Readings for Worship

To read the texts online, go to the Vanderbilt Lectionary Project.

January 6, 2008  Epiphany of the Lord (White)

Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12

January 13, 2008  Baptism of the Lord (White)

Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17

January 20, 2008  Second Sunday After the Epiphany (Green)

Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 40:1-11
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42

January 27, 2008  Third Sunday After the Epiphany (Green)

Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1, 4-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23

February 3, 2008  Transfiguration Sunday (White)

Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 99
2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9

February 10, 2008  First Sunday in Lent (Purple)

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11

February 17, 2008  Second Sunday in Lent (Purple)

Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
John 3:1-17

February 24, 2008  Third Sunday in Lent (Purple)

Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-42

March 2, 2008  Fourth Sunday in Lent (Purple)

1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41

March 9, 2008  Fifth Sunday in Lent (Purple)

Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45

March 16, 2008  Palm Sunday (Purple)

Liturgy of the Palms
Matthew 21:1-11
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11

March 23, 2008  Easter (White)

Acts 10:34-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-18
or Matthew 28:1-10

March 30, 2008  Second Sunday of Easter (White)

Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31

April 6, 2008  Third Sunday of Easter (White)

Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35

April 13, 2008  Fourth Sunday of Easter (White)

Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10

April 20, 2008  Fifth Sunday of Easter (White)

Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14

April 27, 2008  Sixth Sunday of Easter (White)

Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21

May 4, 2008  Seventh Sunday of Easter (White)

Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11

May 11, 2008  Pentecost (Red)

Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
John 7:37-39

May 18, 2008  Trinity Sunday (White)

Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20

May 25, 2008  Second Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Isaiah 49:8-16a
Psalm 131 or Psalm 62:5-12
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Matthew 6:24-34

June 1, 2008  Third Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 6:11-22; 7:24; 8:14-19
Psalm 46
Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31)
Matthew 7:21-29

June 8, 2008  Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm 33:1-12
Romans 4:13-25
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

June 15, 2008  Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 18:1-15
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23)

June 22, 2008  Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 21:8-21
Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 or Psalm 17
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39

June 29, 2008  Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42

July 6, 2008  Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49,58-67
Psalm 45:10-17 or Psalm 72
Romans 7:15-25a
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

July 13, 2008  Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 25:19-34
Psalm 119:105-112 or Psalm 25
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

July 20, 2008  Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 28:10-19a
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

July 27, 2008  Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 29:15-28
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

August 3, 2008  Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-7, 15
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21

August 10, 2008  Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b 
Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33

August 17, 2008  Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15:(10-20) 21-28

August 24, 2008  Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 1:8-2:10
Psalm 124
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20

August 31, 2008  Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 3:1-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew 16:21-28

September 7, 2008  Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 149:1 or Psalm 148
Romans 13:8-14
Matthew 18:15-20

September 14, 2008  Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 14:19-31
Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:21-35

September 21, 2008  Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 16:2-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 or Psalm 78
Philippians 1:21-30
Matthew 20:1-16

September 28, 2008  Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:23-32

October 5, 2008  Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
Psalm 19
Philippians 3:4b-14
Matthew 21:33-46

October 12, 2008  Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 32:1-14
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23
Philippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14

October 19, 2008  Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Exodus 33:12-23
Psalm 99
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22

October 26, 2008  Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46

November 2, 2008  All Saints Sunday (Red)

Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 34:1-10, 22
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12

November 9, 2008  Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Psalm 78:1-7
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13

November 16, 2008  Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Green)

Judges 4:1-7
Psalm 123 or Psalm 76
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30

November 23, 2008  Christ the King (Green)

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Ephesians 1:15-23
Matthew 25:31-46

November 30, 2008  First Sunday of Advent (Blue)

Isaiah 64:1–9
Psalm 80:1–7, 17–19
1 Corinthians 1:3–9
Mark 13:24–37

December 7, 2008  Second Sunday of Advent (Blue)

Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8

December 14, 2008  Third Sunday of Advent (Blue)

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28

December 21, 2008  Fourth Sunday of Advent (Blue)

2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16
Luke 1:47–55
Romans 16:25–27
Luke 1:26–38

December 28, 2008  First Sunday after Christmas Day (White)

Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40