The Story Lectionary Index

Bringing Passion and Relevance to Preaching
Ash Wednesday Matthew 20:20-28 Are you ready for this?  
  Story Preaching Animating
       
Lent 1 Matthew 6:1-18 Praying and giving Stories  
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Lent 2 Matthew 25:1-13 (optional 24:32-51) Watching and waiting Stories  
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Lent 3 Matthew 25:31-46 Judging the nations (Parable of Sheep and Goats) Stories  
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Lent 4 Matthew 21:12-22 Cleansing the Temple, judging the fig tree Stories  
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Lent 5 Matthew 26:1-16 Anointing Jesus; Judas betrayal agreement Stories  
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Palm Matthew 21:1-11 Entry to Jerusalem Stories  
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Passion Matthew 26:17–27:61 Passover and Gethsemene Stories  
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Holy Thursday Matthew 26:17–26:75 Passover and Gethsemane Stories  
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Good Friday Matthew 27:1-61 Trial and crucifixion Stories  
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Easter Matthew 27:62 – 28:15a Resurrection Stories  
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Easter 2 Mt 28:16-20 Great commission Stories  
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Easter 3 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Can these bones live?  
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Easter 4 Jeremiah 31:31-34 A New Covenant  
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Easter 5 Micah 6:1-8 a Cry from the Heart  
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Easter 6 Hosea 11:1-9 So God Yearns for Us  
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Easter 7/ Ascension Acts 1:1-11 Ascension Stories  
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Pentecost Acts 2:1-12 (14-42, select some verses) Pentecost Stories  
  Story Preaching Animating

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