THE PULPIT FICTION Revised Common LECTIONARY

PODCAST, NOTES, AND COMMENTARY

Year A (19-20)

Year B (20-21)

Year C (21-22)

Year A

Advent and Christmas

Epiphany and After

Lent and Holy Week

Easter and Eastertide

Pentecost and After

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Proper 29A (OT 34)
Proper 29A (OT 34)

  1. Matthew 25:31-46

  2. Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

  3. Psalm 100

  4. Ephesians 1:15-23

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Proper 28A (OT 33)
Proper 28A (OT 33)

  1. Matthew 25:14-30

  2. Judges 4:1-7

  3. Psalm 123

  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

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Proper 27A (OT 32)
Proper 27A (OT 32)

  1. Matthew 25:1-13

  2. Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

  3. Psalm 78:1-7

  4. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

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Proper 26A (OT 31)
Proper 26A (OT 31)

  1. Matthew 23:1-12

  2. Joshua 3:7-17

  3. Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37

  4. 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

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All Saints Day A
All Saints Day A

  1. Matthew 5:1-12

  2. 1 John 3:1-7

  3. Psalm 34

  4. Revelation 7:9-17

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Proper 25A (OT 30)
Proper 25A (OT 30)

  1. Matthew 22:34-46

  2. Deuteronomy 34:1-12

  3. Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17

  4. 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

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Proper 24A (OT 29)
Proper 24A (OT 29)

  1. Matthew 22:15-22

  2. Exodus 33:12-23

  3. Psalm 99

  4. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

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Proper 23A (OT 28)
Proper 23A (OT 28)

  1. Matthew 22:1-14

  2. Exodus 32:1-14

  3. Psalm 106

  4. Philippians 4:1-9

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Proper 22A (OT 27)
Proper 22A (OT 27)

  1. Matthew 21:33-46

  2. Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

  3. Psalm 19

  4. Philippians 3:4b-14

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Proper 21A (OT 26)
Proper 21A (OT 26)

  1. Matthew 21:23-32

  2. Exodus 17:1-7

  3. Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16

  4. Philippians 2:1-13

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Proper 20A (OT 25)
Proper 20A (OT 25)

  1. Matthew 20:1-16

  2. Exodus 16:2-15

  3. Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45

  4. Philippians 1:21-30

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Proper 19A (OT 24)
Proper 19A (OT 24)

  1. Matthew 18:21-35

  2. Exodus 14:19-31

  3. Psalm 114 

  4. Romans 14:1-12 

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Proper 18A (OT 23)
Proper 18A (OT 23)

  1. Matthew 18:15-20 

  2. Exodus 12:1-14

  3. Psalm 149

  4. Romans 13:8-14

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Proper 17A (OT 22)
Proper 17A (OT 22)

  1. Matthew 16:21-28

  2. Exodus 3:1-15

  3. Romans 12:9-21

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Proper 16A (OT 21)
Proper 16A (OT 21)

  1. Matthew 16:13-20

  2. Exodus 1:8-2:10

  3. Romans 12:1-8

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Proper 15A (OT 20)
Proper 15A (OT 20)

  1. Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28

  2. Genesis 45:1-15

  3. Psalm 133

  4. Romans 11:1-2, 29-32

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Proper 14A (OT 19)
Proper 14A (OT 19)

  1. Matthew 14:22-33

  2. Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

  3. Romans 10:5-15

  4. Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45

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Proper 13A (OT18)
Proper 13A (OT18)

  1. Matthew 14:13-21

  2. Genesis 32:22-31

  3. Romans 9:1-5

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Proper 12A/OT17
Proper 12A/OT17

  1. Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

  2. Genesis 29:15-28

  3. Psalm 105:1-11, 45b

  4. Romans 8:26-39

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Proper 11A/OT16
Proper 11A/OT16

  1. Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

  2. Genesis 28:10-19a

  3. Romans 8:12-25

  4. Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24

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Proper 10A/OT15
Proper 10A/OT15

  1. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

  2. Genesis 25:19-34

  3. Psalm 119:105-112

  4. Romans 8:1-11

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Proper 9A/OT14
Proper 9A/OT14

  1. Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

  2. Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

  3. Romans 7:15-25a

  4. Psalm 45

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Proper 8A/OT13
Proper 8A/OT13

