Lectionary 05/07/2026
- Proper 9 /Ordinary 14 - Year A
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Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 9 Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 9 Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 9 - Year A Meditation on Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 Gaze on these children playing in the marketplace. Children are the same the whole world over, and in every era. Today they would be in the home corner, playing make- believe games. ‘Let’s play weddings,’ says Kelly, who’s …
Lent for Everyone Year A - Wednesday: Second Week in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Wednesday: Second Week in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 2: WEDNESDAY Matthew 11; focused on 11.1–19 Jesus is here being put on the spot. Today, when interviewers try to force politicians to say things they didn’t really want to let out, they tend to prevaricate, to ignore the question, or even to tell downright lies. We have pri…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 9 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 9 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 9 Genesis 24.34–38, 42–49, 58–67 Romans 7.15–25a Matthew 11.16–19, 25–30 An American sent me a strange book the other day. Jesus, he argued, was an alcoholic. Roused from his drunkenness by the preaching of John the Baptist, …
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 9 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 9 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 9 Sunday between 3 & 9 July Genesis 24. 34-38,42-49, 58-67 Zechariah 9. 9-12 Psalm. 45. 10-17 or Ps. 145. 8-14 Canticle: Song of Sol. 2. 8-13 Romans 7. 15-25a Matthew 11. 16-19,25-30 Come, Lord, come to us, that we may find rest and peace in you. Come, Lord, come to us,…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 9 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 9 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 9 Zechariah 9.9–12 Romans 7.15–25a Matthew 11.16–19, 25–30 The first half of chapter 11 of Matthew’s Gospel is Jesus’s tribute to John the Baptist. John is in prison, longing to know if he has stepped aside for nothing, aching …
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith needs sharpening daily on the grindstone of love (Proper 9A / Ordinary 14A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith needs sharpening daily on the grindstone of love (Proper 9A / Ordinary 14A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith needs sharpening daily on the grindstone of love (Proper 9A / Ordinary 14A) Text to accompany image “Faith needs sharpening daily on the grindstone of love” Faith gets blunt very easily and very quickly, almost without our noticing that it is…
Eco Lectionary July
Eco Lectionary July
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY July 2011 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time—3 July 2011 Zechariah 9: 9-12 Psalm 145: 8-14 (H&P 884) Romans 7: 15-25a Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 In Romans 7, Paul says “I do not understand what I do.” But we ought to be convinced that our actions (and it is …
Flawed and fickle priests and people
Flawed and fickle priests and people
by Andrew Pratt
Flawed and fickle priests and people - hymn Third Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 Flawed and fickle priests and people, like young children playing games, running, squabbling, teasing, laughing, calling one another names. But the children's understanding Jesus t…
A strange kind of king
A strange kind of king
by Marjorie Dobson
A strange kind of king - poem Third Sunday after Pentecost Zechariah 9: 9-12 When that king comes riding on a donkey, will he be noticed among the finery and glitz and glamour of a ceremonial state occasion? When, through God’s peacemakers, arms and armoury are decommissioned…
Does it matter?
Does it matter?
