Every week I compile all the visual resources on cartoonistbible.com for the lectionary readings on both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. Get them in your inbox every Monday morning.
Every week there will be an illustration and image pack for the Gospel lesson, guaranteed. I haven’t illustrated every text of the Bible…yet, so there may or may not be a visual for all the other readings.
Join me for a live visual text study every Monday at 4:00pm on the Art Pastor’s Network where we discuss these texts and the use of visuals in our preaching and teaching. Jump in, we’re having fun.
Other sites that offer visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary:
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Vanderbilt Divinity Library (Art in the Christian Tradition): The primary digital host for the RCL maps each Sunday’s readings directly to thousands of high-resolution classical and contemporary artworks.
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Pitts Theology Library (Emory University Digital Image Archive): Features an RCL search index linking weekly Sunday readings to historic woodcuts, engravings, and illuminated manuscript art.
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A Sanctified Art: Provides artistically curated worship resources, stock visuals, and bulletin cover art designed around the RCL and liturgical seasons.
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The Text This Week: An extensive liturgical directory curated by J. Clifton-Soderstrom that aggregates art, classic paintings, icons, and visual media linked week-by-week to the RCL readings.
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Visual Arts in Worship (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship): Hosts visual art databases, historical imagery, and liturgical design guides indexed by scripture and lectionary themes.
What is Visual Lectionary?
This video will give you a guided tour of how the Visual Lectionary can enhance your preaching, teaching, and study of the Bible.
Bring your sermons to life with the power of visual preaching.
