The Lectionary Call-in Podcast: Recent Episodes

The Lectionary Call-In Podcast

A team of pastors and laypersons discuss the Gospel Lectionary for each Sunday of the year.

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Luke 8:26-39 (Year C) - 06/17/2025

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John 16:12-15 (Year C) for Sunday, June 15, 2025 - Trinity Sunday - Year C

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John 14:8-17, 25-27 (Year C) - 06/03/2025

Pentecost Sunday Year C for June 8, 2025 with Rev. Bill Hull, Sara Mickelson, and Kenny Hubbell

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John 17:20-26 (Year C) - 05/27/2025

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John 14:23-29 (Year C) - 05/20/2025

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John 13:31-35 (Year C) - 05/13/2025

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John 10:22-30 (Year C) - 05/08/2025

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John 21:1-19 (Year C)

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John 20:19-31 (Year C) - 04/22/2025

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John 20:1-18 (Year C) - 04/15/2025

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Luke 19:28-40 (Palm Sunday - Year C) - 04/08/2025

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In this week's Living with the Lectionary podcast, Rev. Bill Hull, Sara Mickelson, Rev. John DeBevoise, and Rev. Holly Dillon look at John 12:1-8, the lectionary text for Sunday, April 6, 2025.

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In this week's Living with the Lectionary podcast, Rev. Bill Hull, Sara Mickelson, Rev. John Reiter, and Rev. Callie Weber look at Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, the lectionary text for Sunday, March 30, 2025.

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Luke 13:1-9 (Year A) - 03/18/2025

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Luke 13:31-35 (Year A) - 03/11/2025

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Luke 4:1-13 (Year A) - 03/04/2025

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Luke 9:28-36 (Year A) - 02/25/2025

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Luke 6:27-38 (Year A) - 02/18/2025

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Luke 6:17-26 (Year A) - 02/11/2025

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Luke 5:1-11 (Year C) - 02/04/2025

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Luke 4:21-30 (Year C) - 01/28/2025

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Luke 4:14-21 (Year C) - 01/21/2025

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Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 (Year C) - 01/07/2025

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John 1:1-18 (Year C) - 12/17/2024

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Luke 2:41-52 (Year C) - 12/29/2024

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Luke 1:39-55 (Year C) - 12/11/2024

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Luke 3:7-18 (Year C) - 12/10/2024

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Luke 3:1-6 (Year C) - 12/03/2024

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Luke 21:25-36 (Year C) - 11/26/2024

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John 18:33-37 (Year B) - 11/19/2024

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Mark 13:1-8 (Year B) - 11/12/2024

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Mark 12:28-34 (Year B) - 10/29/2024

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Mark 10:46-52 (Year B) - 10/22/2024

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Mark 10:35-45 (Year B) - 10/15/2024

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Mark 10:17-31 (Year B) - 10/08/2024

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Mark 10:2-16 (Year B) - 10/01/2024

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Mark 9:38-50 (Year B) - 09/24/2024

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Mark 9:30-37 (Year B) - 09/17/2024

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Mark 8:27-38 (Year B) - 09/10/2024

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Title: Mark 7:24-37 (Year B) - 09/03/2024

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Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 (Year B) - 08/27/2024

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John 6:56-69 (Year B) - 08/20/2024

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John 6:51-58 (Year B) - 08/13/2024

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John 6:35, 41-51 (Year B) - 08/06/2024

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John 6:24-35 (Year B) - 07/30/2024

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John 6:1-21 (Year B) - 07/23/2024

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Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (Year B) - 07/16/2024

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Mark 6:14-29 (Year B) - 07/09/2024

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Mark 6:1-13 (Year B) - 07/02/2024

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Mark 5:21-43 (Year B) - 06/25/2024

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Mark 4:35-41 (Year B) - 06/18/2024

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Mark 4:26-34 (Year B) - 06/11/2024

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Mark 3:20-35 (Year B) - 06/04/2024

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Mark 2:23-3:6 (Year B) - 05/28/2024

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Podbean Title: John 3:1-17 (Year B) - 05/20/2024

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John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 (Year B) - 05/14/2024

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John 17:6-19 (Year B) - 05/07/2024

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John 15:9-17 (Year B) - 04/30/2024

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John 15:1-8 (Year B) - 04/23/2024

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John 10:11-18 (Year B) - 04/16/2024

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Luke 24:36b-48 (Year B) - 04/09/2024

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John 20:19-31 (Year B) - 04/02/2024

