St. Luke
Appointed Lessons
Sirach 38:1-4,6-10,12-14 * 2 Timothy 4:5-13 * Luke 4:14-21 * Psalm 147 or 147:1-7
Scripture quotations labeled RSV are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
Scripture quotations labeled NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
The Living Word | Lectionary Preaching Aids
Classic Texts
F.J.A. Hort: What These Gospels Would Lose Â
“Consider for a moment what these gospels would lose if Christ’s feedings of the hungry, his healings of diseases, his raisings from the dead were cut out of it as unworthy of a spiritual religion. No, blessed be God, so long as we hold fast the Book of Life, we cannot be cheated by the cruelty and heartlessness of man’s gospels since we have God’s gospel to fall back upon.”Â
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Neil Dhingra: Luke’s Lessons for Living Amid TragedyÂ
“Luke’s Gospel and Acts, however, show what it is like to live and have faith in the shadow of immense tragedy. There is life after unmasking.”Â
