{"id":144,"date":"2025-08-28T15:26:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:56:56","slug":"lectionary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/lectionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull sub-nav-pattern has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-877c1ccd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><nav class=\"items-justified-center no-wrap alignfull sub-nav-menu wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Preaching Tools Subnav\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-center no-wrap alignfull sub-nav-menu wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Sermon Illustrations<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermons\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Sermons<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/holidays\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Holidays &amp; Events<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/preaching\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Preaching Field Guides<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/guides\/exegetical\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Exegetical Field Guides<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/lectionary\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Lectionary<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default\">This lectionary tool is built on the weekly (Sunday) scripture texts from <a href=\"https:\/\/lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu\/faq\/\">The Revised Common Lectionary<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-default\">Along with each set of scripture texts it also provides an overview of possible preaching angles, links to sermons, sermon illustrations and guides tagged with those scripture texts in our database.<\/p>\n\n\n<section \n\tid=\"ct-landing-page-post-river-ctp-block\"\n\tclass=\"landing-page-post-river-container \"\n\tdata-term_ids=\"[]\"\n\tdata-source=\"curated\"\n\tdata-maxpages=\"\"\n>\n\n\t\t\t<section class=\"wp-block-ct wp-block-ctp wp-block-ctp-section-heading\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ctp-section-heading-text\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-ctp-section-heading-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelpful Articles on Preaching the Lectionary\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div id=\"loader\" class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"display: none;\" aria-label=\"Loading\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"dynamic-post-river\"\n\t\tclass=\"\n\t\twp-block-ct\n\t\twp-block-ct-landing-page-post-river\n\t\twp-block-ct-landing-page-post-river-grid\t\tlayout-grid\t\twp-block-ct-landing-page-post-river-\t\t post-river-scroll\t\t \"\n\t\t style=\"--cols: 3;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card ct-article-card-vertical\" style=\"--thumb-col-width: 120px;\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/likinglectionary\/\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ct-article-card-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Liking the Lectionary\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?w=602\" class=\"ct-article-card-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=301,169 301w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=602,338 602w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=634,356 634w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=1266,712 1266w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=324,182 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=648,365 648w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=82,46 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=164,92 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=412,231 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=824,464 824w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=821,462 821w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=1300,732 1300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2011\/11\/136632.jpg?resize=160,90 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ct-article-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/likinglectionary\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\tLiking the Lectionary\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<p class=\"ct-article-card-author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/authors\/timothy-j-peck\/\" class=\"byline-link\">\n\t\t\t\tTimothy J. Peck\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card-deck\">\n\t\t\t<p>How sermon preparation can change for the better when you preach by the church calendar<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-content -->\n<\/div><!-- .ct-article-card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card ct-article-card-vertical\" style=\"--thumb-col-width: 120px;\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/the-new-old-way-plan-your-sermons\/\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"ct-article-card-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"The &#8216;New&#8217; Old Way to Plan Your Sermons\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?w=602\" class=\"ct-article-card-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=1920,1080 1920w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=301,169 301w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=602,338 602w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=634,356 634w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=1266,712 1266w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=324,182 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=648,365 648w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=82,46 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=164,92 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=412,231 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=824,464 824w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=821,462 821w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=1300,732 1300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/12\/136914.jpg?resize=160,90 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ct-article-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/the-new-old-way-plan-your-sermons\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\tThe &#8216;New&#8217; Old Way to Plan Your Sermons\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<p class=\"ct-article-card-author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/authors\/dan-meyer\/\" class=\"byline-link\">\n\t\t\t\tDan Meyer\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card-deck\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Conversation with Dan Meyer on Preaching the Lectionary<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-content -->\n<\/div><!