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Mark 16:1-8 (Year B) - 03/26/2024

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Mark 14:1-15:47 (Year B) - 03/19/2024

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John 12:20-33 (Year B) - 03/12/24

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John 3:14-21 (Year B) - 03/05/2024

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John 2:13-25 (Year B) - 02/27/2024

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Mark 8:27-38 (Year B)

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Mark 1:9-15 (Year B) - 02/13/2024

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Mark 9:2-9 (Year B)

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Mark 1:29-39 (Year B)

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Mark 1:21-28

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Mark 1:14-20 (Year B)

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John 1:43-51 (Year B) - 01/09/2024

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Mark 1:4-11 - 01/02/2024

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Strengthening of Faith, Observing When the Parents Brought in the Child Jesus - Luke 2:22-40

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Mary's Pondering (and the Power of Our Own Pondering) - Luke 1:26-38

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A Named Witness - John 1:6-8, 19-28

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How Do You Best Prepare the Way? - Mark 1:1-8

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Beware, Keep Alert - Mark 13:24-37

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When Was It That We Saw You Hungry or Thirsty? - Matthew 25:31-46

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I Went and Hid Your Talent - Matthew 25:14-30

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Weddings, Service, Waiting - Matthew 25:1-13

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On the Shoulders of Others - Matthew 23:1-12

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Interrogations - Matthew 22:34-36

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A Coin, Dimensions of Life, and the Creator - Matthew 22:15-22

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Invitations to a Wedding and "No Shows" - Matthew 22:1-14

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What do You Think About Behaviors in the Vineyard? - Matthew 21:33-46

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This week's topic: Are You Ready? – Matthew 21:23-32

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Just What Kind of Company Do You Think You're Running Here?! - Matthew 20:1-16

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Should You Not Have Had Mercy - Matthew 18:21-35

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Where Two or Three Are Gathered in My Name ... - Matthew 18:15-20

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Jesus Began to Show His Disciples - Matthew 16:21-28

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Why is Jesus Asking? - Matthew 16:13-20

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What Say You? - Matthew 15:10-28

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Pursuits on the Water - Matthew 14:22-33

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This week's topic: Hospitality and Abundance in a Deserted Place - Matthew 14:13-21

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Speaking in Parables - Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52

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Consider the Weeds of the Field - Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43

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Considering All Soils - Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

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When Faced with the Ministry of Christ ... : Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

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Welcoming, Rewards, and Naming - Matthew 10:40-42

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Obstacles to Effective Discipleship (when Jesus Speaks of Families) - Matthew 10:24-39

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Confronting the Complications and Callings of Christ's Apostolic and Discipleship Messages - Matthew 9:35 - 10:1-23

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Change and Disruption as We Pursue the Christ (and Christ Pursues Us) - Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

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Conversing, Connecting, and Commissioning Around Doubt (and Faith) - Matthew 28:16-20

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The First Day of the Week ... Behind Locked Doors: John 20:19-23

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Ascension, Waiting, Joy - Luke 24:44-43

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"...because I live, you will also live" - John 14:15-21

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Way + Truth + Life - John 14:1-14

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Gate, Wall, Thief, Sheep, Sheperd, Voice - John 10:1-10

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Jesus the Inquirer Along the Way - Luke 24:13-35

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Contrasts and Changes Behind Locked Doors - John 20:19-31

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Seeing Jesus as the First Day of the Week was Dawning - Matthew 28:1-10

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"See to it yourselves" - Matthew 27:11-54

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Reading the Lazarus Story with the Other Lenten Gospel Passages - John 11:1-45

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Who Are You Now? - John 9:1-41

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And What Would this Gospel be Without the Story of the Samaritan Woman at the Well? - John 4:5-42

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Waltzing with the Word: John 3:1-17

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Quoting Scripture in the Desert - Matthew 4:1-11

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Add Majesty - Matthew 17:1-9 and 2 Peter 1:16-21

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Introspective Hard Work and Community - Matthew 5:21-37 and I Corinthians 3:1-9

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Salt, Light, and a Church In-distress in Corinth - Matthew 5:13-20 and I Corinthans 2:1-12 (13-16)

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Foolishness and Wisdom - Matthew 5:1-12 and I Corinthians 1:18-31

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The Interlaced Language of Unity in Matthew and I Corinthians - I Corinthians 1:10-18 and Matthew 4:12-13

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Setting the Stage for Christ: Paul and John the Baptist: I Corinthians 1:1-9,  John 1:29-42