  1. Matthew 10:40-42

  2. Genesis 22:1-14

  3. Psalm 13

  4. Romans 6:12-23

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Proper 7A/OT12
Proper 7A/OT12

  1. Matthew 10:24-39

  2. Genesis 21:8-21

  3. Psalm 86

  4. Romans 6:1-11

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Proper 6A
Proper 6A

  1. Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

  2. Genesis 18:1-15

  3. Psalm 8

  4. Romans 5:1-8

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Proper 5A (OT10)
Proper 5A (OT10)

  1. Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

  2. Genesis 12:1-9

  3. Romans 4:13-25

  4. Psalm 50:7-15

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Trinity A
Trinity A

  1. Matthew 28:16-20

  2. Genesis 1:1-2:4A

  3. 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

  4. Psalm 8

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Pentecost A
Pentecost A

  1. Acts 2:1-21

  2. 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

  3. Psalm 104

  4. John 20:19-23

  5. John 7:37-39

Pentecost - Acts 2:1-4

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Year B

Advent and Christmas

Epiphany and After

Lent and Holy Week

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Good Friday
Good Friday

  1. John 18:12-27

  2. John 18:28-40

  3. John 19:1-16a

  4. John 19:16b-22

Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday

  1. John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday

  1. Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

  2. Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

  3. Psalm 51:1-17

Palm Sunday B
Palm Sunday B

  1. Mark 11:1-11

  2. Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Lent 5B
Lent 5B

  1. John 12:20-33

  2. Jeremiah 31:31-34

  3. Psalm 51:1-12

  4. Hebrews 5:5-10

Lent 4B
Lent 4B

  1. John 3:14-21

  2. Numbers 21:4-9

  3. Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

  4. Ephesians 2:1-10

Lent 3B
Lent 3B

  1. John 2:13-22

  2. Exodus 20:1-17

  3. Psalm 19

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Lent 2B
Lent 2B

  1. Mark 8:31-38

  2. Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

  3. Psalm 22:23-31

  4. Romans 4:13-25

Lent 1B
Lent 1B

  1. Mark 1:9-15

  2. Genesis 9:8-17

  3. Psalm 25:1-10

  4. 1 Peter 3:18-22

Holy Week Year B (Roundtable-2015)
Holy Week Year B (Roundtable-2015)

We sat down in 2015 with the Rev. Chris Davies, the Rev. Casey FitzGerald and Psalmist Richard Bruxvoort Colligan to discuss Holy Week!

Lent Roundtable
Lent Roundtable

Sarah Renfro, Pastor at Geist Christian Church in Indianapolis, found of M-Bodied.com, blogger, workshop presenter and speaker

Melissa Myers, Pastor of Faith UMC in Genoa and vlogger at #pastorbesties

Robb McCoy and Eric Fistler

Easter and Eastertide

Pentecost and After

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Proper 29B (OT 34) Christ the King
Proper 29B (OT 34) Christ the King

  1. John 18:33-37

  2. 2 Samuel 23:1-7

  3. Revelation 1:4-8

  4. Psalm 132

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Proper 28B (OT 33)
Proper 28B (OT 33)

  1. Mark 13:1-8

  2. 1 Samuel 1:4-20

  3. Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25

  4. Psalm 16

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Proper 27B (OT 32)
Proper 27B (OT 32)

  1. Mark 12:38-44

  2. Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17

  3. Hebrews 9:24-28

  4. Psalm 127

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Proper 26B (OT 31)
Proper 26B (OT 31)

  1. Mark 12:28-34

  2. Ruth 1:1-18

  3. Hebrews 9:11-14

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Proper 25B (OT 30)
Proper 25B (OT 30)

  1. Mark 10:46-52

  2. Job 42:1-6, 10-17

  3. Hebrews 7:23-28

  4. Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)

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Proper 24B (OT 29)
Proper 24B (OT 29)

  1. Mark 10:35-45

  2. Job 38:1-7, (34-41)

  3. Hebrews 5:1-10

  4. Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c

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Proper 23B (OT 28)
Proper 23B (OT 28)

  1. Mark 10:17-31

  2. Job 23:1-9, 16-17

  3. Hebrews 4:12-16

  4. Psalm 22

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Proper 22B (OT 27)
Proper 22B (OT 27)

