Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 28th January 2024. Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 18 v15-20. A prophet like Moses. Psalm 111 Praise the Lord for all that he has done. 1 Corinthians 8 v1-13. Honouring God instead of Idols. Mark 1 v21-28 A man with an evil spirit. Wisdom and good sense. The Psalmist…
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 21st January 2024 Lectionary Readings: Jonah 3 v1-5, 10. Jonah goes to Nineveh. Psalm 62 v5-12. God is powerful and kind. 1 Corinthians 7 v29-31. The Lord will soon come. Mark 1 v14-20. Jesus begins his work. Are you heading in the right direction? Some people are…
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B 14th January 2024 Lectionary Readings: 1 Samuel 3 v1-20. The Lord speaks to Samuel. Psalm 139 V1-6, 13-18. The Lord is always near. 1 Corinthians 6 v12-20. Honour God with your body. John 1 v 43-51. Jesus chooses Philip and Nathanael. ‘The Nearness of You’ A…
Sunday after Epiphany Year B 7th January 2024 Lectionary readings: Genesis 1 v1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19 v1-7, Mark 1 v4-11. The missing years. Last week we read about the infant Jesus and this week we are presented with an adult Jesus. What happened to the bit in the middle? Luke…
First Sunday of Christmas Year B 31st December 2023 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 61 v10 – 62 v3 Celebrate and shout! Psalm 148 Come, praise the Lord. Galatians 4 v4-7 God’s children. Luke 2 v22-40 Simeon and Anna. Recognition, acceptance and celebration of promises kept. Luke tells of Joseph and Mary taking the…
Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B 24th December 2023 Lectionary Readings: 2 Samuel 7 v1-11, 16. Romans 16 v25-27. Luke 1 v26-38. Where does God live? The writer of today’s Old Testament passage tells us of a vision given to the prophet Nathan, to be relayed to King David, who had been…
Third Sunday in Advent Year B 17th December 2023 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 61 v1-4, 8-11. The good news of victory. Psalm 126 Celebrating the harvest 1 Thessalonians 5 v16-24. Always be joyful and never stop praying. John 1 v6-8, 19-28. The message of John the Baptist. Deep roots. The prophecies of Isaiah…
The Second Sunday in Advent. Year B 10th December 2023 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 40 v1-11 The Lord will rescue his people. Psalm 85 v1-2, 8-13. A prayer for peace. 2 Peter 3 v8-15a. The Lord’s return is certain. Mark 1 v1-8. The preaching of John the Baptist. Leadership In his prayer for…
First Sunday in Advent. Year B 3rd December 2023 Lectionary Readings Isaiah 64 v1-9 Rip the heavens apart! 1 Corinthians 1 v3-9 Signs of God at work. Mark 13 v24-27 When the Son of Man appears. Signs and blessings. (The third?) Isaiah was writing after the return of the exiles from Babylon,…
The Sunday before Advent Year A 26th November 2023 Lectionary Readings Ezekiel 34 v11-16, 20-24. The Lord is the good shepherd. Ephesians 1 v15-23 Paul’s prayer. Matthew 25 v31-46. The final judgement. Judgement Time Both Ezekiel and Matthew have been taking the religious leaders of their day to task for failing to provide…