TOPIC INDEXLectionary: Series A (44)

  1. Gospel: John 9:1-41 (Lent 4: Series A)

    book
    03/15/20
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    When the story begins in creation and ends in restoration, all the moments in between are filled with the working of God.

  2. Gospel: John 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42) (Lent 3: Series A)

    book
    03/08/20
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus sits by the well as a shepherd, coming to offer this woman a life-giving stream.

  3. Gospel: John 3:1-17 (Lent 2: Series A)

    book
    03/01/20
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus promises to work for you, forgiving your sins, but He also promises to work through you, forming you into a witness to the world.

  4. Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 (Lent 1: Series A)

    book
    02/24/20
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    But this is not a story of Jesus being taken many places. This is a story of Jesus remaining in one place and deepening in His love of the Spirit and the Father.

  5. Gospel: Matthew 4:12-25 (Epiphany 3: Series A)

    book
    01/20/20
    9 mins
    By David Schmitt
    This is the wonder which is present in the calling of the disciples. Not how they drop their nets to follow Jesus, but that Jesus does not need to go far to find disciples. He chooses the people He lives among.

  6. Gospel: John 1:29-42 (Epiphany 2: Series A)

    book
    01/13/20
    9 mins
    By David Schmitt
    This is what makes the reading from John so frightening and yet so exciting. Notice how Jesus appears. Not in miracles, not in marvels, but in relationships.

  7. Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 (The Baptism of Our Lord: Series A)

    book
    01/06/20
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus did not need to be baptized. But he did it. Why?

  8. Gospel: Luke 2:40-52 (Christmas 2: Series A)

    book
    12/30/19
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    God reveals Himself to us in Word and Sacrament but sometimes these revelations happen in unexpected ways.