Fourth
Sunday in Lent
John 9:1-41
Links for March 2, 2008: Lent 4
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This direct link to the weekly resources page for Lent 4, Year A (March 2,
2008):
http://www.textweek.com/yeara/lenta4.htm
will point you toward a number of resources for general study of the
lectionary texts, and worship and liturgy resources. Many of these general
resources are available close to the date of the lectionary week, and are
posted at The Text This Week after they are up at others'
sites.
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I've compiled pages of links to artwork depicting the following
themes:
Christ Healing the Blind
http://www.textweek.com/art/healing.htm
Saul
http://www.textweek.com/art/saul.htm
David
http://www.textweek.com/art/david.htm
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation
Comments (commentary)
http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/archive/alnt4m.shtml
and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study),
http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/archive/alnt4l.shtml
Lent 4, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives, Lent 4, 2008. Commentary, historical
background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
http://liturgy.slu.edu/4LentA030208/main.html
Preaching This Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary. Commentaries
on lectionary readings by Rolf Jacobson, Sarah Henrich, and Karoline Lewis.
http://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?lect_date=3/2/2008
Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Lent 4, by Paul Nuechterlein &
Friends.
http://girardianlectionary.net/year_a/lent4a.htm
Preaching Peace commentary, Lent 4, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
http://www.preachingpeace.org/yeara/lent4.htm
SAMUEL, Lent 4, 2008, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, sermon seeds,
weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/march-2-2008-fourth-sunday-1.html
Gathering, Lent 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc.
http://www.united-church.ca/sales/magazines/gathering/2008/lep/
Preaching Helps (Lent 4, 2008). United Methodist Church General Board of
Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45957&loc_id=733,
32,48
Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, Lent 4, 2008, Rick Marshall,
"...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
http://www.processandfaith.org/lectionary/YearA/2007-2008/2008-03-02.shtml
Liberal Lectionary Analysis, Lent 4, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON,
Canada.
http://www.seemslikegod.org/Lectionary/YearA_Lent4.htm
Lectionary Study, March 2, 2008, Dr. Robert Linthicum, Partners in Urban
Transformation.
http://www.piut.org/lent4A.%20htm.htm
Readings, Analysis of Text and Preaching Paths, Lent 4, Christian Resource
Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
http://www.cresourcei.org/lectionary/YearA/Alent4nt.html
Text Studies, Lent 4, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
http://sio.midco.net/danelson9/yeara/lent4a.htm
The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological
Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas.
http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/thisWeek/index.php
Rumors, March 2, 2008, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a
sense of humor."
http://ralphmiltonsrumors.blogspot.com/2008/02/preaching-materials-for-march
"Jesus Reveals the God of Life!" The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher,
Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2008.
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/bfletch/a119.html
Social Justice Lectionary, Lent 4A, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce Sweet,
United Church of Canada.
http://www.socialjusticelectionary.com/yearainfo.htm#4THLENT
Starters for Sunday, 2 March 2008. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn
Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of
Scotland.
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/worship/wpstarters.htm
Lectionary at Lunch: MP3, Windows Media, and Real Audio files of lectures
by professors at Concordia Seminary, St Louis, MO (LCMS).
http://www.csl.edu/Resources_AudioVideo_LectionaryatLunch.aspx
Lists of recommended articles are available with ATLAS subscription
http://www.atla.com/trial/textweek.html for these texts:
1 Samuel 16:1-13
http://www.textweek.com/history/1sam16.htm#ATLAS_Journals
Psalm 23
http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm23.htm#ATLAS_Journals
Ephesians 5:8-14
http://www.textweek.com/pauline/eph5a.htm#ATLAS_Journals
John 9:1-41
http://www.textweek.com/mkjnacts/jn9.htm#ATLAS_Journals
Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
"I Don't Need Anything Else," Blogging toward Sunday, Edwin Searcy, Theolog:
The Blog of The Christian Century, 2008.
http://www.theolog.org/blog/2008/02/blogging-towa-3.html
The Good Word, A Blog on Scripture and Preaching, America, The National
Catholic Weekly.
http://www.americamagazine.org/blogs/client/
Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2008.
http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.com/
"Off Balance through Lent and Easter," Rev. Maren C. Tirabassi, Reflections
on the Lectionary for March, 2008, The Living Pulpit.
http://www.pulpit.org/articles/March08Lectionary.asp
"Seeing God," Ronald Hopson, Randall Bailey, Out In Scripture: An Honest
Encounter Between Our Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign, 2008.