by Marjorie Dobson
Does it matter? - poem Third Sunday after Pentecost Romans 7: 15-25a Such little lies. Merest whispers of deception. ‘I didn’t know.’ ‘I wasn’t there.’ ‘I saw nothing.’ But by such lies... 3 July 2011, Third Sunday after Pentecost, Romans 7: 15-25a, poem, deception, lies, den…
Rebekah
Rebekah
by Marjorie Dobson
Rebekah – monologue/drama Third Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 24: 34-38, 42-49, 58-67 It was a love story all right. You may not believe it as such, after the swearing of an oath to my master and all the preparation and praying and instructions and rules and commands I was…
Luke for Everyone - Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
Luke for Everyone - Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar Luke 18.31-43 Sometimes when you listen to a fine piece of music you discover that the composer is leading you into greater and greater tension, until something inside you is longing for it to be resolved into a final great chord or tune. One strand of …
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus Condemns the Cities
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus Condemns the Cities
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus Condemns the Cities Matthew 11.16-24 A bright red sports car swept by me in the street, with a roar of exhaust and a swish of tyres. As it slowed momentarily to take the corner, I caught a glimpse of the young man driving it: dark glasses, long hair, the hint of a beard. Ro…
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus' Invitation
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus' Invitation
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus’ Invitation Matthew 11.25-30 I went this morning to a memorial service to honour one of the world’s great sportsmen. Colin Cowdrey was one of the greatest cricketers of all time; not quite cricket’s Babe Ruth, but not far off. He was known and loved all around the world – n…
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - Looking Back on Life under the Law
Paul for Everyone Romans part 1 - Looking Back on Life under the Law
by SPCK - N T Wright
Looking Back on Life under the Law ROMANS 7.13-20 Try reading this passage out loud, quickly. Unless you have a very smooth tongue I can guarantee you’ll trip up at some point. I remember this being given to a choirboy to read out in church, in an Advent carol service in fact. Po…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - How Are The Mighty Fallen
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - How Are The Mighty Fallen
by SPCK - John Goldingay
How Are the Mighty Fallen 2 Samuel 1: 1- 2: 31 The day before yesterday was Education and Sharing Day in the United States, a day established in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who died in 1994. During his lifetime some of his followers believed him to be the messiah, …
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Struggle for Power
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Struggle for Power
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Struggle for Power 2 Samuel 3: 1- 4: 12 One of my colleagues holds a Bible study at his house for men he got to know through an organization that seeks to provide accommodation for homeless people in our city; they are typically people who have prison records and/or who have …
The arranged marriage
The arranged marriage
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Rebekah – Genesis 24 The arranged marriage “Would I go with him?” I was asked. I was surprised to hear myself say yes so readily. I was also surprised that I had been consulted. Women did not usually get any say in who they married. And I did not even know the man I was to marry.…
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - The First Romance?
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - The First Romance?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The First Romance? Genesis 24: 49- 25: 6 Ann and I were sitting in a restaurant waiting for dinner to arrive. There should have been jazz, but the restaurant had been busted by the city authorities for not having a music license, so it was quiet, and I was reading to Ann from Bar…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - From Worldview to Theology
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - From Worldview to Theology
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 2 Philemon and the Study of Paul (iii) From Worldview to Theology The particular claim of the present book, then, embodied in the transition between Part II and Part III, is that when we understand the worldview of Pau…
Psalms for Everyone - The Marriage Challenge
Psalms for Everyone - The Marriage Challenge
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Marriage Challenge Psalm 45 When you’re young and you get married, you have to get your parents’ approval, but when you’re old and you get married, you have to get your children’s approval. So I was nervous about telling my sons that I was getting married again eighteen month…
Psalms for Everyone - I Whistle a Happy Tune
Psalms for Everyone - I Whistle a Happy Tune
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Whistle a Happy Tune Psalm 56 During the past few days people on the East Coast of the United States have been living through Hurricane Irene, which the media report to be among the top ten most costly disasters in U.S. history. As the Rock River rose on Sunday morning in Willi…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy
by SPCK - N T Wright
3. Athene and Her Owl: the Wisdom of the Greeks Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy Before we do that, one final task remains. Granted that Paul grew up in the world of strict Pharisaic Judaism, what response might we expect him to have to the world of pagan philosophy? It would…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - In The Presence of God
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - In The Presence of God
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF JESUS IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD Matthew 1: 25-30 I remember attending a memorial service to honour one of the world’s great sportsmen. Colin Cowdrey was one of the greatest cricketers of all time; not quite cricket’s Babe Ruth, but not …