-- .ct-article-card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card ct-article-card-vertical\" style=\"--thumb-col-width: 0px;\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ct-article-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/kicking-sermon-series-habit\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\tKicking the Sermon Series Habit\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<p class=\"ct-article-card-author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/authors\/mandy-smith\/\" class=\"byline-link\">\n\t\t\t\tMandy Smith\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card-deck\">\n\t\t\t<p>Using the Lectionary for your sermon planning.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-content -->\n<\/div><!-- .ct-article-card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ct wp-block-ct-signup-ctp is-layout-constrained alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"newsletter-signup\">\n\t<div class=\"signup-content\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"signup-title-ctp\">Lectionary Newsletter<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"description-ctp\">\n\t\t\t<p>Delivered weekly, each issue highlights the weekly scripture text and provides an overview of possible preaching angles, links to sermons, sermon illustrations and guides.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"signup-form-content has-disclaimer\">\n\t\t<form class=\"form-content\" action=\"#\" id=\"newsletter-modal-form-3\" data-newsletter-inline-form>\n\t<script>\n\t\tfunction onNewsletterModalFormSubmit( token ) {\n\t\t\tconst openForm = document.getElementById( 'newsletter-modal-form-3' );\n\t\t\tconst emailField = document.getElementById('newsletter-email-4');\n\t\t\tconst listId = document.getElementById('list-id-5');\n\t\t\tconst button = openForm.querySelector( 'button[type=\"submit\"]' );\n\t\t\tif ( emailField.reportValidity() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ GTM datalayer event\n\t\t\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n\t\t\t\twindow.dataLayer.push({\n\t\t\t\t\t'event': 'nl_sub',\n\t\t\t\t\t'contact_id': emailField.value,\n\t\t\t\t\t'listId': listId.value,\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\temailField.disabled = true;\n\t\t\t\tbutton.disabled = true;\n\t\t\t\tconst event = new CustomEvent('nlFormSubmit', {detail:{'token':token,'listId':listId.value,\"email\":emailField.value}});\n\t\t\t\topenForm.dispatchEvent( event );\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tgrecaptcha.reset();\n\t\t}\n\t<\/script>\n\t<div class=\"form-row\">\n\t\t<label for=\"newsletter-email-4\" class=\"form-label\">Your Email<\/label>\n\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\tid=\"newsletter-email-4\"\n\t\t\tname=\"newsletter-email-4\"\n\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Your Email\"\n\t\t\trequired\n\t\t\tpattern=\"[a-zA-Z0-9._%+\\-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.\\-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"hidden\"\n\t\t\tid=\"list-id-5\"\n\t\t\tname=\"list-id-5\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"66\"\n\t\t\/>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"submit\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"button g-recaptcha\"\n\t\t\tdata-sitekey=\"6Lfd4_8qAAAAAM3nu0ZhX66_rmavZrSWhkxYc4Ft\"\n\t\t\tdata-size=\"invisible\"\n\t\t\tdata-callback=\"onNewsletterModalFormSubmit\"\n\t\t>\n\t\tSign up\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div><!-- .signup-form-content -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"recaptcha-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\t<p>This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<div class=\"message message-success\">\n\t<p>Thanks for signing up.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a class=\"ql-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a> to see all our newsletters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"message message-error\">\n\t<p>Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ct wp-block-ctp wp-block-ctp-section-heading\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ctp-section-heading-text\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-ctp-section-heading-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWeekly Lectionary\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-kicker-and-meta\">Displaying the next thirty days.<br>Use the filters to view additional years and seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section\n\tid=\"ct-lectionary-block\"\n\tclass=\"wp-block-ct wp-block-ct-lectionary is-layout-constrained\"\n\tdata-maxpages=\"1\"\n>\n\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">\n\t\tLectionary List\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"lectionary-filters\" class=\"lectionary-filters\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdowns\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown-wrap lectionary-filter-dropdown-label-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"lectionary-season-filter-label\" class=\"lectionary-filter-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFilter by:\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"lectionary-filter-year\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lectionary-filter-toggle dropdown-toggle-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ogtext=\"Year\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"lectionary-filter-year-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg height=\"8\" width=\"6\" class=\"icon arrow_down\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-arrow_down-95849\">arrow_down<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#arrow_down\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown-inner lectionary-filter-dropdown-inner--years\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol aria-label=\"Filter by year\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown year-dropdown\" id=\"lectionary-filter-year\" role=\"menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_yearfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-yearslug=\"year-a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-year-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_yearfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-yearslug=\"year-b\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-year-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear B\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_yearfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-yearslug=\"year-c\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-year-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear C\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"lectionary-filter-season\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lectionary-filter-toggle dropdown-toggle-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ogtext=\"Season\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Season<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg height=\"8\" width=\"6\" class=\"icon arrow_down\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-arrow_down-46239\">arrow_down<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#arrow_down\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown-inner lectionary-filter-dropdown-inner--seasons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol aria-label=\"Filter by season\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lectionary-filter-dropdown season-dropdown\" id=\"lectionary-filter-season\" role=\"menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"advent\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvent\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"christmas\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristmas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"easter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEaster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"epiphany\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpiphany\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"holy-week\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHoly Week\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"lent\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLent\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"menuitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"filter-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_seasonfilter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-seasonslug=\"season-after-pentecost\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-togglebutton=\"lectionary-filter-season-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-loader-before\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeason after Pentecost\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"lectionary-loader-before\" class=\"loader htmx-indicator lectionary-loader-before has-text-align-center\" aria-label=\"Loading\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"lectionary-post-grid\" class=\"lectionary-post-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- page-count=1 -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"lectionary-card post-59609 lectionary type-lectionary status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A \u2022 Easter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, May 10, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/lectionary\/easter\/sixth-sunday-of-easter-a\/\">Sixth Sunday of Easter<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained has-global-padding mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"scripture-reference\">\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2066%3A8%E2%80%9320\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 66:8\u201320<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-93290\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14882&#038;scripture_end=14894&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2066%3A8%E2%80%9320&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 66:8\u201320\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14882&#038;scripture_end=14894&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2066%3A8%E2%80%9320&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 66:8\u201320\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14882&#038;scripture_end=14894&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2066%3A8%E2%80%9320&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Psalm 66:8\u201320\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2014%3A15%E2%80%9321\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">John 14:15\u201321<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-99084\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26684&#038;scripture_end=26690&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=John%2014%3A15%E2%80%9321&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: John 14:15\u201321\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26684&#038;scripture_end=26690&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=John%2014%3A15%E2%80%9321&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: John 14:15\u201321\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26684&#038;scripture_end=26690&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=John%2014%3A15%E2%80%9321&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: John 14:15\u201321\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%2017%3A22%E2%80%9331\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Acts 17:22\u201331<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-24276\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=27546&#038;scripture_end=27555&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Acts%2017%3A22%E2%80%9331&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Acts 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class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Peter%203%3A13%E2%80%9322\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">1 Peter 3:13\u201322<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-40440\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=30438&#038;scripture_end=30447&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=1%20Peter%203%3A13%E2%80%9322&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: 1 Peter 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-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the final Gospel before the Ascension, Jesus explicitly promises the Spirit in John 14. Here he is described as \u201canother <em>Parakletos<\/em>.\u201d The word&#8217;s meaning varies by context: \u201chelper,\u201d \u201cadvocate,\u201d or \u201ccomforter\u201d are all possible options. The broad semantic range is theologically instructive. The <em>parakletos<\/em> comes to the aid of another to meet different needs. In verse 26, he is the enlightener who will \u201cteach you all things and bring to your remembrance,\u201d Jesus&#8217; words. In 15:26 he is a witness for Christ on our behalf. Note that the Spirit is the second <em>parakletos<\/em> mentioned in verse 16. The first is Christ himself. In any circumstance we find ourselves in the Spirit is the agent whereby Jesus works in and through us and remains present to us.