Matthew and Luke each tell a very different version of Jesus’ birth. This year the lectionaries let us tell each of them in a special way. Here are some visual resources and commentary to help you preach and teach these important stories.
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 18, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the fourth Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of Love. It is also the great convergence where the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary call for the same Gospel text. Matthew 1:18-25 tells the story of Joseph’s dream when a divine messenger tells him to take Mary to be his wife and they should name the child Jesus and call him Immanuel, God is with us.
Christmas is just around the corner and it is time to go back to Luke 1 and 2 and hang out with the shepherds in the field, the heavenly host, and baby Jesus in a manger. This download pack will give you visual resources to tell the familiar story in new ways. Enjoy!
This Bible timeline resource will help you place the major people, places, and events of the Bible in their historical context. Download the Powerpoint to use in your own study, teaching, and preaching.
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 11, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the third Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of Joy. John the Baptist questions Jesus from prison. Are you the one? Jesus comments that John is Elijah (RCL). Isaiah offers a picture of the Messiah as one who will shine a light for the nations (NL).
Every hero has a backstory. The first two chapters of the Gospel of Matthew tell the story of Jesus’ backstory. Matthew paints a portrait of Jesus that makes it clear that he is in the direct line to be the long-awaited Messiah that will set the Jewish people free and finally establish God’s Kingdom to bless all nations.
This post offers visual resources for the week of December 4, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the second Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of peace. John the Baptist calls the people of Israel into the wilderness to repent, be baptized, and to prepare themselves for the coming Kingdom of God (RCL), and Esther withstands the oppressive practices of her captor king and saves her people from genocide (NL).
This post offers visual resources for the week of November 27, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. It is the first Sunday of Advent and we light the candle of hope. Jesus warns his disciples of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and tells them to watch and be ready (RCL) and the prophet Habakkuk warns Jerusalem of the coming destruction from the Babylonian Empire (NL).
This post offers visual resources for the week of November 20, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. Jesus is crucified between two criminals in Luke 23:33-43 (RCL) and Jerusalem is beseiged by the Assyrian Empire in Isaiah 36-37 (NL).
This post offers visual resources for the week of November 13, 2022 in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. Jesus warns the people of Israel about the coming destruction of the Temple in Luke 21:5-19 (RCL) and Micah warns the people of Judah to prepare for their coming judgment (NL).
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