Visual Resources for the Lectionaries
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for August 11, 2024. Use this chart for quick links to the texts and the resource pages on cartoonistbible.com.
Keep scrolling to view all the resources for this week conveniently curated for you.
August 11
PROPER 14
Revised Common Lectionary
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
Psalm 130:1-8
OR
1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
John 6:35, 41-51
Narrative Lectionary
Daniel 3:1-7, 8-30
Revised Common Lectionary Resources
First Reading – 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
Read a meditation on the relationship between forgiveness and consequences HERE.
OR- 1 Kings 19:4-8
This text happens in the middle of the story when Elijah flees for his life from Queen Jezebel right after he defeated the 400 prophets of Baal. The bread of God gave him the strength to run for 40 days to Mt. Horeb.
Read a sermon on the larger story HERE.
Gospel Reading – John 6:35, 41-51
This image is from page 7 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to John
note: this image above does not exist in the book or in the PowerPoint. I had to abridge the text for the book, so I made this image specifically for the video reading. You can right click and “save as” this image if you want to use it in your worship service.
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This is week 3 of a 5-week series on John 6 where the Gospel portrays Jesus as the Bread of Life.
Below is an image pack I created a few years ago that dwells in this text specifically with the Bread of Life theme in mind.
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Narrative Lectionary Resources
Daniel 3:1-7, 8-30
View my sermon on the Fiery Furnace titled Hope in Exile.
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