Visual Resources for the Lectionaries
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for October 12, 2025. Use this chart for quick links to the texts and the resource pages on cartoonistbible.com.
Read Devo: Seek Shalom For Your Enemies
CLICK HERE to jump to the Narrative Lectionary Resources
Revised Common Lectionary Resources
First Reading
Option 1
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Option 2
2 Kings 5:1–3, 7–15c
Psalm
Option 1
Psalm 66:1-12
Option 2
Psalm 111:1-10
Second Reading
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Gospel Reading – Luke 17:11-19
This image is from page 18 in A Cartoonist’s Guide to Luke
I did this illustration for a sermon on Thanksgiving.
Narrative Lectionary Resources
1 Samuel 3:1-21
The challenge for the NL preacher is to move from the story of manna in Exodus 16 last week to the calling of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3. You must somehow summarize Mt. Sinai, the Law, the wanderings in Numbers, the division of the land in Joshua, and the cycle of the judges.
Moses led the people to Mt. Sinai where they received the Law from God. They wandered through the wilderness for 40 years before they reached the east side of the Jordan River.
Joshua was Moses’ apprentice. He took over leadership at the end of Deuternonomy. The book of Joshua tells the story of how the people of Israel moved into the Promised Land of Canaan, fought the various Canaanite kings, and settled in the land as a federation of twelve tribes.
The Tabernacle of God was camped in Shiloh.
The twelve tribes attempted to follow God by keeping the Law of Moses. There were no kings. When the people fell into the worship of the Canaanite gods and became enslaved by Canaanite tribes, God raised up a judge/leader to deliver them. This cycle lasted for 300 years.
Download Everything for FREE!
Members of the Network will receive the following benefits:
Weekly Bible Study on Zoom
Every Monday afternoon a group of us join on Zoom from around the world to study the Bible together. We use the texts from the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for the upcoming Sunday as our focus.
Exclusive Content
Members of the Network get to download all of my resources for FREE, and there is content on the network that is not available anywhere else.
Access to the Art Pastor
I am very active and accessible on the Network. This is the best way to be in direct contact with me. I’d love to get to know you and how we can partner in God’s mission for your life.
Members Only Classes
I offer classes on the network that are not accessible anywhere else. These classes are asynchronous, so you can learn in your own time and space. Or, take a small group through it with you.
Get Weekly Resources Delivered Directly to You!
If you would like to wake up every Monday morning to the visual resources for the RCL and the Narrative lectionary waiting for you in your inbox, then fill out the form below. This email list will be used for only two reasons:
- to deliver weekly visual resources, and
- the occasional announcement of a new resource from A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Bible.