(LGBT perspective)
http://www.hrc.org/scripture/season.asp#03-02-08
Daily Reflection, Lent 4, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2008.
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/030208.html
This Sunday's Readings, Lent 4A, John Pridmore, Church Times, 2008.
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=51931
"Miracle or Not," Larry Patten. And Yet: "Faithful & Foolish Reflections
Served Weekly," 2008.
http://www.larrypatten.com/index.html
"How Dare You Lecture Us!" The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel
B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2005.
http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20050228JJ.shtml
Lenten Blog, United Church of Christ, Abington, MA, commentary, discussion
of weekly texts.
http://abingtonunited.blogspot.com/
Opening the Bible Blog, iucc.
http://i.ucc.org/StretchYourMind/OpeningtheBible/CommunityBlog/tabid/114/Def
Homiletical Hot Tub, preaching blog at Lectionary Homiletics, 2008.
http://www.goodpreacher.com/blog/
The Preacher's Exchange - First Impressions, Volume 2, and Homilias
Domincales / Homilias Breves. Jude Siciliano, O.P., 2008
Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion. "A place of conversation regarding
Progressive Christianity, 2008.
http://kcmlection.blogspot.com/
Education for Justice Lectionary Reflections, 2008, Fr. John Bucki, SJ,
"Promoting Global Justice and Peace Since 1971".
http://educationforjustice.org/bin/view.fpl/1413.html
COSLC Grace Notes, Pastor Dan Bollerud, Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church,
Anchorage, AK. Meditations & poetry, 2008
http://www.coslcgrace.blogspot.com/
Reflections of the Spirit, Gary Sims, First United Methodist Church,
Albuquerque, NM. Daily studies & devotions on the lectionary texts, 2008.
http://www.fumconline.org/devotionals.php
Common Reading, Anthony B. Robinson, 2008.
http://www.anthonybrobinson.com/reading.htm
Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Lent 4. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks
at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church,
2005.
http://www.sarahlaughed.net/lectionary/2005/02/fourth_sunday_i.html
The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo,
Progressive Theology Weblog, 2005.
http://www.progressivetheology.org/SNT/SNT-2005.03.06.html
"The Three Buts of God," Elizabeth Kaeton, Proclaiming Gospel Justice:
Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness,
2005.
http://www.thewitness.org/article.php?id=750
"I Once Was Lost," Robert Two Bulls, Proclaiming Gospel Justice:
Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality, The Witness,
2005.
http://www.thewitness.org/article.php?id=758
"Move On," Scot McKnight, The Christian Century, 2005.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3193
"Acknowledgment," Richard Lischer. Commentary from The Christian Century's
"Living by the Word," March, 1999. At Religion Online.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=604
"A Mysterious Joy," by Kari Jo Verhulst. Living the Word lectionary-based
scripture commentary from Sojourners Online, 2002.
http://www.sojo.net/magazine/index.cfm/action/sojourners/issue/soj0203/artic
"Willing to Believe," Barbara Brown Taylor, The Christian Century, 1996.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_n8_v113/ai_18118926
Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and
other resources.
http://www.desperatepreacher.com/bodyii.htm
Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year
A. Prepared by the Reverend Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education
Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario.
http://www.ontario.anglican.ca/docs/SundayBySundayA.pdf
Sermons
Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a
team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors, 2008.
http://www.predigten.uni-goettingen.de/aktuell.php
Stewardship Sermon Starter, Stewardship at the Heart of the Lectionary.
ELCA.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_94997_ENG_HTM.htm
"In the Presence of the Master," Mental Health & Disabilities Program,
Mennonite Central Committee, Canada.
http://www.mcc.org/canada/health/resources/worship/MHD_Worship_Resources.pdf
"Seeing Again for the Very First Time," John Jewell, 2002.
http://www.lectionarysermons.com/march=10_02.htm
"Spiritual Spectacles," the Rev. Karl Travis, Day 1, 2002.
http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=132
"Rise and anoint him; for this is the one," Selected sermon, Lent 4, by the
Rev. Dr. Frank Hegedus, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2005.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/6087_57746_ENG_HTM.htm
"Seeing with the Inner Eye," John R Donahue, SJ, America: The National
Catholic Weekly, 2002.
http://www.americamagazine.org/SundayScripture.cfm?articletypeid=40&textID=1
Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
Lectionary Notes, Lent 4A, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat Group
Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
http://www.bethquick.com/lent4anotes.htm
Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev.
