American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago

Lectionary Studies for the Coming Sundays
By Dr. Jay Wilcoxen

Every two weeks, biblical scholar Jay Wilcoxen publishes "Biblical Words" in The Common Good Network of Protestants for the Common Good. They are also printed for the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago's eWind and on the Region's website, with the permission of Dr. Wilcoxen.

These Lectionary Studies are presented in chronological order with the most recent at the top.
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Date/Title  
09/05/2010
15th Sunday after Pentecost		 God keeps bringing up choices – for nations engaged in evil, slave owners living the faith, and disciples on the journey of their lives.
08/14/2010
14th Sunday after Pentecost		 Ancestors are sued for abandoning their God, while others journey on to share the blessed banquet of God.
08/22/2010
13th Sunday after Pentecost		 Prophets experience divine constraint, pilgrims pass through shaking times, and Jesus places compassion above divine law.
08/15/2010
12th Sunday after Pentecost		 God judges his own choice vineyard, and pilgrims find hard going on their way to a better time.
08/08/2010
11th Sunday after Pentecost		 What does God really want? Justice, mercy, and pilgrims who live by faith.
08/01/2010
10th Sunday after Pentecost		 God’s love may temper even God’s justice, but the new life excludes the idolatry of greed.

 

Biblical Studies are also available on the Website of Protestants for the Common Good