Lectionary Guides Archive
I create a visual guide to the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary every week on THIS PAGE. Below are the archives of the posts, listed newest to oldest.
Room in the Gospel | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on May 7, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for May 7, 2023. This is the fifth Sunday of Easter (fourth Sunday after Easter).
The Good Shepherd | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for April 30, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 30, 2023. This is the fourth Sunday of Easter (third Sunday after Easter) and often called Good Shepherd Sunday. Therfore, all the texts in the RCL point to the divine shepherd. The Narrative Lectionary jumps farther in Acts and takes us all the way to the story of Paul and Barnabus’ journey into Asia Minor in Acts 13-14.
Crossing Boundaries | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on April 23, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 23, 2023. This is the second Sunday after Easter. The Narrative Lectionary jumps into Acts and takes us all the way to the story of Peter and Cornelius. The RCL launches continues in in Peter’s speech in Acts 2 and a mini-series on 1 Peter.
Goodbye Matthew, Hello Acts! | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on April 16, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 16, 2023. This is the first Sunday after Easter. The Narrative Lectionary wraps up the Gospel of Matthew with the Great Commission. The RCL launches us into the book of Acts and a mini-series on 1 Peter.
He Is Risen! | Visual Resources for Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April 9, 2023. It is Easter Sunday, so both lectionaries call for Matthew’s version of Jesus’ Resurrection in Matthew 28:1-10.
Palm Sunday | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for April 2, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for April, 2023. It is Palm Sunday, so both lectionaries call for Matthew’s version of the Triumphal Entry. The Narrative Lectionary is only focused on Matthew 21:1-17. The Revised Common Lectionary calls for either the entire passion week in Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54.
Signs of the End | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 26, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for March 26, 2023. Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead in John 11 and Jesus tells the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25. Both events point to the end of the age and the coming passion of the Christ.
Walk in the Light | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 19, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 19, 2023, from both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary.
By What Authority…? | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for March 12, 2023
This post offers visual resources for both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for March 12, 2023. The RCL takes us to Exodus 17 with Moses bringing water from the rock, Romans 5 where the Spirit pours out grace, and John 4 where Jesus offers living water to the woman at the Well. The Narrative Lectionary takes us to a confrontation about Jesus’ authority and his parable of the wedding banquet.