Thomas Welbers.
http://www.olaclaremont.org/education/adult/bow/bowla04.htm
"Untamed Hospitality," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources
at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at
Baylor University, 2007.
http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/53390.pdf
"Discipleship: An Instrument of Joy and Consolation," John and Robin
McCullough-Bade, Daily Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America, 2008.
http://www.elca.org/evangelizingchurch/dailydiscipleship/Year_A/4_Lent_A.pdf
Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Adults, Lent, Year A, The Episcopal
Church, 2008.
http://ecusa.anglican.org/50534_50646_ENG_HTM.htm
Proclaiming Faith, Lent 4, 2008 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day
readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
http://www.cyberfaith.com/proclaiming_faith.cfm?reading_id=180&language=eng&
Bible Study - Lent 4 - verse by verse Roman Catholic lectionary commentary
at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS.
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_lent_4.pdf
Light on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and
participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings.
http://www.bibleministries.org/
Complete Liturgies & General Worship Planning Resources:
Worship Planning Helps (Lent 4, 2008): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn
Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General
Board of Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45938&loc_id=733,
32,48
Mustard Seeds, "You Are Special/Looking on the Inside," Lent 4, 2008. A
lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann
Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
http://seedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/02/lent-4-march-2-you-are-speciallooking_
LCA Worship Resources, Lent 4A, includes liturgy, hymn suggestions, notes
on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with Children," etc. Lutheran
Church of Australia.
http://www.lca.org.au/resources/cow/batch%201/e-YearALenttoTrinity/05-A,%20L
Liturgies Online, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
http://www.liturgiesonline.com.au/liturgies/main/index.php?ch_table=link4&PI
Gathering, Lent 2, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc.
http://www.united-church.ca/sales/magazines/gathering/2008/lep/
"Mystery and Mercy: Body and Spirit," Lent 4, Metropolitan Community
Churches, 2008.
Liturgy for the Celebration of Life, Lent 4A. Liturgies from a
Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, The Uniting Church of
St James Curtin, ACT.
Worship and Liturgy Resources, Lent 4, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church
in Australia.
http://www.beswick.info/rclresources/L4A99OS.htm
Worship Resources, Lent 4, Free Resources, Cokesbury Worship Connection.
http://www.worshipconnection.cokesbury.com/content.aspx?dyn=1509
Lent Liturgy
http://www.liturgy.co.nz/churchyear/lent.html
/ Lenten Preparation Liturgy (catechumenate / RCIA style),
http://www.liturgy.co.nz/churchyear/lentprep.html
Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand. Adapting Lent to the Southern Hemisphere.
http://www.liturgy.co.nz/churchyear/lentseason.html
"New Vision," The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand,
2008.
http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/bfletch/a219.html
Sermons and Liturgies for Year A, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of
Canada
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/year-a-sermons.php
Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra
Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings,
Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
http://www.laughingbird.net/ComingWeeks.html
Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and
Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~nigel/DocA/23LENT4.htm
The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in
Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
Lector's Notes, Lent 4, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine
Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary
texts to the congregation.
http://www.lectorprep.org/lent_04_yrA.html
The Billabong, Lent 4, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
Prayers of the People, Lent 4, General intercessions for Sundays and
Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of
Louisiana.
http://members.cox.net/oplater/IntercessionA-Lent4.pdf
Creative Closing, Lent 4, George Hartwell, at Richard J. Fairchild's Sermon
& Lectionary Resources.
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-le04creativeclosings-sm.php
Calls to Worship, Barbara Jamieson, Flint Hill UMC, Virginia.
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/flinthillumc-va/CallsToWorship.html
Thanks to the Giver of All Gifts: One Great Hour of Sharing Offering, 2008.
Worship Ways, United Church of Christ.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/pdfs/prayer-for-one-great-hour-of-sh
"God Calls, and We Respond," Weekly Invitations to the Offering, 2008.
