2007 Lectionary Planning Helps Archives

Download this list of readings in pdf format. See also the Revised Common Lectionary 2007 — Sundays & Special Days Only (2-page pdf document)

Note on the recommended date for celebration of The Epiphany of Our Lord and of The Baptism of the Lord in 2006-2007

See The Consultation on Common Texts for information about the Revised Common Lectionary.

United Methodist users are encouraged to see related resources for the liturgical year and Lectionary in The United Methodist Book of Worship, 238-421.

For additional planning helps, see "The Text This Week."

This listing of readings comes from The United Methodist Book of Worship and is adapted from The Revised Common Lectionary: Consultation on Common Texts (Abingdon Press, 1992) copyright ¨ by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT), P.O. Box 340003, Room 381, Nashville TN 37203-0003. Reprinted with permission of CCT.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
Psalm 8 (UMH 743)
Revelation 21:1-6a
Matthew 25:31-46
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps for New Year's Eve/New Year's Day, Years A, B, C

January 6, 2007 [White]
Epiphany of the Lord
(Epiphany may be celebrated using these readings on December 31, 2006.)
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 (UMH 795)
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
Worship Planning Helps for the First Sunday after Christmas and Epiphany Sunday
Preaching Helps for Epiphany

January 7, 2007 [White]
Baptism of the Lord
First Sunday after the Epiphany
Isaiah 43:1-7
Psalm 29 (UMH 761)
Acts 8:14-17
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps
Hymns for the Revised Common Lectionary 2007
21st Century Africana

January 14, 2007 [Green]
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 36:5-10 (UMH 771)
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
John 2:1-11
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

January 21, 2007 [Green]
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19 (UMH 750)
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Luke 4:14-21
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

January 28, 2007 [Green]
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6 (UMH 794)
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Luke 4:21-30
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

February 4, 2007 [Green]
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Isaiah 6:1-13
Psalm 138 (UMH 853)
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

February 11, 2007 [Green]
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm 1 (UMH 738)
1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Luke 6:17-26
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

February 18, 2007 [White]
Transfiguration Sunday
Exodus 34:29-35
Psalm 99 (UMH 819)
2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2
Luke 9:28-43
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

February 21, 2007 [Purple]
Ash Wednesday
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
(or Isaiah 58:1-12)
Psalm 51:1-17 (UMH 785)
2 Corinthians 5:20b–6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

February 25, 2007 [Purple]
First Sunday in Lent
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 (UMH 810)
Romans 10:8b-13
Luke 4:1-13
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

March 4, 2007 [Purple]
Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Psalm 27 (UMH 758)
Philippians 3:17–4:1
Luke 13:31-35 (or Luke 9:28-36)
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

March 11, 2007 [Purple]
Third Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 55:1-9
Psalm 63:1-8 (UMH 788)
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Luke 13:1-9
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

March 18, 2007 [Purple]
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Joshua 5:9-12
Psalm 32 (UMH 766)
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

March 25, 2007 [Purple]
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126 (UMH 847)
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps
"When Mary Poured a Rich Perfume" (Hymn based on John 12:1-9)

April 1, 2007
Palm/Passion Sunday [Red or Purple]
Liturgy of the Palms
Luke 19:28-40
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 (UMH 839)

Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16 (UMH 764)
Philippians 2:5-11
Luke 22:14–23:56 (or Luke 23:1-49)
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

April 2, 2007 [Red or Purple]
Monday of Holy Week
Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 36:5-11
Hebrews 9:11-15
John 12:1-11

April 3, 2007 [Red or Purple]
Tuesday of Holy Week
Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:20-36

April 4, 2007 [Red or Purple]
Wednesday of Holy Week
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12:1-3
John 13:21-32

April 5, 2007 [Red or Purple]
Holy Thursday
Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

April 6, 2007 [No Color]
Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13–53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25
John 18:1–19:42
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

April 7, 2007
Holy Saturday
Job 14:1–14
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Peter 4:1-8
Matthew 27:57-66

Worship Planning Helps for Holy Saturday

Easter Vigil
The number of readings may vary, but Exodus 14 and at least two other readings from the Old Testament should be used in addition to the New Testament readings.
Old Testament Readings and Psalms
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 136:1-9 or Psalm 33 (UMJH 767)
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13
Psalm 46 (UMH 780)
Genesis 22:1-18
Psalm 16 (UMH 748)
Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18 (UMH 135)
Isaiah 55:1-11
Isaiah 12:2-6
Ezekiel 36:24-28
Psalm 42 (UMH 777)
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 143 (UMH 856)

Second Reading and Psalm
Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 114 (UMH 835)

Easter Vigil Worship Planning Helps

April 8, 2007 [White]
Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34-43 (or Isaiah 65:17-25)
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:19-26
John 20:1-18 (or Luke 24:1-12)
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

April 15, 2007 [White]
Second Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 150
Revelation 1:4-8
John 20:19-31
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

April 22, 2007 [White]
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:1-20
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

April 29, 2007 [White]
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 9:36-43
Psalm 23
Revelation 7:9-17
John 10:22-30
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

May 6, 2007 [White]
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 11:1-18
Psalm 148
Revelation 21:1-6
John 13:31-35
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

