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2024 Scope & Sequence
Season of Epiphany
Getting off to a Good Start
January 7 – Acts 19:1-10 (RCL 19:1-7) – A Gospel Quartet to Remember
January 14 – 1 Corinthians 6 (RCL 6:12-20) – Getting It Straight
January 21 – 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 (RCL 7:29-31) – Considering the Time
January 28 – 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 – Practicing Flexible Faith
February 4 – 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 (9:16-23) – Getting It Right about Rights
February 11 – Psalm 50 (RCL 50:1-6) – Learning What God Wants
Season of Lent
Questions to Ponder
February 18 – Psalm 25:1-10 – Can I Be Forgiven?
February 25 – Psalm 22:19-31 (RCL 22:23-31) – Can I Be Confident?
March 3 – Psalm 19 – Can I Be Good?
March 10 – Psalm 107 (RCL:1-3, 17-22) – Can I Be Grateful?
March 17 – Psalm 119:9-16 – Can I Be Whole-Hearted?
March 24 – Psalm 31 (RCL 31:9-16) – Can I Be Safe?
Season of Easter
Acts to Remember
March 31 – (Easter) Acts 10:34-43 – Good News for Everyone
April 7 – Acts 4:32-35 – True Community
April 14 – Acts 3 (RCL 3:12-19) – Why the Surprise?
April 21 – Acts 4:1-12 (RCL 4:5-12) – This Is the Way
April 28 – Acts 8:26-40 – What Hinders Me?
May 5 – Acts 10:44-48 – Can Anyone Deny?
May 12 – Acts 1:15-26 (RCL 1:15-17, 21-26) – The Unknown Disciple
May 19 – (Pentecost) Romans 8:18-27 (RCL 8:22-27) – The Spirit Who Helps
Season After Pentecost
May 26 – (Trinity Sunday) Romans 8:12-17 – In the Flesh, of the Spirit
Mark My Words
June 2 – Mark 2:23-3:6 – Future Fundamentalists
June 9 – Mark 3:20-35 – Real Family
June 16 – Mark 4:26-34 – Two Seedy Stories
June 23 – Mark 4:35-41 – The Weatherman
June 30 – Mark 5:21-43 – Touching God
July 7– Mark 6:1-13 – Home and Away
July 14 – Mark 6:14-29 – The Death of the Party
July 21 – Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 – No Rest for the Weary
Some Things Never Change
July 28 – 2 Kings 4:42-44 – The Miracle Man
August 4 – Exodus 16 (RCL 16:2-4, 9-15) – What Is It?
August 11 – Psalm 34 (RCL 34:1-8) – Call and Response
August 18 – Proverbs 9 (RCL 9:1-6) – Listen to Lady Wisdom
August 25 – Joshua 24:1-25 (RCL 24:1-2a, 14-18) – Make Your Choice!
September 1 – Psalm 15 – Who Gets Close to God?
September 8 – Psalm 125 – Presuppositions and Prayer
September 15 – Psalm 116 (RCL 16:1-9) – When the Answer Is Yes
September 22 – Psalm 54 – Same Old Same Old?
September 29 – Esther 7:1-10, 9:20-22 – Celebrating Vengeance?
Hard Sayings
October 6 – Mark 10:1-16 (RCL 10:2-16) – Hard Words and a Soft Heart
October 13 – Mark 10:17-31 – The Trouble with Treasure
October 20 – Mark 10:32-45 (RCL 10:35-40) – First and Last
October 27 – Mark 10:46-52 – What Do You Want?
Looking Ahead
November 3 – Ruth 1:1-2:23 (RCL 1:1-18) – From Tears to Action
November 10 – Ruth 3:1-4:21 (RCL 3:1-5, 4:13-17) – From Empty to Full
November 17 – Daniel 12:1-3 – Future Dreams
November 24 – 1 Samuel 1:1-28 (RCL 1:4-20) – Longing for a Son
Advent: Someone’s Coming
December 1 – 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 (RCL 3:9-13) – Anticipating
December 8 – Philippians 1:1-11 (RCL 1:3-11) – Longing
December 15 – Philippians 4:1-7 (RCL 4:4-7) – Rejoicing
December 22 – Hebrews 10:1-10 (RCL 10:5-10) – Out of the Shadows
Christmas
December 29 – Colossians 3:12-17 – Resolution Clothes