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Working Preacher hosts "I Love to Tell the Story," an engaging conversation on upcoming Narrative Lectionary readings. Each episode is fun, informative, and creative—and will help you and your congregation become fluent in the first language of faith.

Working Preacher's Narrative Lectionary Working Preacher from Luther Seminary

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.9 • 18 Ratings

Working Preacher hosts "I Love to Tell the Story," an engaging conversation on upcoming Narrative Lectionary readings. Each episode is fun, informative, and creative—and will help you and your congregation become fluent in the first language of faith.

    Narrative Lectionary 586: Preaching Series on 1 John - June 23, 2024

    Narrative Lectionary 586: Preaching Series on 1 John - June 23, 2024

    Series overview
    The prayer Jesus teaches in Luke 11:2-4 follows the pattern of the commandment to love God with heart, soul, strength, and mind and our neighbors as ourselves (Luke 10:27).1 Only after the prayer is grounded in God’s person and reign do we move to requests that reflect our personal needs, our relationships with our neighbors, and the struggles of our own souls.
    This preaching series suggests four weeks for this text. If you have longer, you may wish to take a Sunday for each petition and possibly one for the address, “Father,” which is immensely rich but also immensely difficult for some. Following the four-week program, I have focused on the grounding of the prayer in our love for God, with a week for the address and for each of the first two petitions, then a week for the three petitions related to love for neighbor and self.
    Commentary on the Lord's Prayer preaching series by Meda Stamper:
    https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/preaching-series-on-the-lords-prayer-6/commentary-on-luke-112-4-7
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    • 36 min
    Narrative Lectionary 585: Gifts of the Spirit - May 19, 2024

    Narrative Lectionary 585: Gifts of the Spirit - May 19, 2024

    Luther Seminary Professors Rolf Jacobson, Joy J. Moore, and Kristofer Phan Coffman look at Narrative Lectionary reading NL246 for May 19, 2024 (Gifts of the Spirit).
    Commentary on Acts 2:1-4; 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 by Crystal Hall:
    https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/gifts-of-the-spirit-2/commentary-on-acts-21-4-1-corinthians-121-13-2
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    • 15 min
    Narrative Lectionary 584: Death Swallowed in Life - May 12, 2024

    Narrative Lectionary 584: Death Swallowed in Life - May 12, 2024

    Luther Seminary Professors Rolf Jacobson, Joy J. Moore, and Kathryn Schifferdecker look at Narrative Lectionary reading NL245 for May 12, 2024 (Death Swallowed in Life).
    Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57 by Stephen Fowl:
    https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/death-swallowed-in-life-2/commentary-on-1-corinthians-151-26-51-57-3
    Our Spring Campaign is underway! Don’t miss out on exclusive Working Preacher content for making a gift to the spring campaign between May 1-31! At the end of the campaign, we will send donors an ebook titled “Sustaining the Preaching Life.” It includes articles, commentaries, and Festival of Homiletics presentations, all curated by the Working Preacher team to help preachers care for themselves and support the preaching life. Donate now at https://workingpreacher.org/donate
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    Register for the Festival of Homiletics (May 13-16, 2024) in Pittsburgh: 
    https://festivalofhomiletics.com/
    Watch the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/u7KGXFmUuP0

    • 12 min
    Narrative Lectionary episode 583: Faith, Hope, and Love - May 5, 2024

    Narrative Lectionary episode 583: Faith, Hope, and Love - May 5, 2024

    Luther Seminary Professors Rolf Jacobson, Joy J. Moore, and Kathryn Schifferdecker look at Narrative Lectionary reading NL244 for May 5, 2024 (Faith, Hope, and Love).
    Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 by Stephen Fowl:
    https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/faith-hope-and-love-2/commentary-on-1-corinthians-131-13-8
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    Watch the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/mAUQtV7jaYE

    • 13 min
    Narrative Lectionary episode 582: Church at Corinth - April 28, 2024

    Narrative Lectionary episode 582: Church at Corinth - April 28, 2024

    Luther Seminary Professors Rolf Jacobson, Joy J. Moore, and Kathryn Schifferdecker look at Narrative Lectionary reading NL243 for April 28, 2024 (Church at Corinth).
    Commentary on Acts 18:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 by Crystal Hall:
    https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/church-at-corinth-3/commentary-on-acts-181-4-1-corinthians-110-18-2
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    Register for the Festival of Homiletics (May 13-16, 2024) in Pittsburgh: 
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    Watch the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/FYiZCpfAo6I

    • 12 min
    Narrative Lectionary 581: Church in Thessalonica - April 21, 2024

    Narrative Lectionary 581: Church in Thessalonica - April 21, 2024

    Luther Seminary Professors Rolf Jacobson, Joy J. Moore, and Kathryn Schifferdecker look at Narrative Lectionary reading NL242 for April 21, 2024 (Church in Thessalonica).
     Commentary on Acts 17:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 by Crystal Hall: https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/church-at-thessalonica-3/commentary-on-acts-171-9-1-thessalonians-11-10-3
    Register for the Festival of Homiletics (May 13-16, 2024) in Pittsburgh: https://festivalofhomiletics.com/
    Watch the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/3CQhpglTyck/
     

    • 14 min

Customer Reviews

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18 Ratings

18 Ratings

HCLC ytsur ,

Great content. More time to contemplate.

Each week, I find great content and interesting insights that are new or challenging. Yet when the posting of this podcast is mid-week, it doesn’t give much time to contemplate or incorporate new ideas into sermon preparation. I would like mull these gems over a while and late posting prohibits that.
I notice the Podcast in the RCL is frequently dropped days before this one. I’d like to see this one drop sooner.
Content = GREAT.
Timing = COULD BE BETTER.

RevCJC ,

Great Conversations - Exegetical & Homiletical

The converation held by these three professors around the each selected text is a wonderful model for preaching in and of itself. As they talk about these passages they are careful to let the Gospel inform our life today, rather than allowing us to determine what the Gospel should have said. They also do a wonderful job of bridging the 2000 to 5000 years between us and the Gospels, Letters and Hebrew Scriptures. The details of life may change decade to decade, but the sacred and profane themes that shape us are still the same. They really help me find those connections, and share them with the congregation. It is a must listen.
Pastor Alan

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Love to tell the story

Thanks for this wonderfully helpful resource!

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