Worship Ways, United Church of Christ.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/pdfs/seasonal-calls-to-offering.pdf
A Prayer for Lent 4, Stephen Brown, A Place for Prayer.
http://revsbrown.tripod.com/aplaceforprayer/id22.html
21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Lent 4, 2008, The Rev. Junius
Dotson, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45956&loc_id=733,
32,48
Prayers of the People, Lent 4, Richard J. Einerson, sample prayers from
Prayers of the People: Pastoral Prayers for Worship and Personal Devotion.
http://www.richardeinerson.com/einerson_006.htm
Worship Resources, Lent 4, John Paarlberg, Reformed Church in America.
http://www.rca.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=2608&srcid=2598
"Liturgy: prayer reflection", reflections on the collect at the Eucharist,
Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
http://www.liturgy.co.nz/reflection/lent4bcp.html
Offertory Prayers for March, 2008, David S. Bell, United Methodist Church
GBOD.
http://www.gbod.org/stewardship/article.asp?id=46048&source=church
Starters for Sunday, 2 March 2008. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn
Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of
Scotland.
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/worship/wpstarters.htm
Prayers and Musical Ideas, Lent 4, 2008. Commentary, historical background,
poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
http://liturgy.slu.edu/4LentA030208/main.html
World in Prayer, the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi,
California. Prayers. Prayers and litanies based on each week's world news.
Graphics and Multimedia:
John 9:1-41, Lectionary Clipart, Hermanoleon Clipart.
http://www.cruzblanca.org/hermanoleon/sem/a/cua/04/index.htm
Clip Art Images: John 9:1-41, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
http://www.mscperu.org/images/graficoslit/cuaresma_pascua/04_cua_a.htm
Clip Art, Lent 4, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
http://www.silk.net/RelEd/Year%20A/4lentA.htm
Lent 4 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Follows Latin
American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels texts/themes are
found in the index. Liberation emphasis.
http://www.servicioskoinonia.org/cerezo/dibujosA/17CuaresmaA4.jpg
Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett,
Idaho. Scroll down for Year A index.
http://www.scholia.net/bulletins.htm
CHURCH PowerPoint, Lent 3, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint slides for
Worship Services.
http://churchpowerpoint.com/Home.html
Mustard Seeds, "You Are Special/Looking on the Inside," Lent 4, 2008. A
lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann
Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
http://seedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/02/lent-4-march-2-you-are-speciallooking_
SundayGraphx, Don Silva. Bulletin Covers / Cubierta de Boletín and
PowerPoint backgrounds, English and Spanish.
http://sundaygraphx.blogspot.com/
Scripture Pics, Weekly RCL-related image.
Free Downloadable Bulletin Covers & Clip Art, (primarily UMC and PCUSA),
Kerr Resources.
Agnus Day, Lectionary cartoon by James Wetzstein.
Bulletin Inserts:
SAMUEL, Lent 4, 2008, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, sermon seeds, weekly
theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/march-2-2008-fourth-sunday-1.html
Thanks to the Giver of All Gifts: One Great Hour of Sharing Offering,
2008. Worship Ways, United Church of Christ.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/pdfs/prayer-for-one-great-hour-of-sh
Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Lent 4, Rev. John Shearman,
Oakville, ON, Canada.
http://www.seemslikegod.org/Lectionary/YearA_Lent4.htm
Lectionary Introductions (background & context), Rev. Bosco Peters, New
Zealand.
http://www.liturgy.co.nz/churchyear/lent.html
Hymns and Music: (see also "Hymns & Music" linked at individual
scripture pages, below)
Original Hymns, Settings and Songs:
"Do Good Works," TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on John 9:1-41. TUNE: "Dix."
New Hymns for the Lectionary.
http://www.edoxy.com/hymns/Lent4A_Gospel.html
Hymns of the Spirit Three, Lent 4A, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National
Memorial Church.
http://www.hos3.com/hos3/archives/lent_4a/
Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
Lectionary Hymns, Lent 4, 2008, United Methodist Church GBOD.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/lectionaryhymns/030208hymns.asp
Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files)
from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday
Lectionary.")
Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
http://www.hymnsite.com/lection/index.shtml
Hymn Suggestion First-Line Generator for Voices United (United Church of
Canada). Type in numbers of hymns and get a list of first lines. Peter
Chynoweth, Yellowhead Presbytery. (scroll down)
http://yellowheadpresbytery.org/news_info.htm
Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets
for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire
suggestions for RCL texts.
http://www.mcsp.org/resources/wrm/res_wrm_preface.htm
The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn
suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
Gathering, Lent 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc.
http://www.united-church.ca/sales/magazines/gathering/2008/lep/
Together to Celebrate, February 24, 2008, David MacGregor, Uniting Church
in Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
http://www.togethertocelebrate.com.au/2MarchLENT4A_2008.htm
Starters for Sunday, 2 March 2008. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers & Hymn
Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church of
Scotland.
http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/worship/wpstarters.htm
Prayers and Musical Ideas, Lent 4, 2008. Commentary, historical background,
poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
http://liturgy.slu.edu/4LentA030208/main.html
Children's Bulletins
Lectionary Puzzles. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg
McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
http://www.efree.mb.ca/lectionarypuzzles/in-awmp.htm#top
Gospel Puzzles for the Lectionary, Lent 4A, Mark Ryman, edoxy.com.
http://www.edoxy.com/puzzles/Lent4A_Gospel.pdf
Children's Activity Sheets: Activities for Children, based on the Revised
Common Lectionary, by Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Great Hill UMC, Seymour,
Connecticut. At Bass Mitchell's homiliesbyemail.com.
http://www.homiliesbyemail.com/leaf/cas/current.html
Coloring Pages/Puzzles. Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's
Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com. (Scroll to bottom of
page.)
CatholicMom.com: Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, and Word
Search based on weekly gospel text.
http://www.catholicmom.com/coloring_pages.htm
With Children (see also listings "With Children" at individual
scripture pages, linked below):
"Sermon of the Week,"
"Mensajes para ninos,"
http://www.sermons4kids.com/mensajes_para_ninos.htm
Sermons 4 Kids, Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons,
Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.
Gathering, Lent 4, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc.
http://www.united-church.ca/sales/magazines/gathering/2008/lep/
Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Younger Children & Older Children,
Lent, Year A, The Episcopal Church, 2008.
http://ecusa.anglican.org/50534_50646_ENG_HTM.htm
Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity, at word-sunday.com: A
Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding.
http://www.word-sunday.com/index.html
Ideas and Talks for Lent, Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale,
Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
http://talks2children.itsforministry.org/t2c/seasonal.asp?SeasonID=5L
"Needing Light," Lois Parker Edstrom, Lectionary.org.
http://www.lectionary.org/SermonsChild/NT04John/John%2009.01-41.htm
Proclaiming Faith, Lent 4, 2008 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day
readings - reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing.
http://www.cyberfaith.com/proclaiming_faith.cfm?reading_id=180&language=eng&
"God Works With Us,"
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-le04-99.php
"Sharing Humour,"
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-le04laughter-sn.php
Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J. Fairchild. (Scroll
down in liturgies to find Children's Time.)
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John 9:1-41
http://www.textweek.com/mkjnacts/jn9.htm
"First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 4,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/MtLent4.htm
"Obsession with observance is a characteristic of religion which makes it
very dangerous, as many forms of fundamentalism have shown, not least the
recent most violent. Such rigidity at the expense of people is not, however,
limited to certain widely acknowledged types, but can flourish on both the
left wing and the right, among the biblicists and among those serving other
ideologies."
"Jesus and the Man Born Blind," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle,
Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
Detailed background and exegesis.
http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_a_jesus_and_the_man_born_blind_GA.h
"The Pharisees had their blind spots and we too have personal blind spots."
"Third Sunday in Lent: John 9:1-41," New Sight, New Life: Lenten Gospels,
Gracia Grindal, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther
Northwestern Theological School, 1996.
http://www.luthersem.edu/word&world/Archives/16-1_Edges_of_Life/16-1_Grindal
"Discipleship in John: Four Profiles," Mark F. Whitters, Word & World:
Theology for Christian Ministry, Volume XVIII, Number 4, Luther Northwestern
Theological School, 1998.
http://www.luthersem.edu/word&world/Archives/18-4_Matthew/18-4_Whitters.pdf
"Reviewing Jesus' encounter with four potential disciples in John's Gospel
can help us understand our own discipleship -- potential and real."
