had for change were not fulfilled?
What happened to good news for the poor? Why did some replace it with something else? Does Christian freedom mean we no longer need the Law?
Were early responses to rejection always healthy? Does the Bible say all we need to know about sexuality?
This book is a summary of my five volumes of research on attitudes towards sexuality in Early Jewish and Christian Literature, indexed to those volumes.
My hope is that it will prove useful to a wide readership and serve as a doorway for others into the detailed research of the previous 5 volumes.
A useful resource for ministers and parishes, seeking a fresh approach
to the
New Testament.
Other resources:
New "Mark" Time Studies for inquiring minds of faith. Series 1: "Mark" Time 345 - 4 studies on Mark 3-5; Series 2: "Mark" Time 6 - 3 studies on Mark 6; Series 3: "Mark" Time 789 - 4 studies on Mark 7-9; Series 4: "Mark" Time 10 - 4 studies. These are for use of groups during the Year of Mark, but suitable for any time.
Year A
Lectionary Index First
thoughts on the
Matthew and other Gospel Passages, Year A
Year of
Mark(John) Index First thoughts
on the
Mark(John) Passages, Year B
Year of Luke
Index. First thoughts on
the Luke
and other Gospel Passages, Year C
The Role of
John's Gospel in the Three Year
Lectionary
Neuere
Tendenzen in der Matthรคusforschung English: Recent Tendencies in
Research on the Gospel according to Matthew
Listening and telling as Preachers
Preaching
as an invitation to engage
God-stories
A Service of the Eucharist - for
use
within Worship
Links to links: try the following:
Songs that Unite:
a rich site for worship resources
Liturgy: A New Zealand site for
liturgical resources
Stepping
Stones: A Guide to Lectionary Based Resources for Worship and
Teaching -
from John Maynard
Sermons &
Sermon
Lectionary Resources by Richard J. Fairchild
Lectionary Resources
provided by David Beswick