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Date Day First Lesson Psalm Second Lesson Gospel

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2-Dec Advent 1 Isaiah 2: 1 - 5 Psalm 122 Romans 13: 11 - 14 Matthew 24: 36 - 44  No One Knows the Day or the Hour of Jesus' Coming Bulletin Board  Let the Lord Jesus Christ Be as Close to You as the Clothes You Wear
9-Dec Advent 2 Isaiah 11: 1 - 10 Psalm 72: 1 - 7, 18-19 Romans 15: 4 - 13 Matthew 3: 1 -12  John the Baptist Speaks Out Front Cover He Will Be like Rain that Refreshes the Meadows
16-Dec Advent 3 Isaiah 35: 1 - 10 Psalm 146: 5 - 10 or Luke 1: 46b - 55 James 5: 7 - 10 Matthew 11: 2 - 11 Even from Prison, John the Baptist Prepares the Way for Jesus Bulletin Board  The Desert Shall Rejoice and Bloom as the Rose
23-Dec Advent 4 Isaiah 7: 10 - 16 Psalm 80: 1 - 7, 17 -19 Romans 1: 1 -7 Matthew 1: 18 - 25 Jesus Is Born, and Our Wonderful Story Begins Sweet Yogurt  He Will Eat Yogurt and Honey
 26-Dec  Stephen, Deacon and Martyr  2 Chronicles 24: 17 - 22  Psalm17: 1- 9,16  Acts 6: 8 - 7: 2a, 51 - 60  Matthew 23: 34 - 39  Stephen Dies for His Faith in Jesus  Bulletin Board  Hide
Me in the Shadow of Your Wings
30-Dec Christmas 1 Isaiah 63: 7 - 9 Psalm 148 Hebrews 2: 10 - 18 Matthew 2: 13 - 23  Joseph Takes Mary and Jesus to Safety in Egypt Angel  It Troubled the Lord to See Them in Trouble, and His Angel Saved Them
 6-Jan  Epiphany of Our Lord  Isaiah 60: 1 - 6  Psalm 72: 1 - 7, 10 - 14  Ephesians 3: 1 - 12  Matthew 2: 1 - 12  Wise Men Come from the East to Worship Jesus  Gift Bag  Treasure from Across the Sea and the Wealth of Nations Will Be Brought to You
13-Jan Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 42: 1 - 9 Psalm 29 Acts 10: 34 - 43 Matthew 3: 13 - 17  Jesus Is Baptized by John in the River Jordan Bulletin Board  People in Foreign Lands Long for His Teaching
20-Jan Epiphany 2 Isaiah 49: 1 - 7 Psalm 40: 1 -11 1 Corinthians 1: 1 - 9 John 1: 29 - 42 John the Baptist Recognizes Jesus as the Lamb of God Front Cover  You Have Planned Marvelous Things for Us
27-Jan Epiphany 3 Isaiah 9: 1 - 4 Psalm 27: 1, 4 -9 1 Corinthians 1: 10 - 18 Matthew 4: 12 - 23  Jesus' Disciples Catch Lots of Fish Bulletin Board He Sent Me to Tell the Good News Without Using Big Words
3-Feb Transfiguration of Our Lord Exodus 24: 12 - 18 Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 2 Peter 1: 16 - 21 Matthew 17: 1 - 9  Jesus Is Changed on the Mountain Top Cover  Until the Day Dawns and the Morning Star Rises in Your Hearts
10-Feb Lent 1 Genesis 2: 15 - 17; 3: 1 - 7 Psalm 32 Romans 5: 12 - 19 Matthew 4: 1 -11  Jesus Says No to the Devil Bulletin Board  Before I Confessed My Sins, My Bones Felt Limp
17-Feb Lent 2 Genesis 12: 1 - 4a Psalm 121 Romans 4: 1 - 5, 13 - 17 John 3: 1 - 17  Nicodemus Visits Jesus at Night Triptych  God Accepted Abraham Because Abraham Had Faith in Him
24-Feb Lent 3 Exodus 17: 1 - 7 Psalm 95 Romans 5: 1 - 11 John 4: 5 - 42  Jesus Talks to a Woman by a Well Bulletin Board  The Sea is His, for He Made It
2-Mar Lent 4 1 Samuel 16: 1 - 13 Psalm 23 Ephesians 5: 8 - 14 John 9: 1 - 41  Jesus Heals a Blind Man on the Sabbath Refrigerator Magnets  Everything That Is Seen in the Light Becomes Light Itself
9-Mar Lent 5 Ezekiel 37: 1 - 14 Psalm 130 Romans 8: 6 - 11 John 11: 1 - 45  Jesus Recalls Lazarus to Life Cover  I Wait for You More Eagerly than a Soldier on Guard Duty Waits for the Dawn
16-Mar Palm Sunday Isaiah 50: 4 - 9a Psalm 31: 9 - 16 Philippians 2: 5 - 11 Matthew 26: 14 - 27: 66  Jesus Shares Supper with His Friends Table Setting  Where Do You Want Us to Prepare Your Passover Meal?