May 13, 2007 [White]
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 16:9-15
Psalm 67
Revelation 21:10, 22–22:5
John 14:23-29 (or John 5:1-9)
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

May 17, 2007 [White]
Ascension Day
(These readings may be used Sunday, May 20.)
Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47 (or Psalm 110)
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps for Ascension Day
Watching and Waiting: A Meditation for Ascension Day

May 20, 2007 [White]
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 16:16-34
Psalm 97
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21
John 17:20-26
Worship Planning Helps for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Preaching Helps for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

Worship Planning Helps for Ascension Sunday
Preaching Helps for Ascension Sunday
Watching and Waiting: A Meditation for Ascension Day

May 27, 2007 [Red]
Pentecost
Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Romans 8:14-17
John 14:8-17, (25-27)
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

June 3, 2007 [White]
Trinity Sunday (First Sunday after Pentecost)
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Psalm 8
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
Worship Planning Helps

June 10, 2007 [Green]
Second Sunday After Pentecost]
1 Kings 17:8-24
Psalm 146 (UMH 858)
Galatians 1:11-24
Luke 7:11-17
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

June 17, 2007 [Green]
Third Sunday After Pentecost]
1 Kings 21:1-21a
Psalm 5:1-8
Galatians 2:15-21
Luke 7:36–8:3
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

June 24, 2007 [Green]
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost]
1 Kings 19:1-15a
Psalm 42
Galatians 3:23-29
Luke 8:26-39
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

July 1, 2007 [Green]
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20
Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Luke 9:51-62
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

July 8, 2007 [Green]
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
Galatians 6:1-16
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

July 15, 2007 [Green]
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 7:7-17
Psalm 82
Colossians 1:1-14
Luke 10:25-37
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

July 22, 2007 [Green]
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
Amos 8:1-12
Psalm 52
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

July 29, 2007 [Green]
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
Hosea 1:2-10
Psalm 85
Colossians 2:6-19
Luke 11:1-13
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

August 5, 2007 [Green]
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Hosea 11:1-11
Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

August 12, 2007 [Green]
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Luke 12:32-40
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

August 19, 2007 [Green]
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
Hebrews 11:29–12:2
Luke 12:49-56
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

August 26, 2007 [Green]
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
Hebrews 12:18-29
Luke 13:10-17
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps
Lectionary Hymns
21st Century Africana
BONUS: 21st Century Africana

September 2, 2007 [Green]
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 2:4-13
Psalm 81:1, 10-16
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

September 9, 2007 [Green]
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14:25-33
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

September 16, 2007 [Green]
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Psalm 14
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

September 23, 2007 [Green]
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 8:18–9:1
Psalm 79:1-9
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Luke 16:1-13
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

September 30, 2007 [Green]
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
1 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

October 7, 2007 [Green]
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
World Communion Sunday

Lamentations 1:1-6
Psalm 137
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Luke 17:5-10
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

October 8, 2007 [Green]
(Thanksgiving Day, Canada)
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 100
Philippians 4:4-9
John 6:25-35

October 14, 2007 [Green]
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Psalm 66:1-12
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Luke 17:11-19
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

October 21, 2007 [Green]
Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost
Laity Sunday
Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 119:97-104
2 Timothy 3:14�4:5
Luke 18:1-8
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

October 28, 2007 [Green]
Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 65
2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
Luke 18:9-14
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

November 1, 2007 [White]
All Saints Day
(May be used Sunday, Nov. 4.)
Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
Psalm 149 (or Psalm 150)
Ephesians 1:11-23
Luke 6:20-31
All Saints Day Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps
Holy Communion for All Saints Day

November 4, 2007 [White or Red]
Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
All Saints Sunday
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Psalm 119:137-144
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

November 11, 2007 [Green]
Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Haggai 1:15b–2:9
Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21
2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Luke 20:27-38
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

November 18, 2007 [Green]
Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Isaiah 65:17-25
Isaiah 12 (or Psalm 118)
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Luke 21:5-19
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

November 22, 2007 [Green, White, or Red]
Thanksgiving Day (USA)
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Psalm 100
Philippians 4:4-9
John 6:25-35
Preaching Helps
GBOD Thanksgiving Resources

November 25, 2007 [White or Gold]
Christ the King/Reign of Christ
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Luke 1:68-79
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 2 , 2007 [Blue or Purple]
First Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 2:1-5
Psalm 122
Romans 13:11-14
Matthew 24:36-44
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 9, 2007 [Blue or Purple]
Second Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
Romans 15:4-13
Matthew 3:1-12
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 16, 2007 [Blue or Purple or Pink]
Third Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 35:1-10
Psalm 146:5-10 (or Luke 1:47-55)
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 23, 2007 [Blue or Purple]
Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Isaiah 7:10-16
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-25
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 24, 2007 [White]
Christmas Eve
Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-20
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 25, 2007 [White]
Christmas Day
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-12
John 1:1-14
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 30, 2007 [White]
First Sunday after Christmas Day
Isaiah 63:7-9
Psalm 148
Hebrews 2:10-18
Matthew 2:13-23
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps

December 31, 2007 (Watch Night/New Year's Eve)
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
Psalm 8
Revelation 21:1-6a
Matthew 25:31-46
Worship Planning Helps
Preaching Helps for New Year's Day/Watch Night