John Shearman's Lectionary

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – MARCH 14, 2010.

John — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:43:16 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURES Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 14, 2010 JOSHUA 5:9-12. Throughout their forty year journey through the wilderness from Egypt to the promised land of Canaan, the Israelites had been provided for by God’s...

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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – MARCH 7, 2010

John — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:29:15 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE Third Sunday of Lent – March 7, 2010 ISAIAH 55:1-9. Gracious, merciful acceptance by God for all who seek such a relationship stands out as the theme of these magnificently poetic lines. But God does not ignore...

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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT – FEBRUARY 28, 2010

John — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:31:57 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE Second Sunday of Lent – February 28, 2010. GENESIS 15:1-12, 17-18. The story of God making a covenant with Abraham formed an important link in the religious tradition of Israel. When later generations realized that they...

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT – FEBRUARY 21, 2010

John — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:13:11 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE First Sunday of Lent – February 21, 2010 DEUTERONOMY 26:1-11. The offering of the first fruits of the harvest was one of the great festivals in Israel’s temple ritual. Though the story and the liturgy...

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ASH WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 17, 2010.

John — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:01:54 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010 JOEL 2:1-2, 12-17. With the warning sound of trumpets, the prophet sounds the alarm that the fearsome Day of the Lord is at hand. There is still time to repent, though there may still...

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THE TRANSFIGURATION – FEBRUARY 14, 2010.

John — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:35:07 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE The Transfiguration – February 14, 2010 Last Sunday After Epiphany EXODUS 34:29-35. This is an imaginative description of what might have happened after Moses came face to face with God. Moses had been in the...

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FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY – FEBRUARY 7, 2010

John — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:27:07 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 7, 2010 ISAIAH 6:1-13. Here we have another classic example of a prophet called to a special ministry. As the smoke of the morning sacrifice wafted...

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FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY – JANUARY 31, 2010

John — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:00:37 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Year C Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 31, 2010 JEREMIAH 1:4-10. This is a classic example of the call to a prophet for his special mission. The young Jeremiah is summoned by the...

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THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY – JANUARY 24, 2010.

John — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:44:35 +0000

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCRIPTURE Third Sunday After Epiphany Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 24, 2010 NEHEMIAH 8:1-10. The passage tells how Ezra the scribe read the law to the assembled populace after the walls of Jerusalem had been rebuilt....

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SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY – JANUARY 17, 2010

John — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:02:07 +0000

INTRODUCTION OF THE SCRIPTURE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY JANUARY 17, 2010 ISAIAH 62:1-5. The return of the exiles and the rebuilding of Jerusalem is the constant theme of Second-Isaiah, as scholars have named the unknown poet-prophet of Israel’s...

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