Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
12th Sunday after Pentecost August 15th, 2021 Gospel: John 6:41-51 Epistle: Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Lesson: 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm: Psalm 34:1-8 CLB Commentary – Dr. Gaylan Mathiesen (Originally published in 2012) True and false religion collide once again. According to...
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
11th Sunday after Pentecost August 8th, 2021 Gospel: John 6:24-35 Epistle: Ephesians 4:17-24 Lesson: Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm: Psalm 78:23-29 CLB Commentary – Dr. Richard Erickson (Originally published in 2012) Because it is so important to read a text in its literary and...
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
10th Sunday after Pentecost August 1st, 2021 Gospel: John 6:1-15 Epistle: Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16 Lesson: Exodus 24:3-11 Psalm: Psalm 145 CLB Commentary – Rev. David Rinden (Originally published in 2012) The account of Jesus feeding the 5000 appears in all four...
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
9th Sunday after Pentecost July 25th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 6:30-34 Epistle: Ephesians 2:13-22 Lesson: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalm: Psalm 23 CLB Commentary – Dr. David Veum (Originally published in 2012) Jesus invites his dog-tired disciples to come to a quiet place and rest....
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
8th Sunday after Pentecost July 18th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13 Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-14 Lesson: Amos 7:10-15 Psalm: Psalm 85:8-13 CLB Commentary – Rev. Gary Witkop (Originally published in 2012) This story of the life and work of Jesus and His disciples shows us the...
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
7th Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) July 15th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 6:1-6 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Lesson: Ezekiel 2:1-5 Psalm: Psalm 143:1-2, 5-8 CLB Commentary – Rev. Dale Hanson (Originally published in 2012) This text has a number of different and interesting...
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
6th Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) July 4th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 5:21-24b, 35-43 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-14 Lesson: Lamentations 3:22-33 Psalm: Psalm 30 CLB Commentary – Dr. Eugene Boe (Originally published in 2012) Jairus, a leading person in the synagogue,...
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
5th Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) June 27th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 4:35-41 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Lesson: Job 38:1-11 Psalm: Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 CLB Commentary – Rev. Omar Gjerness (Originally published in 2012) You can approach this text by dealing with the...
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
4th Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) June 20th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 4:26-34 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (11-17) Lesson: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalm: Psalm 92:1-5 (6-10), 11-14 CLB Commentary – Rev. Gary Witkop (originally published in 2012) These two parables start off...
Third Sunday after Pentecost
3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) June 13th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Lesson: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalm: Psalm 61:1-5, 8 CLB Commentary – Rev. Matt Richard (originally published in 2012) In the Gospel of Mark one of the themes is that...
Second Sunday after Pentecost
2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) June 6th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 [2:23-38] Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 [4:5-12] Lesson: Genesis 3:8-15 [Deuteronomy 5:12-15] Psalm: Psalm 130 [Psalm 81:1-10] CLB Commentary – Rev. Bill Helland (originally published in 2012)...
First Sunday after Pentecost
1st Sunday after Pentecost (Series B) May 30th, 2021 Gospel: John 3:1-17 Epistle: Acts 2:14a, 22-36 [Romans 8:14-17] Lesson: Isaiah 6:1-8 [Genesis 1:1-2:3 / Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40] Psalm: Psalm 29 [Psalm 149] CLB Commentary - Dr. Gaylan Mathiesen (originally...
The Day of Pentecost
The Day of Pentecost (Series B) May 23rd, 2021 Gospel: John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 [7:37-39a] Epistle: Acts 2:1-21 Lesson: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm: Psalm 139:1-12 (13-16) [104:25-34] CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. Richard Erickson (originally published in 2012) As...
Seventh Sunday of Easter
7th Sunday of Easter (Series B) May 16th, 2021 Gospel: John 17:11b-19 Epistle: 1 John 5:9-15 [1 John 4:13-21] Lesson: Acts 1:12-26 Psalm: Psalm 1 [Psalm 47] CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. David Rinden (originally published in 2012) The Easter cycle for...
Sixth Sunday of Easter
6th Sunday of Easter (Series B) May 9th, 2021 Gospel: John 15:9-17 Epistle: 1 John 4:1-11 [5:1-8] Lesson: Acts 11:19-30 [10:34-48] Psalm: Psalm 98 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. David Veum (originally published in 2012) Verses 9 & 10 seem to introduce a...
Fifth Sunday of Easter
5th Sunday of Easter May 2nd, 2021 Gospel: John 15:1-8 Epistle: 1 John 3:18-24 Lesson: Acts 8:26-40 Psalm: Psalm 22:24-30 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Gary Witkop (originally published in 2012) This text calls us to be connected to Jesus and to remain or...
Fourth Sunday of Easter
4th Sunday of Easter (Series B) April 25th, 2021 Gospel: John 10:11-18 Epistle: 1 John 3:[1-2] 16-24 Lesson: Acts 4:1-12 [23-33] Psalm: Psalm 23 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Dale Hanson (originally published in 2012) In this one little word "Shepherd" is...
Third Sunday of Easter
3rd Sunday of Easter (Series B) April 18th, 2021 Gospel: Luke 24:36-49 Epistle: 1 John 1:1-2:2 Lesson: Acts 4:8-12 Psalm: Psalm 139:1-11 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. Eugene Boe (originally published in 2012) Word had made its way to the disciples and...
Second Sunday of Easter
2nd Sunday of Easter (Series B) April 11th, 2021 Gospel: John 20:19-31 Epistle: 1 John 1:1-2:2 [5:1-6] Lesson: Acts 4:32-35 [2:14a, 22-32] Psalm: Psalm 148 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Omar Gjerness (Originally published in 2012) I use this text to...
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday (Series B) April 4th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 [19-28] Lesson: Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm: Psalm 16 [118:1-2, 15-24] CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Matt Richard (Originally published in 2012) When I was a child I would...