Lectionary Links for CHRISTMAS 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 or CrossMarks.
• In the week or two prior to the Sunday, you should also check: LTSG Greek Tools Lectionary Preparation

General Christmas Resources

• Christmas Resources Page at Textweek
• A Holy Christmas 
• Resources for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
• The Christmas Season

Christmas Eve/Day C

• Christmas Eve:

  • Isaiah 9:2-7 - "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light... For a child has been born for us..."
  • Psalm 96 - "O sing to the LORD a new song"
  • Titus 2:11-14 - "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all..."
  • Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) - "In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus..."
    • "Go Out in Joy," Rosalind Brown. Commentary from The Christian Century, December, 1998
    • Christmas and Luke's Theology of Hope (Eller)
    • Exegesis, Christmas Day, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
    • Commentary on Luke 28-20 at The Christian Resource Institute
    • CHRISTMAS EVE Service.pdf

• Christmas Dawn:

  • Isaiah 62:6-12 - "See, your salvation comes;..."
  • Psalm 97 - "The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice;"
  • Titus 3:4-7 - "When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us,..."
  • Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20
    • see above for Christmas Eve
      

• Christmas Day:

  • Isaiah 52:7-10 - "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace..."
  • Psalm 98 - "Make a joyful noise to the LORD"
  • Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12) - "Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son"
  • John 1:1-14 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
    • "We Would See Jesus," Douglas John Hall at The Living Pulpit.
    • "The Message and the Messenger," John Stendahl, The Christian Century, 1997.
    • "Christianity and the Survival of Creation," Wendell Berry, Cross Currents, 1993.
    • The Gospel of John, 1.1-34 at The Christian Resource Institute

Christmas C1

• 1 Samuel 2-18-20, 26 - "Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and with the people."
• Psalm 148 - "Praise the LORD"
• Colossians 3-12-17 - "As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,..."
• Luke 2-41-52 - Twelve year old Jesus in the Temple
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources
  • Exegesis, Christmas 1C, by Richard Donovan at lectionary.org.
  • Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths (Christmas C1), by Dennis Bratcher, at The Christian Resource Institute
  • "Stirrings of Divinity, "Peter Storey, The Christian Century, 2000.

Christmas C2

• Jeremiah 31-7-14 - "He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd a flock."
• Psalm 147-13-21 - "Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!"
• Ephesians 1-3-14 - "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places"
• John 1-(1-9), 10-18 - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
  • "Penetrating the Darkness," Ronald Goetz, The Christian Century, 1988
  • John 1.(1-9) 10-18 by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources
  • Also cf. above on John 1.1-14 for Christmas Day