23-Mar Easter Day Acts 10: 34 - 43 or Jeremiah 31: 1 - 6 Psalm 118: 1 - 2, 14 - 24 Colossians 3: 1 - 4 or Acts 10: 34 - 43 John 20: 1 - 18 or Matthew 28: 1 - 10  Jesus Leaves Death Behind Him Scratch Board  The Women Were Frightened, and Yet Very Happy
30-Mar Easter 2 Acts 2: 14a, 22 - 32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1: 3 - 9 John 20: 19 - 31  Jesus Visits His Disciples, but Thomas Needs Proof Bulletin Board  Your Faith Will Be Like Gold that Is Tested in a Fire
6-Apr Easter 3 Acts 2: 14a, 36 - 41 Psalm 116: 1 - 4, 12 - 19 1 Peter 1: 17 - 23 Luke 24: 13 - 49  Jesus Walks to Emmaus with His Friends Bread  After Jesus Sat Down to Eat, He Took Some Bread
13-Apr Easter 4 Acts 2: 42 - 47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2: 19 - 25 John 10: 1 - 10  Jesus Knows His Own Sheep, and We Know Him Sheep  Now You Have Returned to the One Who Is You Shepherd
20-Apr Easter 5 Acts 7: 55 - 60 Psalm 31: 1 - 5, 15 - 16 1 Peter 2: 2 - 10 John 14: 1 - 14  Jesus Is the Way, the Truth, and the Life Cover  In My Father's House Are Many Rooms
27-Apr Easter 6 Acts 17: 22 - 31 Psalm 66: 8 - 20 1 Peter 3: 13 - 22 John 14: 15 - 21  We Live Because Jesus Lives Bulletin Board God Keeps Our Feet from Slipping
1-May The Ascension of Our Lord Acts 1: 1 - 11 Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Ephesians 1: 15 - 23 Luke 24: 44 - 53  The Disciples Look Up into Heaven Crowns  The Kings of the Earth Belong To God
4-May Easter 7 Acts 1: 6 - 14 Psalm 68: 1 - 10, 32 - 35 1 Peter 4:12 - 14; 5: 6-11 John 17: 1 - 11 Jesus Prays for Himself and His Disciples Prayer Cloth
We Create a Sacred Space for Prayer
11-May Pentecost Acts 2: 1 - 21 or Numbers 11: 24 - 30 Psalm 104: 25 - 34, 35b I Corinthians 12: 3b 13 or Acts 2: 1 - 21 John 20: 19 - 23 or John 7: 37 - 39  Jesus' Promise Comes True with the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit Bible Snack  All the Lord's Followers Were Together in One Place
18-May Holy Trinity Genesis 1: 1 - 2: 4a Psalm 8 2 Corinthians 13: 11 - 13 Matthew 28: 16 - 20  Jesus Tells His Disciples What to Do Cover  Give Each Other a Warm Greeting
25-May Pentecost 2 Isaiah 49: 8 - 16a Psalm 131 1 Corinthians 4: 1 - 5 Matthew 6: 24 - 34 First, We Seek the Kingdom of God Flowers Consider the Lilies of the Field
1-June Pentecost 3 Deuteronomy 11: 18 - 21, 26 - 28 Psalm 31: 1 - 5, 19 - 24 Romans 1: 16 - 17, 3: 22b - 28 Matthew 7: 21 - 29  A Wise Man Builds His House on a Rock House  The House on the Rock Stood Firm
8-Jun Pentecost 4 Hosea 5: 15 - 6:6 Psalm 50: 7 - 15 Romans 4: 13 - 25 Matthew 9: 9 - 13, 18 - 26  Matthew Hears the Call of Jesus and Writes His Story Bulletin Board  I Know Every Bird on the Mountains
