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Lectionary Bible Study for 11 October 2026

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The Banquet - Dave Eitland, 2026 Lectionary Bible Study  (a brief overview of Sunday texts for reflection!) Part of The Bible in Time Blogsite Texts for Sunday, October 11, 2026 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 23 (Book of Common Prayer) | RCL | Year A Collect - Let us pray … Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Texts from Revised Common Lectionary Exodus 32:1–14 or Isaiah 25:1–9 Philippians 4:1–9 Matthew 22:1–14 Old Testament or First Lesson Exodus 32:1–14 — When We Cannot Wait for God The Israelites have barely entered into covenant with God before things begin to unravel. Moses has been on Mount Sinai for forty days, and the people become frightened and impatient. They do not know what has happened to Moses, so they turn to Aaron and demand something they can see and touch—something ...

Lectionary Bible Study for 4 October 2026

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Katheryn M King, Eagles Watch Vineyard Tour - 2026 Lectionary Bible Study  (a brief overview of Sunday texts for reflection!) Part of The Bible in Time Blogsit Texts for Sunday, October 4, 2026 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 22 (Book of Common Prayer) | RCL | Year A The Texts Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 or Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 (The Psalms are not a part of this study.) The Collect / Prayer of the Day   Let’s pray… Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen. Old Testament Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20   The Ten Commandments are ...

Lectionary Bible Study - 27 September 2026

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  Portugal, 2013, Katheryn M. King Water from a Rock Lectionary Bible Study  (a brief overview of Sunday texts for reflection!) Part of The Bible in Time Blogsit Texts for Sunday, September 27, 2026 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 21 (Book of Common Prayer) | RCL | Year A The Texts Exodus 17:1-7 or Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 (The Psalms are not a part of this study.) The Collect / Prayer of the Day   Let’s pray… O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen. Old Testament Exodus 17:1-7 As we look at Exodus 17:1–7, one of the things I keep coming back to is the question the Israelites ask at the end of the passage: “Is the Lord among us or not?” I think th...