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"lectionary-card post-59611 lectionary type-lectionary status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A \u2022 Easter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThursday, May 14, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/lectionary\/easter\/ascension-of-the-lord-a\/\">Ascension of the Lord<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained has-global-padding mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"scripture-reference\">\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2047%3A1%E2%80%939\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 47:1\u20139<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-25573\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14627&#038;scripture_end=14635&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2047%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 47:1\u20139\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14627&#038;scripture_end=14635&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2047%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 47:1\u20139\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14627&#038;scripture_end=14635&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2047%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Psalm 47:1\u20139\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2093%3A1%E2%80%935\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 93:1\u20135<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-49972\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=15428&#038;scripture_end=15432&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2093%3A1%E2%80%935&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 93:1\u20135\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=15428&#038;scripture_end=15432&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2093%3A1%E2%80%935&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 93:1\u20135\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=15428&#038;scripture_end=15432&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2093%3A1%E2%80%935&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Psalm 93:1\u20135\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2024%3A44%E2%80%9353\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Luke 24:44\u201353<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-45831\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26036&#038;scripture_end=26045&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Luke%2024%3A44%E2%80%9353&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Luke 24:44\u201353\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26036&#038;scripture_end=26045&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Luke%2024%3A44%E2%80%9353&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Luke 24:44\u201353\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26036&#038;scripture_end=26045&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Luke%2024%3A44%E2%80%9353&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Luke 24:44\u201353\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%201%3A1%E2%80%9311\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Acts 1:1\u201311<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-10306\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26925&#038;scripture_end=26935&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Acts%201%3A1%E2%80%9311&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Acts 1:1\u201311\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26925&#038;scripture_end=26935&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Acts%201%3A1%E2%80%9311&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Acts 1:1\u201311\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26925&#038;scripture_end=26935&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Acts%201%3A1%E2%80%9311&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Acts 1:1\u201311\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians%201%3A15%E2%80%9323\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ephesians 1:15\u201323<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-87592\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=29222&#038;scripture_end=29230&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Ephesians%201%3A15%E2%80%9323&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Ephesians 1:15\u201323\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=29222&#038;scripture_end=29230&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Ephesians%201%3A15%E2%80%9323&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Ephesians 1:15\u201323\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=29222&#038;scripture_end=29230&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Ephesians%201%3A15%E2%80%9323&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Ephesians 1:15\u201323\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- scripture-reference -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first gospel option, the opening of Jesus&#8217; High Priestly Prayer, prepares the disciples, (and the future church) for his departure.<br><br>Jesus prays for his disciples, that they would \u201cknow\u201d God\u2013not in a bare intellectual way, but as intimates. <br><br>He also famously prays \u201cthat they may be one\u201d in verse 11. This verse is used too often as a sentimental call to fellow-feeling or cooperation between jurisdictions. But Jesus compares this unity to that enjoyed by the Trinity. The full and visible unity of the church is in view. <br><br>This unity is echoed in Peter&#8217;s instructions in the second lesson. Peter the chief apostle and symbol of the church&#8217;s unity, steels his brothers for the trial of suffering before them. In 5:10-11 he locates the source of diverse gifts in God himself. In the end, the church&#8217;s unity <em>is<\/em> its intimacy with God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"lectionary-card post-59613 lectionary type-lectionary status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A \u2022 Easter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, May 17, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/lectionary\/easter\/seventh-sunday-of-easter-a\/\">Seventh Sunday of Easter<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained has-global-padding mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"scripture-reference\">\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2068%3A1%E2%80%9335\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 68:1\u201335<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-52789\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14902&#038;scripture_end=14936&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2068%3A1%E2%80%9335&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 