15-Jun Pentecost 5 Exodus 19: 2 - 8a Psalm 100 Romans 5: 1 - 8 Matthew 9: 35 - 10: 8  Jesus Chooses Twelve Loyal Followers Cover  Shout Praises to the Lord
22-Jun Pentecost 6 Jeremiah 20: 7 - 13 Psalm 69: 7 - 18 Romans 6: 1b - 11 Matthew 10: 24 - 39  Announce from the Housetops What I Whisper in Your Ear Combs Even the Hairs on Your Head Are Counted
29-Jun Pentecost 7 Jeremiah 28: 5 - 9 Psalm 89: 1 - 4, 15 - 18 Romans 6: 12 - 23 Matthew 10: 40 - 42  A Cup of Cold Water Is A Wonderful Gift Bowl  Anyone Who Welcomes You Welcomes Me
6-Jul Peter and Paul, Apostles Acts 12: 1- 11 Psalm 87: 1 - 3, 5 - 7 2 Timothy 4: 6 - 8, 17 - 18 John 21: 15 - 19 The Disciples Return to Fishing Cover I Was Keept Safe from Hungry Lions
6-Jul Pentecost 8 Zechariah 9: 9 - 12 Psalm 145: 8 - 15 Romans 7: 15 - 25a Matthew 11: 16 - 19, 25 - 30  Our Yokes Rest Easy when Jesus Pulls the Load Beside Us Vase Covers  All Creation Will Thank You
13-Jul Pentecost 9 Isaiah 55: 10 - 13 Psalm 65: 1 - 14 Romans 8: 1 - 11 Matthew 13: 1 - 9, 18 - 23  God Sows His Seeds Everywhere Bulletin Board Your Carts Overflow with Abundance
20-Jul Pentecost 10 Isaiah 44: 6 - 8 Psalm 86: 11 - 17 Romans 8: 12 - 25 Matthew 13: 24 - 30, 36 - 43 Weeds Grow Among the Wheat Hearts Give Me an Undivided Heart
27-Jul Pentecost 11 1 Kings 3: 5 - 12 Psalm 119: 129 - 136 Romans 8: 26 - 39 Matthew 13: 31 - 33, 44 - 52 Jesus Tells Us about Heaven Bookmarks  I Honestly Want to Know Everything You Teach
3-Aug Pentecost 12 Isaiah 55: 1 - 5 Psalm 145: 8 - 9, 15 - 22 Romans 9: 1 - 5 Matthew 14: 13 - 21 Jesus Gives Lunch to Thousands of People Honey-Nut Shake  Drink Wine and Milk Without Paying a Cent
10-Aug Pentecost 13 1 Kings 19: 9 - 18 Psalm 85: 8 - 13 Romans 10: 5 - 15 Matthew 14: 22 - 33  Jesus Walks on the Water Bulletin Board How Beautiful Are the Feet of Those Who Bring Good News
17-Aug Pentecost 14 Isaiah 56: 1, 6 - 8 Psalm 67 Romans 11: 1 - 2a, 29 - 32 Matthew 15: 10 - 28  What Is Clean in the Sight of God? Prayer Book  My House Will Be Called A House of Prayer for All Nations
24-Aug Pentecost 15 Isaiah 51: 1 - 6 Psalm 138 Romans 12: 1 - 8 Matthew 16: 13 - 20  Jesus Finds a Solid Rock Bulletin Board  I Will Give You the Keys to the Kingdom
31-Aug Pentecost 16 Jeremiah 15: 15 - 21 Psalm 26: 1 - 8 Romans 12: 9 - 21 Matthew 16: 21 - 28  Jesus Tells the Disciples that He Must Suffer Alphabet Soup  Your Words Came and I Ate Them
7-Sep Pentecost 17 Ezekiel 33: 7 - 11 Psalm 119: 33 - 40 Romans 13: 8 - 14 Matthew 18: 15 - 20  Jesus Promises to Be With Us Prayer  I Take No Pleasure in the Death of the Wicked