  1. Mark 10:2-16

  2. Job 1:1; 2:1-10

  3. Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

  4. Psalm 124

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Proper 21B (OT 26)
Proper 21B (OT 26)

  1. Mark 9:38-50

  2. James 5:13-20

  3. Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22

  4. Psalm 124

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Proper 20B (OT 25)
Proper 20B (OT 25)

  1. Mark 9:30-37

  2. Proverbs 31:10-31

  3. James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a

  4. Psalm 1

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Proper 19B (OT 24)
Proper 19B (OT 24)

  1. Mark 8:27-38

  2. Proverbs 1:20-33

  3. James 3:1-12

  4. Psalm 19

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Proper 18B (OT 23)
Proper 18B (OT 23)

  1. Mark 7:24-37

  2. Proverbs 22:1-23

  3. James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17

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Proper 17B (OT 22)
Proper 17B (OT 22)

  1. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

  2. James 1:17-27

  3. Song of Songs 2:8-13

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Proper 16B (OT 21)
Proper 16B (OT 21)

  1. John 6:59-69

  2. 1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41-43

  3. Ephesians 6:10-20

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Proper 15B (OT 20)
Proper 15B (OT 20)

  1. John 6:51-58

  2. 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

  3. Ephesians 5:15-20

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Proper 14B (OT 19)
Proper 14B (OT 19)

  1. John 6:35, 41-51

  2. Ephesians 4:25-5:2

  3. 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

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Proper 13B (OT 18)
Proper 13B (OT 18)

  1. John 6:24-35

  2. 2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:15

  3. Ephesians 4:1-16

  4. Psalm 51:1-12

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Proper 12B (OT 17)
Proper 12B (OT 17)

  1. John 6:1-21

  2. 2 Samuel 11:1-15

  3. Ephesians 3:14-21

  4. Psalm 14

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Proper 11B (OT 16)
Proper 11B (OT 16)

  1. Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

  2. 2 Samuel 7:1-14a

  3. Ephesians 2:11-22

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Proper 10B (OT 15)
Proper 10B (OT 15)

  1. Mark 6:14-29

  2. 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

  3. Ephesians 1:3-14

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Proper 9B (OT 14)
Proper 9B (OT 14)

  1. Mark 6:1-13

  2. 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

  3. 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

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Proper 8B (OT 13)
Proper 8B (OT 13)

  1. Mark 5:21-43

  2. 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

  3. 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

  4. Psalm 130

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Proper 7B (OT 12)
Proper 7B (OT 12)

  1. Mark 4:35-41

  2. 1 Samuel 17:32-49

  3. 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

  4. Psalm 9

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Proper 6B (OT 11)
Proper 6B (OT 11)

  1. Mark 4:26-34

  2. 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13

  3. 2 Corinthians 5:6-17

  4. Psalm 20

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Proper 5B (OT 10)
Proper 5B (OT 10)

  1. Mark 3:20-35

  2. 1 Samuel 8:4-20

  3. 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

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Proper 4B (OT 9)
Proper 4B (OT 9)

  1. Mark 2:23-3:6

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

  3. Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

  4. 1 Samuel 3:1-20

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Trinity B
Trinity B

  1. John 3:1-17

  2. Isaiah 6:1-8

  3. Romans 8:12-17

  4. Psalm 29

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Pentecost B
Pentecost B

  1. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

  2. Acts 2:1-21

  3. Romans 8:22-27

  4. Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

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All Saints Sunday B
All Saints Sunday B

  1. John 11:32-44

  2. Revelation 21:1-6

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Year C (2021-2022)

Advent and Christmas

Epiphany and After

Lent and Holy Week

Easter and Eastertide

Pentecost and After

Pentecost and After
Proper 29C (OT34)
Proper 29C (OT34)

  1. Luke 23:33-43

  2. Jeremiah 23:1-6

  3. Colossians 1:11-20

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Proper 28C (OT33)
Proper 28C (OT33)

  1. Luke 21:5-19

  2. Isaiah 65:17-25

  3. Psalm 98

  4. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

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Proper 27C (OT32)
Proper 27C (OT32)