"The Gift of True Sight," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/A/4-Lent-a/A-4Lent-a.html
"Have you ever played a game with a blindfold? Or, have you ever been on a
trust walk, where you are blindfolded and led by another person?"
"Exegetical Considerations: Lent 4," Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek for Sunday Text Preparations.
http://www.ltsg.edu/special/greekprep/37postpentecost.htm
"How did the religious leaders make themselves blind to divine grace in
action by their clinging to their doctrines?"
Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
http://www.crossmarks.com/brian/john9x1.htm
"It has been suggested that the origins of denominations occurred when the
healed blind men met each other."
"Acknowledgment," Richard Lischer. Commentary from The Christian Century's
"Living by the Word," March, 1999. At Religion Online.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=604
"He was brimming with joy, but I was sulking. Why? Because spiritual renewal
is wonderful as long as it occurs within acceptable, usually mainline,
channels and does not threaten my understanding of God."
"Coping in Jesus' Absence," Fred B. Craddock. Commentary from The Christian
Century, March, 1990. At Religion Online.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=706
"Those who preach faith as the cessation of pain, suffering, poverty,
restless nights and turbulent days are offering false comfort."
"That God Might Be Glorified," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes.
http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/lent4ag.html
"The Pharisee's Sin: Making a Religion of My Intolerance," Jerry Goebel,
One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective."
Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
http://onefamilyoutreach.com/bible/John/jn_09_01-41.htm
“As his testimony grew in strength, the religious leaders grew in indignity.
How indicative of sin. Sin is not being lost; it is choosing to stay lost
and dragging as many people into your quagmire of deception as possible.”
"Light," Frederick J. Streets, The Christian Century, 1993.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_n7_v110/ai_13566327
"God's light can be given to us in any condition that we find ourselves. The
invitation in this text is to recognize God's light in Jesus Christ."
"The Light of the World (John 9)," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical
Studies Foundation.
http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=595
"Our Lord came not only to deal with the symptom of suffering, but its root,
which is sin."
Commentary by Hall Harris at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=1318
"The blind man received sight physically; this led him to see spiritually as
well. But the Pharisees, who claimed to possess spiritual sight, are
spiritually blinded."
Lectionary Commentary and Preaching Paths (Lent A4), by Jirair Tashjian, at
The Christian Resource Institute.
http://www.cresourcei.org/lectionary/YearA/Alent4nt.html
"There is no suggestion here that we believe uncritically anything that
comes along. On the other hand, humility in the presence of God’s mysterious
ways is a proper attitude to have."
"Behold My Servant," David L. Roth, in Kerux: The Online Journal of
Biblical Theology (Reformed).
http://www.kerux.com/documents/KeruxV01N2A3.asp
"John 9, then, is about this light. It is about Jesus–light sent from the
Father. It is about Jesus whose life is the light of men. And I suppose John
9 is about darkness too. At least in so far as the failure of the darkness
is concerned. The failure of the darkness to comprehend (or "overpower") the
light."
"Jesus as Healer," John J. Pilch, (other resources at) "Health," Christian
Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
http://www.baylor.edu/christianethics/HealthArticlePilch.pdf
"As a folk healer, Jesus restored meaning to people’s lives...Are we engaged
in life-giving or death-dealing deeds? Are we restoring meaning to life, or
robbing it of the meaning intended by the Creator?"
"Rethinking John's Social Setting: Hidden Transcript, Anti-language, and
the Negotiation of the Empire," David Reed, Biblical Theology Bulletin,
2006.
http://academic.shu.edu/btb/vol36/05%20Reed.pdf
"Healing the Blind and the Sighted: Biblical Images Particularly John 9 and
21st Century Implications," Katherine Schneider, PhD, Queen: A Journal of
Rhetoric and Power.
http://www.ars-rhetorica.net/Queen/VolumeSpecialIssue/Articles/Schneider.pdf
"The images of the blind in the New Testament have stigmatized and made ill
the very people that the stories discussed curing. This paper considers,
from a blind woman psychologist's perspective, ways to revision these images
to heal both the blind individual and the faith community."