14-Sep Holy Cross Day Numbers 21: 4b - 9 Psalm 98: 1 - 4 or Psalm 78: 1 - 2, 34 - 38 1 Corinthians 1: 18 -24 John 3: 13 - 17 Nicodemus Visits Jesus at Night Snake Make Thee a Fiery Serpent
14-Sep Pentecost 18 Genesis 50: 15 - 21 Psalm 103: 1 - 13 Romans 14: 1 - 12 Matthew 18: 21 - 35 Joseph Forgives His Brothers Bulletin Board Everyone Will Kneel Down and Praise My Name
21-Sep Pentecost 19 Jonah 3: 10 - 4:11 Psalm 145: 1 - 8 Philippians 1: 21 - 30 Matthew 20: 1 - 16  Jonah Is Angry at God Cattle  Ninevah Has Many Cattle
28-Sep Pentecost 20 Ezekiel 18: 1 - 4, 25 - 32 Psalm 25: 1 - 8 Philippians 2: 1 - 13 Matthew 21: 23 - 32 Jesus Asks Some Tough Questions Bulletin Board God Leads Us on Good Paths
5-Oct Pentecost 21 Isaiah 5: 1 - 7 Psalm 80: 7 - 14 Philippians 3: 4b - 14 Matthew 21: 33 - 46 Wicked Tenants Steal from the Owner Landscape Pyramid  We Were Like a Grapevine You Brought Out of Egypt
12-Oct Pentecost 22 Isaiah 25: 1 - 9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4: 1 - 9 Matthew 22: 1 - 14  A King Gives a Wedding Banquet Prayer Beads  Don't Worry About Anything, but Pray about Everything
19-Oct Pentecost 23 Isaiah 45: 1 - 7 Psalm 96: 1 - 13 1 Thessalonians 1: 1 - 10 Matthew 22: 15 - 22  The People Pay Taxes to Caesar Mobile  I Will Break through Iron Bars on the Bronze Gates of Cities
 26-Oct Pentecost 24  Leviticus 19: 1 - 2, 15 - 18  Psalm 1  1 Thessalonians 2: 1 - 8  Matthew 22: 34 - 46  Jesus Teaches the Greatest Commandment  Bulletin Board He Is Like a Tree That Always Has Leaves
26-Oct Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31: 31 - 34 Psalm 46 Romans 3: 19 -28 John 8: 31 - 36  The Truth Makes Us Free Window Art  The Lord All-Powerful Is with Us
 2-Nov  Pentecost 25  Micah 3: 5 - 12  Psalm 43  1 Thessalonians 2: 9 - 13  Matthew 23: 1 - 12  The Greatest Person Is the Servant of Others  Clay Altar  I Will Worship at Your Altar Because You Make Me Joyful
6-Nov All Saints Revelation 7: 9 - 17 Psalm 34: 1 - 10, 22 1 John 3: 1 - 3 Matthew 5: 1 - 12 Jesus Counts Our Blessings for Us Bulletin Board  You Will Shine Like the Sun
9-Nov Pentecost 26 Amos 5: 18 - 24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4: 13 - 18 Matthew 25: 1 - 13 Young Women Prepare for a Wedding Cover  With a Blast of God's Trumpet, the Lord Will Return from Heaven
16-Nov Pentecost 27 Zephaniah 1:7, 12 - 18 Psalm 90: 1 -12 1 Thessalonians 5: 1 - 11 Matthew 25: 14 - 30 A Fearful Man Hides His Treasure Spin Art  I Will Search Jerusalem with Lamps
23-Nov Christ the King Ezekiel 34: 11 - 16, 20 - 24 Psalm 95: 1 - 7a Ephesians 1: 15 - 23 Matthew 25: 31 - 46  We Care for Jesus through His People Bulletin Board  My Sheep Will Be Safe as They Feed on Grassy Meadows and Green Hills
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