Lectionary Links for Lent - Year C

• Clicking on the Sunday heading will bring you to the Textweek page with general resources for that day including wonderful collections of online worship and liturgy resources.
• Clicking on the specific texts will bring you to the page for that text at Textweek.
• In the week or two prior to the Sunday, you should also check: LTSG Greek Tools Lectionary Preparation

General Lenten Resources

Lent 1

• Deuteronomy 26.1-11
• Psalm 91
• Romans 10.5-15
• Luke 4.1-13 - The Temptation of Jesus
  • Exegetical Notes (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • SermonWriter
  • Settling for Less (Lk. 41-13) by Barbara Brown Taylor (Christian Century)
  • God Can Take the Heat from God with a Human Face by John C. Purdy
  • Other Suggested Resources
    • Chapter 5, "The Grand Inquistor," in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky
    • Temptation Scene in Jesus (2000)

Lent 2

• Genesis 15-1-12, 17-18
• Psalm 27
• Philippians 3-17 - 4-1
• Luke 13-31-35
  • Exegetical Notes (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • Jerusalem Perspective Article That Small-fry Herod Antipas (To the observation in this article that "fox" indicates not a clever or crafty person but an inferior one, I would also point to Lamentation 5, especially v. 18 [the NRSV translates with "jackal" but the Greek word in the LXX is the same word used in the Greek of Luke]. In a lament over Jerusalem like Jesus, the "foxes" prowl over Jerusalem to its shame.
  • As a Hen Gathers Her Brood by Barbara Brown Taylor (Christian Century)
  • 'O Jerusalem, Jerusalem', Sojourners Magazine-September-October 2000

Lent 3

• Isaiah 55-1-9
• Psalm 63-1-8
• 1 Corinthians 10-1-13
• Luke 13-1-9
  • Exegetical Notes (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • Life-Giving Fear by Barbara Brown Taylor (Christian Century)
  • Repentance and Forgiveness by David R. Blumenthal (CrossCurrents)

Lent 4

• Joshua 5-9-12
• Psalm 32
• 2 Corinthians 5-16-21
• Luke 15-1-3, 11b-32
  • Exegetical Notes 15.1-10 and Exegetical Notes 15.1-3, 11-32 (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • Luke 15.1-32 and sermon  by Peter L. Haynes
  • Henri Nouwen on Rembrandt's Prodigal Son
  • "Aesthetic Experience as a Means of Grace," by Ginger Grab at The Living Pulpit
  • "The Evils of Pride and Self-Righteousness," by Barbara Brown Taylor at The Living Pulpit
  • "Table Manners," by Barbara Brown Taylor (Christian Century)
  • "Prodigal," by Michael Olin-Hitt, The Other Side
  • "Surprise Party," by Thomas G. Long, The Christian Century

Lent 5

• Isaiah 43-16-21
• Psalm 126
• Philippians 3-4b-14
• John 12-1-8
  • Exegetical Notes (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • Gospel Sound Track (John 12.1-8) by Thomas G. Long
  • John 121-8 by Peter L. Haynes
  • The Gospel of John, Chapter 12

Passion Sunday

• Isaiah 50-4-9a
• Psalm 31-9-16
• Philippians 2-5-11
• Luke 22:14 - 23:56 or Luke 23:1-49
  • Exegetical Notes Luke 23.33-43 (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • Exegetical Notes Luke 22.1-23.56 (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • "Have a Happy Day," William Willimon, The Christian Century
  • The Other Kingdom (Luke 23.33-43), Michael Battle, The Christian Century
  • The Force of Forgiveness by Minka Shura Sprague, The Living Pulpit
  • The Passion According to Luke with commentary by Donald Senior

Easter Sunday

• Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25
• Psalm 118-1-2, 14-24
• I Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43
• (John 20:1-18 or) Luke 24:1-12
  • Exegetical Notes  (Stoffregen @ CrossMarks)
  • Empty Tomb, Empty Talk (Luke 24.1-12) by Thomas G. Long, The Christian Century
  • Recognizing the Risen Lord by Marianne Sawicki, Theology Today