The Lectionary Readings for Worship

At St. James our Scripture readings in worship are organized into a three year cycle called a lectionary.  We use the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) which is a schedule of readings published in 1992.  This schedule is followed (more or less) by most mainline English-speaking churches.  It was created to account for the seasons of the church year and with the consultation of many Protestant and Roman Catholic scholars.

It is important to note that these readings are what we plan to use on the Sundays listed.  In our tradition, the preacher of the day may change the readings as she or he feels led by the Holy Spirit particularly if there is a current event or local occasion which calls for a different sermon than the lectionary readings would warrant. 

We have a link on our Home Page that allows you to read the lection for the day or the reading for the next Sunday.  To read through the Sunday texts online, we suggest you go to the Vanderbilt Lectionary Project.

November 29, 2009 First Sunday of Advent

Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36
Color: Blue

December 6, 2009 Second Sunday of Advent

Malachi 3:1-4
Luke 1:68-79
Philippians 1:3-11
Luke 3:1-6 
Color: Blue

December 13, 2009 Third Sunday of Advent

Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18 
Color: Blue

December 20, 2009 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Micah 5:2-5a
Luke 1:46b-55
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45 [46-55]
Color: Blue

December 27, 2009 First Sunday of Christmas

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-52
Color: White

January 3, 2010 Second Sunday of Christmas

Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:[1-9] 10-18
Color: White

January 10, 2010 Baptism of Our Lord

Isaiah 43:1-7
Psalm 29
Acts 8:14-17
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Color: White

January 17, 2010 Second Sunday after Epiphany

Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 36:5-10
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
John 2:1-11
Color: Green

January 24, 2010 Third Sunday after Epiphany

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Luke 4:14-21
Color: Green

January 31, 2010 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Luke 4:21-30
Color: Green

February 7, 2010 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Isaiah 6:1-8 [9-13]
Psalm 138
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
Color: Green

February 14, 2010 Transfiguration of Our Lord

Exodus 34:29-35
Psalm 99
2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2
Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]
Color: White

February 21, 2010 First Sunday in Lent

Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Romans 10:8b-13
Luke 4:1-13
Color: Purple

February 28, 2010 Second Sunday in Lent

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Psalm 27
Philippians 3:17--4:1
Luke 13:31-35
Color: Purple

March 7, 2010 Third Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 55:1-9
Psalm 63:1-8
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Luke 13:1-9
Color: Purple

March 14, 2010 Fourth Sunday in Lent

Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Color: Purple

March 21, 2010 Fifth Sunday in Lent

Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8
Color: Purple

March 28, 2010 Sunday of the Passion

Luke 19:28-40 Procession with Palms
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Luke 22:14–23:56 or Luke 23:1-49
Color: Purple

April 4, 2010 Easter Day

Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43
Luke 24:1-12 or John 20:1-18
Color: White/Gold

April 11, 2010 Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 118:14-29
Revelation 1:4-8
John 20:19-31
Color: White

April 18, 2010 Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:1-6 [7-20]
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
Color: White

April 25, 2010 Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 9:36-43
Psalm 23
Revelation 7:9-17
John 10:22-30
Color: White

May 2, 2010 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Acts 11:1-18
Psalm 148
Revelation 21:1-6
John 13:31-35
Color: White

May 9, 2010 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5
John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9
Color: White

May 16, 2010 Seventh Sunday of Easter

Acts 16:16-34
Psalm 97
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21
John 17:20-26
Color: White

May 23, 2010 Day of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21
John 14:8-17 [25-27]
Color: Red

May 30, 2010 First Sunday after Pentecost

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Psalm 8
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
Color: White

June 6, 2010 Second Sunday after Pentecost

1 Kings 17:8-16 [17-24]
Psalm 146
Galatians 1:11-24
Luke 7:11-17
Color: Green

June 13, 2010 Third Sunday after Pentecost

1 Kings 21:1-10 [11-14] 15-21a
Psalm 5:1-8
Galatians 2:15-21
Luke 7:36–8:3
Color: Green

June 20, 2010 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

1 Kings 19:1-4 [5-7] 8-15a
Psalms 42 and 43
Galatians 3:23-29
Luke 8:26-39
Color: Green

June 27, 2010 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20
Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62
Color: Green

July 4, 2010 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
Galatians 6:[1-6] 7-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Color: Green

July 11, 2010 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 7:7-17
Psalm 82
Colossians 1:1-14
Luke 10:25-37
Color: Green

July 18, 2010 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 8:1-12
Psalm 52
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
Color: Green

July 25, 2010 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Hosea 1:2-10
Psalm 85
Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]
Luke 11:1-13
Color: Green

August 1, 2010 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Hosea 11:1-11
Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21
Color: Green

August 8, 2010 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Luke 12:32-40
Color: Green

August 15, 2010 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18
Hebrews 11:29–12:2
Luke 12:49-56
Color: Green

August 22, 2010 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29
Luke 13:10-17
Color: Green

August 29, 2010 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 2:4-13
Psalm 81:1, 10-16
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Color: Green

September 5, 2010 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Philemon 1:1-21
Luke 14:25-33
Color: Green

September 12, 2010 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Psalm 14
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10
Color: Green

September 19, 2010 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 8:18–9:1
Psalm 79:1-9
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Luke 16:1-13
Color: Green

September 26, 2010 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
1 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31
Color: Green

October 3, 2010 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Lamentations 1:1-6
Lamentations 3:19-26
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Luke 17:5-10
Color: Green

October 10, 2010 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Psalm 66:1-12
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Color: Green

October 17, 2010 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 119:97-104
2 Timothy 3:14–4:5
Luke 18:1-8
Color: Green

October 24, 2010 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Color: Green

October 31, 2010 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
Psalm 119:137-144
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
Color: Green

November 7, 2010 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Haggai 1:15b-2:9
Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Luke 20:27-38
Color: Green

November 14, 2010 Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 65:17-25
Isaiah 12:2-6
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Luke 21:5-19
Color: Green

November 21, 2010 Christ the King

Jeremiah 23:1-6
Luke 1:68-79
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43
Color: White or Green

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