2018 Christmas Bonus!

Thanks for downloading this special edition of the Weekly Lectionary. Christmas is upon us; a blessed Christmas Season to you!  Many churches will have several services in this Christmas Season.  Some Christmas Eve services.  Some Christmas Day.  The Lectionary provides what is called Proper I Proper II and Proper III for the reading choices.  In this program, I have elected to go with Proper II and Proper III.  Proper II gives the complete Luke Gospel as is called for in either I or II, and some of the additional readings which we haven’t covered during Advent.  In Proper III, we will hear John, which to me, may be one of the most beautifully written passages in all of scripture.  

Proper II readings for Christmas 2018

• Isaiah 62:6-12 
• Psalm 97 (11) 
• Titus 3:4-7 
• Luke 2:[1-7] 8-20 

Proper II readings for Christmas 2018

• Isaiah 52:7-10 
• Psalm 98 (3) 
• Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12] 
• John 1:1-14 

Here is wishing you a Blessed and very Merry Christmas!

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The Weekly Lectionary Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday 12/23/2018, the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Micah 5:2-5a 

Psalm 80:1-7

Hebrews 10:5-10 

Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] 

Alternative Advent Readings for Sunday 12/23/2018, the Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Two Episodes for the price of one!  (Well, they are free…)

Episode #4

The Christian Scripture Readings for Sunday, December 16, 2018, The Third Sunday in Advent:

Zephaniah 3:14-20

Isaiah 12:2-6

Philippians 4:4-7

Luke 3:7-18

Afterward, we talk a little bit more about the customs around Advent.

Then we conclude with a prayer. 

Episode #5 BONUS: Alternative Readings for December 16, 2018, The Third Sunday in Advent

The Weekly Lectionary: Advent Bonus Episode #2: Readings for 12/16/2018

Isaiah 35: 1-7

Philippians 2:1-11

Ephesians 2: 1-7

Luke 1: 26-38

This is The Weekly Lectionary: Advent Bonus Part 1

The Episode is the “Bonus Series” of The Weekly Lectionary.  

Why the bonus series—and what will be a three part bonus-  Well, as with all good plans, things can change when reality meets those plans.  One of the reasons for this podcast was to make the weekly scripture readings accessible for folks to carry with them, as a way of  hearing and thinking and praying about the scripture readings that are in the offing for the next worship service.  Also, though, this would make readings accessible to those who can’t make the next service, either because of schedule or infirmity, or attend a church which doesn’t use the lectionary, or perhaps folks who don’t attend church at all.

You may recall, the Revised Common Lectionary is used by the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican/, Episcopal churches, and many other Protestant churches.  

In some churches, the pastor can use or not use the lectionary.  Our pastor devised an alternative lectionary for this season of Advent.  I thought it would be helpful to offer this Alternative lectionary to folks who might be interested in a different take on the Advent Season.  

This episode will have two separate weeks of readings. In that way it will cover last week’s and this week’s readings; that is Advent Week 1 and Advent Week 2.   In the next two weeks, I will “drop” a bonus episode alongside the regular episode. 

By the way, if your are looking for a church in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, check out our church, Christ the King Lutheran Church.  Here is our website!  http://www.ctkluth.org/

The Weekly Lectionary

Christian scripture readings for December 9, 2018, the second Sunday in Advent.  

Malachi 3:1-4 

Baruch 5:1-9 (alternate) 

Psalm: Luke 1:68-79 

Philippians 1:3-11 

Luke 3:1-6 

After the readings, we briefly discuss the meaning of Advent, and also a couple of curveballs thrown by the lectionary this week.