Lectionary Guides
TPW Lectionary Guides for the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) are a launch pad for your weekly sermon and service. Each guide includes:
- Commentary and preaching angles on key passage
- Insightful quotes and illustrations
- Themes from our resource library to explore
- Prayers to guide your liturgy prep
Available to Essentials and Complete Package subscribers.
Season of Advent: The Advent Guest Book
- Advent 1: November 27: Matthew 24:36-44
- Advent 2: December 4: Matthew 3:1-12
- Advent 3: December 11: Luke 1:46b-55
- Advent 4: December 18: Matthew 1:18-25
Season of Christmas
- Christmas 1: December 24/25: Isaiah 9:2-7: Nativity of the Lord
- Christmas 2: January 1: Hebrews 2:10-18
Season of Epiphany
- Epiphany: January 6: Matthew 2:1-12
- Epiphany 1: January 8: Matthew 3:13-17: Baptism of the Lord
- Epiphany 2: January 15: John 1:29-42
- Epiphany 3: January 22: Matthew 4:12-23
- Epiphany 4: January 29: Matthew 5:1-12
- Epiphany 5: February 5: Matthew 5:13-20
- Epiphany 6: February 12: Matthew 5:21-37
- Epiphany 7: February 19: Matthew 17:1-9: Transfiguration Sunday
Season of Lent: Leaning Towards the Light
- Ash Wednesday: February 22: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
- Lent 1: February 26: Matthew 4:1-11
- Lent 2: March 5: John 3:1-17
- Lent 3: March 12: John 4:5-42
- Lent 4: March 19: John 9:1-41
- Lent 5: March 26: John 11:1-45
- Lent 6: April 2: Matthew 26:14-27:66: Palm Sunday/Liturgy of the Passion
Holy Week
- Maundy Thursday: April 6: John 13:1-17, 31b-35
- Good Friday: April 7: John 18:1-19:42
Season of Easter
- Easter 1: April 9: Matthew 28:1-10: Resurrection of the Lord
- Easter 2: April 16: Acts 2:14a, 22-32
- Easter 3: April 23: Acts 2:14a, 36-41
- Easter 4: April 30: Acts 2:42-47
- Easter 5: May 7: Acts 7:55-60
- Easter 6: May 14: Acts 17:22-31
- Easter 7: May 21: Acts 1:1-11
- Easter 8: May 28: Acts 2:1-21
Ordinary Time
- Ordinary 1: June 4: Matthew 28:16-20: Trinity Sunday
- Ordinary 2: June 11: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
- Ordinary 3: June 18: Matthew 9:35-10:8
- Ordinary 4: June 25: Matthew 10:24-39
- Ordinary 5: July 2: Matthew 10:40-42
- Ordinary 6: July 9: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
- Ordinary 7: July 16: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
- Ordinary 8: July 23: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
- Ordinary 9: July 30: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
- Ordinary 10: August 6: Matthew 14:13-21
- Ordinary 11: August 13: Matthew 14:22-33
- Ordinary 12: August 20: Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28
- Ordinary 13: August 27: Matthew 16:13-20
- Ordinary 14: September 3: Matthew 16:21-28
- Ordinary 15: September 10: Matthew 18:15-20
- Ordinary 16: September 17: Matthew 18:21-35
- Ordinary 17: September 24: Matthew 20:1-16
- Ordinary 18: October 1: Matthew 21:23-32
- Ordinary 19: October 8: Matthew 21:33-46
- Ordinary 20: October 15: Matthew 22:1-14
- Ordinary 21: October 22: Matthew 22:15-22
- Ordinary 22: October 29: Matthew 22:34-46
- Ordinary 23: November 5: Matthew 23:1-12
- Ordinary 24: November 12: Matthew 25:1-13
- Ordinary 25: November 19: Matthew 25:14-30
- Ordinary 26: November 26: Matthew 25:31-46
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