When All Seems Lost | A Visual Meditation on Holy Saturday
A Visual Meditation on Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil.
Jesus is Baptized | Matthew 3 | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries
Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist in Matthew 3:1-17. This week both lectionaries take us to this text. The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) focuses on verses 13-17 and the Narrative Lectionary (NL) looks at verses 1-17.
God Is With Us | Visual Resources for Advent 4, Love, and Both Lectionaries
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 in Matthew | A Teaching Video
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.
Preparing for Matthew Part 1 | How to Read the Gospels
This video and PowerPoint presentation offers an introduction to the Gospels. It places them in context in order to see how each one offers a unique portrait of Jesus.