  1. Luke 20:27-38

  2. Haggai 1:15b-2:9

  3. Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17

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All Saints Day C
All Saints Day C

  1. Luke 6:20-31

  2. Psalm 149

  3. Ephesians 1:11-23

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Proper 26C (OT31)
Proper 26C (OT31)

  1. Luke 19:1-10

  2. Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4

  3. Psalm 119:137-144

  4. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

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Proper 25C (OT30)
Proper 25C (OT30)

  1. Luke 18:9-14

  2. Joel 2:23-32

  3. Psalm 65

  4. 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

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Proper 24C (OT29)
Proper 24C (OT29)

  1. Luke 18:1-8

  2. Jeremiah 31:27-34

  3. Psalm 19

  4. 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

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Proper 23C (OT28)
Proper 23C (OT28)

  1. Luke 17:11-19

  2. Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

  3. Psalm 66:1-12

  4. 2 Timothy 2:8-15

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Proper 22C (OT27)
Proper 22C (OT27)

  1. Luke 17:5-10

  2. Lamentations 1:1-6; Lamentations 3:19-26

  3. Psalm 137 (w/ notes!)

  4. 2 Timothy 1:1-14

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Proper 21C (OT26)
Proper 21C (OT26)

  1. Luke 16:19-31

  2. Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

  3. Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16

  4. 1 Timothy 6:6-19

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Proper 20C (OT25)
Proper 20C (OT25)

  1. Luke 16:1-13

  2. Jeremiah 8:18 - 9:1

  3. 1 Timothy 2:1-7

  4. Psalm 4

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Proper 19C (OT24)
Proper 19C (OT24)

  1. Luke 15:1-10

  2. Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

  3. 1 Timothy 1:12-17

  4. Psalm 14

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Proper 18C (OT23)
Proper 18C (OT23)

  1. Luke 14:25-33

  2. Jeremiah 18:1-11

  3. Philemon 1:1-21

  4. Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

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Proper 17C (OT22)
Proper 17C (OT22)

  1. Luke 14:1, 7-14

  2. Jeremiah 2:4-13

  3. Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

  4. Psalm 81:1, 10-16

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Proper 16C (OT21)
Proper 16C (OT21)

  1. Luke 13:10-17

  2. Jeremiah 1:4-10

  3. Hebrews 12:18-29

  4. Psalm 71:1-6

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Proper 15C (OT20)
Proper 15C (OT20)

  1. Luke 12:49-56

  2. Isaiah 5:1-7

  3. Hebrews 11:29 - 12:2

  4. Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19

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Proper 14C (OT19)
Proper 14C (OT19)

  1. Luke 12:32-40

  2. Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

  3. Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

  4. Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23

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Proper 13C (OT18)
Proper 13C (OT18)

  1. Luke 12:13-21

  2. Hosea 11:1-11

  3. Colossians 3:1-11

  4. Psalm 107:1-9, 43

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Proper 12C (OT17)
Proper 12C (OT17)

  1. Luke 11:1-13

  2. Colossians 2:6-15

  3. Hosea 1:2-10

  4. Psalm 85

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Proper 11C (OT16)
Proper 11C (OT16)

  1. Luke 10:38-42

  2. Amos 8:1-12

  3. Colossians 1:15-28

  4. Psalm 52

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Proper 10C (OT15)
Proper 10C (OT15)

  1. Luke 10:25-37

  2. Amos 7:7-17

  3. Colossians 1:1-14

  4. Psalm 82

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Proper 9C (OT14)
Proper 9C (OT14)

  1. 2 Kings 5:1-14

  2. Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

  3. Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16

  4. Psalm 30

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Proper 7C (OT12)
Proper 7C (OT12)

  1. Luke 8:26-39

  2. 1 Kings 19:1-15

  3. Galatians 3:23-29

  4. Psalm 42

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Trinity C
Trinity C

  1. John 16:12-15

  2. Romans 5:1-5

  3. Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

  4. Psalm 8

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Pentecost C
Pentecost C

  1. John 14:8-17 (25-27)

  2. Acts 2:1-21

  3. Romans 8:14-17

  4. Psalm 104:24-35

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Proper 8C (OT13)
Proper 8C (OT13)

  1. 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

  2. Luke 9:51-62

  3. Galatians 5:1, 13-25

  4. Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

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