Green Blades
Preaching Roundtable

The Green Blades Preaching Roundtable weekly reflections by a variety of preaching writers on the ecological implications of each Sunday’s RCL Lectionary texts. To inquire about writing for the Green Blades Preaching Roundtable, or to receive these reflections on a weekly basis, contact Kristin Foster, editor, at revkristinfoster@gmail.com.

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3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Green Blades Preaching Roundtable

3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6, 8-10Psalm 191 Corinthians 12:12-31aLuke 4:14-21

David Ackerson

Baptism of Our Lord

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

Melinda Quivik

2nd Sunday after Christmas

John 1:(1-9), 10-18Jeremiah 31:7-14Psalm 147:12-20Ephesians 1:3-14

Pastor John Stiles

Christmas EveNativity of Our Lord I

Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14

Pastor Jonathan Dodson

1st Sunday of Advent

Jeremiah 33:14-16Psalm 25:1-101 Thessalonians 3:9-13Luke 21:25-36

Pastor Paul Brown

26th Sunday after Pentecost

Daniel 12:1-3Psalm 16Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25Mark 13:1-8

Rev. Karen G. Bockelman

All Saints Sunday

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 OR Isaiah 25:6-9Psalm 24Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44

Rev. Emily Meyer

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Mark 10:35-45Hebrews 5:1-10Psalm 91:9-16Isaiah 53:4-12

Luke Pederson

21st Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15Psalm 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-16Mark 10:17-31

Tamela K. Walhof

18th Sunday after Pentecost

Mark 9:30-37Jeremiah 11:18-20Psalm 54James 3:13-4:3, 7-8

Rev. Gary Hedding

2nd Sunday of Epiphany

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

Pastor John Dietz

The Epiphany of our Lord

Isaiah 60:1-6Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14Ephesians 3:1-2;Matthew 2:1-12

Pastor Claire Repsholdt

1st Sunday after Christmas Day,

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

Rev. Emily Meyer

3rd Sunday of Advent

Zephaniah 3:14-20Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7Luke 3:7-18 (I recommend reading through vs. 20)

Rev. Greg Kaufmann

Reign of Christ

Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14Psalm 93Revelation 1:4b–8John 18:33–37

Melinda Quivik

25th Sunday after Pentecost

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 and Psalm 1271 Kings 17:8-16 and Psalm 146Hebrews 9:24-28Mark 12:38-44

Pastor Logan McLean Strike

Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 31:31-34Psalm 46Romans 3:19-28John 8:31-36

Pastor David Carlson

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Mark 10:35-45

Pastor John Stiles

19th Sunday after Pentecost

Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29Psalm 19:7-14James 5:13-20Mark 9:38-50

Pastor Paul Brown

17th Sunday after Pentecost

Isaiah 50: 4-9a or Proverbs 1: 20-33Psalm 116: 1-9James 3: 1-12Mark 8: 27-38

Pastor Daphne Urban

Green Blades
Preaching Roundtable

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

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

John 1:(1-9), 10-18
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14

Christmas Eve
Nativity of Our Lord I

Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14

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

Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 16
Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25
Mark 13:1-8

Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 OR Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm 24
Revelation 21:1-6a
John 11:32-44

Mark 10:35-45
Hebrews 5:1-10
Psalm 91:9-16
Isaiah 53:4-12

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Psalm 90:12-17
Hebrews 4:12-16
Mark 10:17-31

Mark 9:30-37
Jeremiah 11:18-20
Psalm 54
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8

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

Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-2;
Matthew 2:1-12

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

Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18 (I recommend reading through vs. 20)

Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14
Psalm 93
Revelation 1:4b–8
John 18:33–37

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 and Psalm 127
1 Kings 17:8-16 and Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 46
Romans 3:19-28
John 8:31-36

Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
Psalm 19:7-14
James 5:13-20
Mark 9:38-50

Isaiah 50: 4-9a or Proverbs 1: 20-33
Psalm 116: 1-9
James 3: 1-12
Mark 8: 27-38