68:1\u201335\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14902&#038;scripture_end=14936&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2068%3A1%E2%80%9335&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 68:1\u201335\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14902&#038;scripture_end=14936&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2068%3A1%E2%80%9335&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Psalm 68:1\u201335\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2017%3A1%E2%80%9311\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">John 17:1\u201311<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-72439\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26761&#038;scripture_end=26771&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=John%2017%3A1%E2%80%9311&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: John 17:1\u201311\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26761&#038;scripture_end=26771&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=John%2017%3A1%E2%80%9311&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: John 17:1\u201311\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26761&#038;scripture_end=26771&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=John%2017%3A1%E2%80%9311&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: John 17:1\u201311\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%201%3A6%E2%80%9314\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Acts 1:6\u201314<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-3885\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26930&#038;scripture_end=26938&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Acts%201%3A6%E2%80%9314&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Acts 1:6\u201314\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26930&#038;scripture_end=26938&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Acts%201%3A6%E2%80%9314&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Acts 1:6\u201314\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26930&#038;scripture_end=26938&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Acts%201%3A6%E2%80%9314&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Acts 1:6\u201314\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20Peter%204%3A12%E2%80%935%3A11\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">1 Peter 4:12\u20135:11<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-30666\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=30459&#038;scripture_end=30477&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=1%20Peter%204%3A12%E2%80%935%3A11&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: 1 Peter 4:12\u20135:11\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=30459&#038;scripture_end=30477&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=1%20Peter%204%3A12%E2%80%935%3A11&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: 1 Peter 4:12\u20135:11\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=30459&#038;scripture_end=30477&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=1%20Peter%204%3A12%E2%80%935%3A11&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: 1 Peter 4:12\u20135:11\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- scripture-reference -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first gospel option, the opening of Jesus\u2019 High Priestly Prayer, prepares the disciples, (and the future church) for his departure.<br><br>Jesus prays for his disciples, that they would \u201cknow\u201d God\u2013not in a bare intellectual way, but as intimates. <br><br>He also famously prays \u201cthat they may be one\u201d in verse 11. This verse is used too often as a sentimental call to fellow-feeling or cooperation between jurisdictions. But Jesus compares this unity to that enjoyed by the Trinity. The full and visible unity of the church is in view. <br><br>This unity is echoed in Peter\u2019s instructions in the second lesson. Peter the chief apostle and symbol of the church\u2019s unity, steels his brothers for the trial of suffering before them. In 5:10-11 he locates the source of diverse gifts in God himself. In the end, the church\u2019s unity <em>is<\/em> its intimacy with God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"lectionary-card post-59615 lectionary type-lectionary status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A \u2022 Easter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, May 24, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/lectionary\/easter\/day-of-pentecost-a\/\">Day of Pentecost<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained has-global-padding mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"scripture-reference\">\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers%2011%3A24%E2%80%9330\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Numbers 11:24\u201330<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-18193\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=4049&#038;scripture_end=4055&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Numbers%2011%3A24%E2%80%9330&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Numbers 11:24\u201330\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=4049&#038;scripture_end=4055&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Numbers%2011%3A24%E2%80%9330&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Numbers 11:24\u201330\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=4049&#038;scripture_end=4055&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Numbers%2011%3A24%E2%80%9330&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Numbers 11:24\u201330\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20104%3A24%E2%80%9334\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 104:24\u201334<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-97550\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=15596&#038;scripture_end=15606&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%20104%3A24%E2%80%9334&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 104:24\u201334\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=15596&#038;scripture_end=15606&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%20104%3A24%E2%80%9334&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 104:24\u201334\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=15596&#038;scripture_end=15606&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%20104%3A24%E2%80%9334&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Psalm 104:24\u201334\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%207%3A37%E2%80%9339\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">John 7:37\u201339<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-26871\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26366&#038;scripture_end=26368&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=John%207%3A37%E2%80%9339&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: John 7:37\u201339\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26366&#038;scripture_end=26368&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=John%207%3A37%E2%80%9339&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: John 7:37\u201339\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26366&#038;scripture_end=26368&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=John%207%3A37%E2%80%9339&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: John 7:37\u201339\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A1%E2%80%9321\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Acts 2:1\u201321<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-26693\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=26951&#038;scripture_end=26971&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Acts%202%3A1%E2%80%9321&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Acts 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scripture-reference -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Day of Pentecost is one of two comings of the Holy Spirit, and the preacher would do well to have the whole movement in view. The first is related in the John 20 passage, when Jesus breathes on his disciples, creating the apostolic ministry by imparting the Holy Spirit. This seed later comes to full flower in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit rushes upon the whole church.<br><br>First, in the private upper room, Jesus breathes life into his body on earth, recalling the breath of life given by God to Adam at the dawn of creation. Jesus\u2019 breath is not just a commissioning, but an incorporation of his Apostles into his own body by giving them his own life and authority. Later, in the public gathering, the breath whips into a wind that comes upon the whole congregation in a miracle that symbolizes the church\u2019s mission: to preach the good news to the world.<br><br>The timing of the day is propitious. The Day of Pentecost in the Feast of Weeks is harvest time, setting the stage for God\u2019s harvest of the world, bringing the wheat into his barns awaiting the separation of the good wheat from the darnel at the final judgment (Matt. 13:30). Pentecost also traditionally celebrated the giving of the Law. The miracle of the tongues allows each person to hear the Apostle\u2019s teaching in their own native language, fulfilling the promise in Ezekiel, that the new covenant would write God\u2019s law onto the hearts of the people.<br><br>Hence, it is too simplistic to title Pentecost \u201cthe day the Holy Spirit came\u201d or even \u201cthe church\u2019s birthday,\u201d because the reality is much richer. It is the culmination of a process of birthing the church into the world. Everything Christ has done has been to midwife his church into the world. The labor pains are on the Cross, the delivery is at the Resurrection, the first breath outside the womb comes in the Upper Room, and at Pentecost the baby gives its first cry, breathing out the breath it has received to the world in the message of the gospel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"lectionary-card post-59617 lectionary type-lectionary status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A \u2022 Season after Pentecost\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, May 31, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/lectionary\/season-after-pentecost\/trinity-sunday-a\/\">Trinity Sunday<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained has-global-padding mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"scripture-reference\">\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%201%3A1%E2%80%932%3A4\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1:1\u20132:4<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-76374\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14014&#038;scripture_end=14022&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%208%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 8:1\u20139\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14014&#038;scripture_end=14022&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%208%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 8:1\u20139\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=24212&#038;scripture_end=24216&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Matthew%2028%3A16%E2%80%9320&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Matthew 28:16\u201320\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=24212&#038;scripture_end=24216&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Matthew%2028%3A16%E2%80%9320&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Matthew 28:16\u201320\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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God\u2019s love within himself does not remain inwardly focused, but begets a creation whose purpose is also to enjoy that communion of love with God.<br><br>So too is the revelation of the mystery of the Trinity to the church connected to the church\u2019s mission to the world. The Father sends the Son and the Spirit draws people into communion with the Son, who leads them in turn into the life of the Father. Preached in this way, the Trinity is the pathway into God\u2019s life, an invitation that is relevant to everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"lectionary-card post-59619 lectionary type-lectionary status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYear A \u2022 Season after Pentecost\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-subtitle-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSunday, June 7, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/lectionary\/season-after-pentecost\/proper-5-10-a\/\">Proper 5 (10)<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-constrained has-global-padding mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"scripture-reference\">\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%2012%3A1%E2%80%939\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 12:1\u20139<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-70570\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=300&#038;scripture_end=308&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Genesis%2012%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Genesis 12:1\u20139\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=300&#038;scripture_end=308&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Genesis%2012%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Genesis 