We celebrate Jesus’ TRANSFIGURATION this week. Therefore, the Gospel reading in both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary take us to Mark 9. Enjoy these visual resources.
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 4, 2024. This is the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany. The RCL takes us to the story where Jesus heals many and then begins his traveling ministry in Mark 1. The NL continues the journey through Mark with the sending of the twelve and the beheading of John in Mark 6.
Jesus’ mission is to go throughout the country both proclaiming the message of the Kingdom and healing the sick, possessed, and dispossessed.
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for January 28, 2024. This is the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany. The RCL takes us to the story where Jesus frees a man from a demon in the Synagogue in Mark 1. The NL continues the journey through Mark with the healing of two women in Capernaum in Mark 5.
This week we continue to see that Jesus has the power to heal people and restore them to wholeness and community. This is the work of the Gospel.
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for January 21, 2024. This is the Third Sunday of Epiphany. The RCL looks at the message of Jesus and the calling of the first disciples in Mark 1. The NL continues the journey through Mark with the healing of the demon possessed man in the Gadarenes.
In all of the readings there seems to be a sense of urgency. Life is short and fleeting. Don’t be distracted by things that don’t last. Repent, Believe, and let the Good News set you free.
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for January 14, 2024. This is the second week of Epiphany. The RCL dips into the Gospel of John and explores the calling of Philip and Nathanael. The NL continues a journey through Mark in chapter 4 with the parable of the sower and the four soils.
Happy New Year! This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for January 7, 2024. This is the beginning of Epiphany. It is the season where Jesus steps into the public light and begins his ministry of preaching and healing. The RCL looks at John the Baptist and Jesus’ baptism in Mark 1. The NL continues a journey through Mark in chapter 2 with a dramatic healing story, calling a tax collector, and new wineskins.