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No Favoritism or Partiality - Matthew 3:13-17 and Acts 10:34-43

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Flee to Egypt and Remain There Until I Tell You: Matthew 2:13-23

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Bridging the Opening of the Gospel of John into Our World Today: John 1:1-14

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To Joseph, Do Not be Afraid - Matthew 1:18-25

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What Advent Posture or Behaviors are We Invited to Adopt as John the Baptist Issues a Question from Prison? - Matthew 11:2-11

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Some Tough and Revealing Questions about John the Baptist ... and Advent - Matthew 3:1-12

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Characteristics of Being Awake (Launching Year A) - Matthew 24:36-44

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"... They Do Not Know What They are Doing" - Luke 23:33-43

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The Architecture of Faith, Hope, and Testimony - Luke 21:5-19

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To Him All of Them are Alive: Luke 20:27-38

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Salvation in the Life of Zacchaeus - Luke 19:1-10

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Two People ... In Prayer - Luke 18:9-14

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A Parable About Their Need to Pray Always and Not to Lose Heart - Luke 18:1-8

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One of Them Turned Back: Luke 17:11-19

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A Discussion of Faith: Luke 7:5-10

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Cool My Tongue and Warn My Brothers - Luke 16:19-31

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Considering The Dishonest Manager - Luke 16:1-13

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Pursuing One Sheep and One Coin - Luke 15:1-10

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Confronting Terms "Hate" and "Cost" - Luke 14:25-33

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He Noticed How the Guests Chose the Places of Honor - Luke 14:1, 7-14

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Seen and Unseen; Action and Inaction; Regulation and Readiness - Luke 13:10-17

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Anxiety and Hypocrisy in the Face of Christ's Truth - Luke 12:49-56

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Your Treasure - Luke 12:32-40

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Soul, You Have Ample Goods Laid Up For Many Years - Luke 12:13-21

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The Good Gift, Knocking, and Opening - Luke 11:1-23

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All the Work by Myself: Luke 10:38-42

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When He Saw Him, He was Moved With Pity - Luke 10:25-37

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The Lord Appointed 70 Others - Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

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... But They Did Not Receive Him - Luke 9:51-62

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What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? - Luke 8:26-39

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When the Spirit of Truth Comes - John 16:12-15

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What Reminders has the Paraclete Brought to You this Week? - John 14:8-17, (25-27)

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Jesus Prays - John 17:20-26

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Memory and Peace: John 14:23-29

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By This Everyone Will Know: John 13:31-35

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How Long will You Keep Us In Suspense? - John 10:22-30

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The Risen Christ Visits - John 21:1-19

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Doubt and Breath: John 20:19-31

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Perplexity and Memory in Luke 24:1-12

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And Their Voices Began to Prevail: Chapter 23 of Luke

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What Fragrance is This? - John 12:1-8

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A Father and Two Sons: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

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Worse Sinners? - Luke 13:1-9

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As a Hen Gathers Her Brood? - Luke 13:31-35

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Full of the Holy Spirit: Luke 4:1-13

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How Much Longer Must I Be With You and Bear With You?: Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)

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Do Not Judge ... Do Not Condemn - Luke 6:27-38

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The Dimensions of Rewards, Joy, and Blessings: Luke 6:17-26

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What was Heard and Seen One Morning at the Lake: Luke 5:1-11

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Big Assumptions and a Cliff - Luke 4:21-30

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He Stood Up to Read: Luke 4:14-21

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The Wine Gave Out - John 2:1-11

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Baptism in Luke and Our Lives - Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

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Light and Darkness and Truth: John 1:(1-9), 10-18

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Where is Jesus? - Luke 2:41-52

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How Are These Women Prepared For This Moment? - Luke 1:39-55

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And What About Us, What Shall We Do? - Luke 3:7-18

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Make His Paths Straight - Luke 3:1-6

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Dismay and Perplexity - Luke 21:25-26

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Not From Here - John 18:33-37

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Signs, Stones, and Buildings - Mark 13:1-8

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She, Out of Her Poverty ... - Mark 12:38-44

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Which Commandment is First of All? - Mark 12:28-34

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A Meditation on "Be Quiet!": Mark 10:46-52

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Places on the Left and Right: Mark 10:35-45

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He was Shocked and Went Away Grieving - Mark 10:17-31

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Like a Child - Mark 10:2-16

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Taking Sides and Hindering: Mark 9:38-50