12:1\u20139\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=300&#038;scripture_end=308&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Genesis%2012%3A1%E2%80%939&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Genesis 12:1\u20139\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2033%3A1%E2%80%9312\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 33:1\u201312<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-89234\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14368&#038;scripture_end=14379&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2033%3A1%E2%80%9312&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Psalm 33:1\u201312\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14368&#038;scripture_end=14379&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2033%3A1%E2%80%9312&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Psalm 33:1\u201312\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=14368&#038;scripture_end=14379&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Psalm%2033%3A1%E2%80%9312&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Psalm 33:1\u201312\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-contents scripture-link\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-label\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%2050%3A7%E2%80%9315\" title=\"view scripture passage at BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Psalm 50:7\u201315<\/a>\n\t<svg height=\"12\" width=\"12\" class=\"icon external\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-external-60323\">external<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#external\"><\/use>\n\t\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scripture-kicker\">\n\t\t\t\t<p 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class=\"scripture-kicker-title\">Resources:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"scripture-kicker-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=28036&#038;scripture_end=28048&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermons&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon&#038;pretty_range=Romans%204%3A13%E2%80%9325&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermons: Romans 4:13\u201325\">Sermons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=28036&#038;scripture_end=28048&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=sermon-illustrations&#038;format%5B0%5D=Sermon%20Illustration&#038;pretty_range=Romans%204%3A13%E2%80%9325&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for sermon illustrations: Romans 4:13\u201325\">Sermon Illustrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/search\/?scripture_start=28036&#038;scripture_end=28048&#038;post_type%5B0%5D=post&#038;format%5B0%5D=Field%20Guide&#038;pretty_range=Romans%204%3A13%E2%80%9325&#038;ctp_search=1\" title=\"Search for field guides: Romans 4:13\u201325\">Field Guides<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- scripture-reference -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Sunday represents a crossroads for the preacher. For the rest of this year, the Gospel lectionary returns to the Gospel of Matthew, but the attendant Old Testament and Psalm are split between two different tracks.<br><br>Option I walks through a mostly chronological series of Old Testament texts beginning in 1 Samuel which are not thematically linked to the gospel passage in any way.<br><br>Option II (which is sometimes listed as Option III) is the more traditional set of Old Testament (and some Apocryphal) texts which thematically link up with the Gospel for the day.<br><br>A third option is to follow the Epistle readings, which also run along their own track, disconnected thematically from both sets of Old Testament readings and the Gospel.<br><br>The preacher should be prepared to commit to one of these options exclusively for the rest of the Christian year, since each is designed with its own arc in mind.<br><br>This guide will follow the more venerable Option II, as the theological and typological connections therein will introduce the congregation to the Christological principle of the scriptures, which will aid in their Old Testament study going forward.<br><br>Jesus finds love and faith among the sinful and the sick, not the religious leaders. Matthew and his tax collector friends sit with Jesus and the woman with the flow of blood reaches out to touch him.<br><br>In reply to the questions about his behavior Jesus quotes the prophet Hosea, rendered in the first reading as: \u201cFor faithful love is what pleases me, not sacrifice; knowledge of God, not burnt offerings\u201d (Hos. 6:6). The Pharisees are professional \u201csacrificers,\u201d who police the ritual commandments of the Law, but for all that have not pledged their hearts to God. In their place the Gospels hold up those outcasts who welcome the Lord to their tables and reach for him for salvation. Ironically, it is these sinners and outcasts who are in a good position to pursue righteousness, even for it to exceed that of their naysayers (Matt. 5:20) because their desire is nearness to the Lord.<br><br> \u201cKnowledge of God\u201d in Hosea 6:3, 6 carries a deeper sense than merely collecting facts. To \u201cknow\u201d in the Old Testament frequently connotes profound direct experience (cf. \u201cknowing\u201d as marital intimacy in Gen. 4:1; as exclusive fidelity in Amos 3:2). Through the Incarnation of the Son, knowing God becomes possible in a whole new way. The congregation should be encouraged to \u201cpress on\u201d as the tax collectors and woman did, to know Christ by his word in the scriptures and his body in the sacraments. Moreover, today\u2019s scriptures disclose the goal of these gifts: Not as one more set of rituals to be observed, but as the pathway to direct experience with God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lectionary-block-footer\" id=\"lectionary-block-footer\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button primary\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"lectionary-block-load-more\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-eventtype=\"lectionary_loadmore\"\n\t\t\t\t disabled\t\t\t\thx-post=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=ct_loadlectionary\"\n\t\t\t\thx-target=\"#lectionary-post-grid\"\n\t\t\t\thx-select=\".lectionary-card, .not-found\"\n\t\t\t\thx-swap=\"beforeend\"\n\t\t\t\thx-indicator=\"#lectionary-button-loader\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Load more\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"lectionary-button-loader\" class=\"loader htmx-indicator button-loader\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Load more<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This lectionary tool is built on the weekly (Sunday) scripture texts from The Revised Common Lectionary. 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