Rhythms of remembering - Christmas - Friday Evening Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Christmas - Friday Evening Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
CHRISTMAS - Friday Evening Prayer RHYTHMS of Remembering O marvellous exchange! You who came to be with us are now at work to draw us to yourself. Today Christ is born, today a Saviour has appeared; today on earth angels are singing, today they cry out and say, Glory to God in th…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Thine Is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Thine Is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Thine Is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory Psalm 145 A student once asked me why the Lord’s Prayer is so different from the prayers in the Psalms, which characteristically cry out to God and issue protests to God because of people’s urgent needs. I wasn’t sure, but in due cou…
GOSPEL WORDS - Heavy Loads
GOSPEL WORDS - Heavy Loads
by Alan M Barker
Weight limit sign TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by pl…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The lion and his pride
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The lion and his pride
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
The lion and his pride The role of the disciples A lion must have his pride – and a rabbi, his disciples. However, are Jesus’ disciples his ‘pride and joy’? On the one hand, they are the people Jesus calls to share his roamings and his battles; on the other hand, their attention …
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The new teaching
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The new teaching
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
The new teaching The Discourses, Matthew 5—7, 10, 13, 18, 23—25 While Mark has very little actual teaching, Matthew builds the character of Jesus as the Teacher of Israel, and structures the gospel around his five great blocks of teaching – the discourses punctuating the narrativ…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Conflict between the Teacher and Israel
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Conflict between the Teacher and Israel
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Conflict between the Teacher and Israel Matthew 8—23 The intrusion of substantial non-narrative material in these sermons inhibits the movement of the plot. This mixture of Jesus’ ministry and his teaching produces a more measured air; instead of the breathless dash of Mark’s bou…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book V
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book V
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Book V (Psalms 107-150) Book V of the Psalter opens with Psalm 107, a community hymn celebrating God’s graciousness in delivering the community of faith from exile in Babylon. The psalmist says: “Let the redeemed of YHWH say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book II
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book II
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Book II (Psalms 42-72) Book II of the Psalter, like Book I, contains many lament psalms. But unlike Book I, not all of the psalms are attributed to David. The Korahites, who were, according to the book of Chronicles, temple singers during the reigns of David and Solomon, mix thei…
52 Reflections on Faith - Palm Sunday: little donkey
52 Reflections on Faith - Palm Sunday: little donkey
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Palm Sunday: little donkey Sometime in the late 1990s the local municipality of Jerusalem denied all donkeys access to the walled Old City. The decision was made primarily on health grounds but it changed the landscape of Jerusalem immediately. Somehow the donkey was a feature of…
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Women's First Speech
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Women's First Speech
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Women’s First Speech The woman expresses her desire and explores her feelings for her lover, and his for her, through stories in which she and he both play roles, as themselves or in fantasy guises. Here she tells three. In her first story (2:8–17), she conjures her lover up …
Traces of Glory Year B - Proper 17 - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - Proper 17 - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 17 Make clean our hearts, o God, and renew a spirit within us, that we may seek and serve in joy and gladness and bring others into the glory of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is a live and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever. Amen…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Mothers and Fathers of Israel
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Mothers and Fathers of Israel
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Mothers and Fathers of Israel Commentaries on Genesis 12–50 generally focus on Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, ancestral heroes of Israel. Their life stories are built from traditional elements such as the hero’s unusual birth, his stormy relationship with his brothers, yo…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - My Love Is Mine, and I Am His
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - My Love Is Mine, and I Am His
by SPCK - John Goldingay
My Love Is Mine, and I Am His One of my best friends when I was a teenager, having exhausted the dating possibilities in our youth fellowship, started going out with a girl from another church, and I commented that she was rather plain compared with some of the girls he had gone …
embodying mark - 8 Into the Silence
embodying mark - 8 Into the Silence
by SPCK - meda a a stamper
8 Into the Silence They have been in the story all along, but silent and invisible, unnamed like the woman with her alabaster jar, until now. Even once some of them are named, at the death and the burial (15.40 – 41, 47), still they are motionless and voiceless…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 175
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 175
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 1d Creative engagement with nature