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They Did Not Understand What He Was Saying - Mark 9:30-37

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The Human, The Devine, and The Ashamed - Mark 8:27-38

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Advocates for Healing ... Calls for Help - Mark 7:24-37

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The Words of My Mouth: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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The Facts and Fundamentals of Turning Away - John 6:56-69

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"I am the Living Bread that Came Down from Heaven" - John 6:51-58

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More About Bread and Hunger - John 6:35, 41-51

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Bread of Life - John 6:24-35

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Multiplication, Abundance, and Jesus - John 6:1-21

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Rest a While?! - Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

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A Conversation about Meals, Power, and Fear - Mark 6:14-29

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The Home Village Experience - Mark 6:1-13

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Two Stories and One Jesus: Mark 5:21-43

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Disruptions and Fear Along the Way: Mark 4:35-41

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The Role of Humanity in the Kingdom - Mark 4:26-34

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Family, Scribes and Us - Mark 3:20-35

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Our Seeing and Our Journey: John 3:1-17

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The Advocate Today: John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

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An Out of this World Prayer: John 17:6-19

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Friends: John 15:9-17

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Reflections on the Concept of "Abide" and the Vine Metaphor: John 15:1-8

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The Supreme Metaphor - John 10:11-18

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Eating, Ghost, Witness - Luke 24:36b - 48

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One Week Later, Thomas: John 20:19-31

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They Said Nothing to Anyone - Mark 16:1-8

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Arrival, Checklist, and Hosanna - Mark 11:1-11

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So Much Information! - John 12:20-33

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That Text with the John 3:16 Verse In It - John 3:14-21

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Zeal, Metaphor, Temple - John 2:13-22

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Base Instincts - Mark 8:31-38

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The Sky, The Voice, The Spirit, and The Wilderness - Mark 1:9-15

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Where are We?! - Mark 9:2-9

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Learning by Doing - Mark 1:29-39

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"Just then there was in their synagogue a man ..." - Mark 1:21-28

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Following? - Mark 1:14-20

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Come and See - John 1:43-51

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Memory, Wilderness, Baptism - Mark 1:(1-3) 4 - 11

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Grace Upon Grace in Creation - John 1:1-18

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Past, Present, Future, Ready - Luke 2:22-40

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Mary Understood?: Luke 1:26-38

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John the Baptist Says "Yes" and "No" - John 1:6-8, 19-28 

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Person, Place, and Think - Mark 1:1-8

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AWAKE - Mark 13:24-37

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Considering the Right and Left Hands: Matthew 25:31-46

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Talent Buried: Matthew 25:14-30

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The Foolish and The Wise - Matthew 25-1-13

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Truth, Humility, Service - Matthew 23:1-12

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How About a Test? Anyone, Anyone?: Matthew 22:34-46

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Consider the Coin ... and the Trap: Matthew 22:15-22

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répondez s'il vous plaît - Matthew 22:1-14

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The Journey from Ownership to Stewardship - Matthew 21:33-46

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What Does it Mean to Say "Yes": Matthew 21:23-32

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Is God Fair? - Matthew 20:1-16

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Why Do We Want Forgiveness to Have a Limit? - Matthew 18:21-35

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The Discipline of Friendship - Matthew 18:15-20

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This Must Never Happen to You! - Matthew 16:21-28

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Question One, Question Two - Matthew 16:13-20

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Out of the Mouths of People - Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28

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"They Were Terrified" - Matthew 14:22-33

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ABUNDANCE 2.0 - Matthew 14:13-21

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Parables Upon Parables: Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52 

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Wheat and Weeds and Patience and ... - Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 

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Sower and Seeds and Soil, Oh My! - Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 (Adding Verses 10-17 to the Lectionary Reading)

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Cities, Rest and Yoke: Matthew 11:16-30 (Adding Verses 20-24 to the Lectionary Reading)

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Messengers and Cups of Cold Water: Matthew 10:40-42

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Fear and Discipleship: Matthew 10:24-39

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Traveling Light ... and Healing: Matthew 9:35 - 10:23

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Commission, Place and Doubt: Matthew 28:16-20

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Consider Festival ... Add Water: John 7:37-39

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Overhearing a Prayer: John 17:1-11

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The Seen and Unseen; and that Pesky Punctuation Mark: John 14:15-21

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Knowing the Way ... Along the Way: John 14:1-14

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Shepherds, Sheep, Gates and Thieves: John 10:1-10

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The Most Important Table - Luke 24:13-35