Lectionary Kick-start

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching the lectionary text for the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for Sunday, November 8th, 2026 are Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:7-19, Philippians 3:4b-14, and Matthew 21:33-46.

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching for All Saints Sunday. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for November 1st are Revelation 7:(2-8) 9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, and Matthew 5:1-12.

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching for Reformation Sunday with the lectionary text for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for October 25, 2026 are from Leviticus 19:1–2, 15–18, Psalm 1, 1 Thessalonians 2:1–13, and Matthew 22:34–46.

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching the lectionary text for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for the October 18, 2026 are Isaiah 45:1–7, Psalm 96:1–9 (10–13), 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10, and Matthew 22:15–22.

Join Dr. David Schmitt and Dr. Peter Nafzger, professors of homiletics at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, as they discuss preaching and teaching the lectionary text for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. Together, they spark thoughts for each Sunday of the church year, two weeks in advance. The readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:7-19, Philippians 3:4b-14, and Matt 21:33-46.