"The Eighth Day," David B. Capes, (other resources at) "Sabbath," Christian
Reflection, 2006.
http://www.baylor.edu/christianethics/SabbatharticleCapes.pdf
"When they celebrated Sunday as 'the eighth day,' early Christian signaled
that God's new creation had begun in the resurrection of Jesus Christ."
"Miracles, In Other Words: Social Science Perspectives on Healings," Jerome
H. Neyrey, University of Notre Dame, 1995.
http://www.nd.edu/~jneyrey1/miracles.html
"...we should attend to the institution in which the healing takes place,
either kinship or politics. What roles does the family have in an illness?
How are they socially and economically affected? What role do they play in
the seeking of a cure? What costs do they pay or debts to they incur? What
if the healing occurs in the political realm, even if this is a healing
shrine such as the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus? Healings, moreover,
might have important political implications, for "prophets" arose, echoing
themes of liberation and freedom. The political significance of the account
of the healing by the Jewish Eleazar before the emperor Vespasian and his
retinue should not be discounted (Josephus. Ant. 8.45-48)."
"The True Meaning of John 9:3-4," J. Duncan Derret, Filologia
Neotestamentaria, 2003.
http://www.bsw.org/?l=72161&a=Art07pdf.html
"In Jn 9:5 the relative negative coupled with an ellipsis before i3na reveal
that Jesus did not deny hereditary sin or reincarnation in a specific 'test
case'."
"John 9: Historical Intertexture," from "Examples of Socio-Rhetorical
Interpretation in John," at Dr. Vernon K. Robbins' Encyclopedia of
Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation.
http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/RELIGION/faculty/robbins/SRI/Examples/texts/joh
"Beginning with careful analysis of the drama that unfolds in seven scenes
in John 9, Martyn gathered information in support of the view that the three
statements about exclusion from the synagogue in John 9.22; 12.42; and 16.2a
exhibit a historical event of recent occurrence in early Christianity."
"The Disabled God," Burton Cooper, Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary. Theology Today 1992.
http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/jul1992/v49-2-article3.htm
"I have learned some things from listening to Christians with disabilities,
and I am persuaded that by thinking of God as disabled-metaphorically, of
course-we can deepen our understanding of the nature of God's creative and
redemptive love."
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1 Samuel 16:1-13
http://www.textweek.com/history/1sam16.htm
1 Samuel 16:1-13, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
http://fontes.lstc.edu/~rklein/Documents/lenteast.htm#Lent4
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
http://hwallace.unitingchurch.org.au/WebOTcomments/LentA/Lent4.html
"The preacher has a lot to work with this week around the themes of faithful
‘seeing’, of striving to recognise the will and way of God in the midst of
social and political events, and of the peculiar economy of God’s choice of
leadership among his people."
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
http://oldtestamentlectionary.unitingchurch.org.au/2008/March/Lent41Sam16_08
"The story contained in the books of Samuel tells of the extraordinary
change in the way Israel is governed."
"The Designation of David as King (1 Samuel 16:1-23)," by Robert
Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
http://www.bible.org/page.asp?page_id=363
"David is not chosen to immediately replace Saul, but is first placed in a
kind of internship, later to be mentally, morally, and spiritually groomed
for the kingdom which will not be his for several years."
"God Judges the Heart," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/A/4-Lent-a/FR-4Lent-a.html
"How does God judge us? How does he know we are ready for his will?"
"A Change of Heart," Lyle Eslinger, Ascribe to the Lord: Biblical and Other
Essays in Memory of Peter C. Craigie, ed. L. Eslinger and J. G. Taylor,
1988.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~eslinger/pub/art/1sam16.pcc.pdf
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Ephesians 5:8-14
http://www.textweek.com/pauline/eph5a.htm
"First Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary: Lent 4,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/AEpLent4.htm
"To walk in the light is not to be naive. It is not about being happy. It is
about owning a commitment to justice and embracing a stance of compassion
for all human beings."
"What Pleases the Lord," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and
Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual
notes.
http://www.lectionarystudies.com/lent4ae.html
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Psalm 23
http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm23.htm
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May the Peace of Christ be with you all, and may your study be prayer,
Jenee
Jenee Woodard -- Jackson, Michigan
http://www.textweek.com - The Text This Week
