Category Archives: Lectionary Commentary

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 20B; Proper 15B (Sunday between August 14 and August 20)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 and Psalm 111 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Series II: Proverbs 9.1-6 (no link) and Psalm 34.9-14 (cf. here)

Ephesians 5:15-20

John 6:51-58

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 19B; Proper 14B (Sunday between August 7 and August 13)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 and Psalm 130

Series II: 1 Kings 19.4-8  and Psalm 34.1-8

Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2

John 6:35, 41-51 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 18B; Proper 13B (Sunday between July 31 and August 6)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a and Psalm 51:1-12 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Series II: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 (see here) and Psalm 78:23-29 (see here)

Ephesians 4:1-16 see also By the Well podcast on this text

John 6:24-35

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 17B; Proper 12B (Sunday between July 24 and July 30)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 2 Samuel 11:1-15 see also By the Well podcast on this text and Psalm 14

Series II: 2 Kings 4.42-44 (no link) and Psalm 145.10-18

Ephesians 3:14-21 see also By the Well podcast on this text

John 6:1-21 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 14B; Proper 9B (Sunday between July 3 and July 9)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 see also By the Well podcast on this text and Psalm 48

Series II: Ezekiel 2.1-5 (no link) and Psalm 123

2 Corinthians 12:2-10 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Mark 6:1-13 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 13B; Proper 8B (Sunday between June 26 and July 2)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 see also By the Well podcast on this text and Psalm 130 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Series II: Wisdom of Solomon 1.13-15, 2.23-24 (no link) or Lamentations 3.22-33 (cf. here) and Psalm 30

2 Corinthians 8:7-15 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Mark 5:21-43 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 11B; Proper 6B (Sunday between June 12 and June 18; if after Trinity Sunday)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 see also By the Well podcast on this text and Psalm 20

Series II: Ezekiel 17:22-24 (no link) and Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17

Mark 4:26-34 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 10B; Proper 5B (Sunday between June 5 and June 11; if after Trinity Sunday)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15) see also By the Well podcast on this text and Psalm 138

Series II: Genesis 3:8-15 (no link) and Psalm 130

2 Corinthians 4:13 – 5:1

Mark 3:20-35 see also By the Well podcast on this text

Lectionary Commentary – Sunday/Ordinary 9B; Proper 4B (Sunday between May 29 and June 4, if after Trinity Sunday)

The following links are to the Revised Common Lectionary commentary pages of Howard Wallace and Bill Loader, and are suggested as preparation for hearing the readings in worship for the Sunday indicated above.

Series I: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

Series II: Romans 12:9-16b (no link) and Luke 1:39-57

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Mark 2:23 – 3:6

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