"But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name." John 20:31
This is a blog for preachers, specifically preachers who use the Revised Common Lectionary (or "RCL" if you are into the whole brevity thing).
There are plenty of other excellent preaching resources out there, but one more won't hurt. Rather than going "in-depth" with each scripture lesson, this blog gives you a few ideas on each passage using three different "categories." You can check them out below:
CHALLENGES: If you’ve read the Bible AT ALL, you know that the experience can bring challenges. Maybe there’s something in a passage that you don’t like or understand. Maybe there’s a big gap between the world of the Biblical story and our own world today. These challenges don’t take away the value of the lesson (quite often they add to it). It’s just good to be aware of them going in.
OPPORTUNITIES: Each scripture lesson brings it’s own opportunities as well. Maybe there’s a really great image in the lesson, or an especially amazing connection with our lives today. Whatever the case, we can all use some help finding new connections, ideas and images.
THE GOOD NEWS: Whatever the sermon, study or devotion, it’s VITAL to talk about, think about, live out the GOOD NEWS (or Gospel) of God’s love and salvation through Jesus Christ. Sometimes, it’s pretty hard to see, but we should always be thinking about it!
The idea is that these "points" will get your mind humming: the rest is up to you.
That's about it. If you see something that's helpful, that's awesome. If not, hey I had a good time thinking it all up.
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