Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on Year C

Based on the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, this second in a series of three volumes provides resources for an entire year of sermons and offers practical help for preachers and others who use the Revised Common Lectionary. Beginning with Advent, this unique and comprehensive resource deals with lectionary texts for Year C. Each of the four texts--the Old Testament, Psalter, Gospel, and Epistle--for each Sunday and important festival day, including Christmas, Ash Wednesday, and Good Friday, is treated. A brief introduction for the day indicates the general thrust of the texts and the relationships among them, emphasizing in interpretation of the texts themselves. Also included are suggestions concerning the implications of the texts for life today. It's not easy being a preacher these days---the demands made on the pulpit can seem unceasing. These studies of lectionary texts for Year C are designed to be a resource for preachers and others who use the Revised Common Lectionary. Based on the NRSV, this unique and comprehensive book provides resources for an entire year of sermons, offering an orientation to each text and theological reflections to spark your imagination. 621 pages, hardcover from Westminster.