Fifth Sunday in Lent (Series B) March 21st, 2021 Gospel: Mark 10:(32-34) 35-45 (John 12:20-33) Epistle: Hebrews 5:1-10 Lesson: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm: Psalm 119:9-16 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. Gaylan Mathiesen (Originally published in 2012) The first...

Fourth Sunday in Lent (Series B) March 14th, 2021 Gospel: John 3:14-21 Epistle: Ephesians 2:1-10 Lesson: Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm: Psalm 107:1-9 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. Rich Erickson (Originally published in 2012) These famous words, including perhaps the...

Third Sunday in Lent (Series B) March 7th, 2021 Gospel: John 2:13-22 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Lesson: Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm: Psalm 19:7-14 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. David Rinden (Originally published in 2012) One of the challenges, and delights,...

Second Sunday in Lent February 28th, 2020 Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 Epistle: Romans 5:1-11 Lesson: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm: Psalm 22:23-31 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. David Veum (originally published in 2012) Mark has placed at the center of his narrative...

First Sunday in Lent February 21st, 2021 Gospel: Mark 1:9-15 Epistle: James 1:12-18 Lesson: Genesis 22:1-18 Psalm: Psalm 25:1-10 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev Dale Hanson (originally published in 2012)   As we enter the Lenten season; recognize that...

Last Sunday After Epiphany (Transfiguration) February 14th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 9:2-9 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3:12-13 (14-18); 4:1-6 Lesson: 2 Kings 2:1-12 or Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm: Psalm 50:1-6 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. Eugene Boe (originally published in...

5th Sunday After Epiphany February 7th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Lesson: Job 7:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 147:1-13 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Omar Gjerness (originally published in 2012) The main thrust of this text has to do with...

4th Sunday After Epiphany January 31st, 2021 Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Lesson: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm: Psalm 1 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Gary Witkop (originally published in 2012) Star Trek opened with a line that said the...

3rd Sunday After Epiphany January 24th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Lesson: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm: Psalm 62:6-14 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Matt Richard (originally published in 2012) Mark 1:14 begins Act One of Mark’s...

2nd Sunday After Epiphany January 17th, 2021 Gospel: John 1:43-51 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Lesson: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Psalm: Psalm 67 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Rev. Bill Helland (originally published in 2012) There are several directions one can go with...

1st Sunday After Epiphany January 10th, 2021 Gospel: Mark 1:4-11 Epistle: Acts 10:34-38 Lesson: Isaiah 42:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 45:7-9 CLB Commentary on the Gospel Text by Dr. Gaylan Mathiesen “And so John came...” With these words, Mark indicates to us that what is about...

First Sunday After Christmas January 3, 2021 Gospel: Luke 2:40-52 Epistle: Eph. 1:3-14 Lesson: 1 Kings 3:4-15 Psalm: Psalm 119:97-104 CLB Commentary – Dr. Gaylan Mathiesen It is interesting how the idea of physical growth (ηὔξανεν) and spiritual growth (ἐκραταιοῦτο)...

First Sunday After Christmas December 27, 2020 Gospel: Luke 2:25-40 Epistle: Colossians 3:12-17 Lesson: Isaiah 45:22-25 Psalm: Psalm 111   CLB Pastors Network - Dr. Richard Erickson The well-known stories of Simeon and Anna and their reception of the infant Jesus...

Christmas Day December 25, 2020 Gospel: John 1:1-14 (15-18) Epistle: Hebrews 1:1-6 (7-12) Lesson: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm: Psalm 2   People’s Bible Commentary – John “‘In him was life.’ As the Word made all things, he gave life to the created beings. The term life...

Fourth Sunday in Advent December 20, 2020 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 Epistle: Romans 16:25-27 Lesson: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Psalm: Psalm 89:1-5 (19-29)   CLB Pastors Network - Dr. David Veum If God was going to deal with sin, he had to touch it. He had to cross the...

Third Sunday in Advent December 13, 2020 Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28 Epistle: 1Thessalonians 5:16-24 Lesson: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm: Psalm 126   CLB Pastors Network - Rev. Dale Hanson The first chapter of John has that great Genesis like beginning – “in the...

Second Sunday in Advent December 6, 2020 Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 Epistle: 2 Peter 3:8-14 Lesson: Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm: Psalm 85   CLB Pastors Network - Dr. Eugene Boe This text for the second Sunday of advent launches forth with its first word as “beginning”. This...

First Sunday in Advent November 29, 2020 Gospel: Mark 11:1-10 or Mark 13:24-37 Epistle: Corinthians 1:3-9 Lesson: Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm: Psalm 80:1-7   CLB Pastors Network - Professor Mark Erickson The first text is Mark’s account of Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry into...

Second Sunday of Easter - Jesus Appears April 19, 2020 Gospel: John 20:19-31 Epistle: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Lesson: Acts 5:29-42 Psalm: Psalm 148   CLB Pastors Network - Dr. David Veum - CLICK HERE for a longer commentary on this text by Dr. Veum. Jesus sends us to...

Easter Sunday - The Resurrection April 12, 2020 Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10 Epistle: Colossians 3:1-4 Lesson: Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6 Psalm: Psalm 16   CLB Pastors Network - Dale Hanson Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Amen! Resurrection...