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 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.

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 Twentieth 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 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost 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 the lectionary text for the Eighteenth 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 September 27, 2026, are Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32, Psalm 25:1–10, Philippians 2:1–4 (5–13) 14–18, and Matthew 21:23–27 (28–32).

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 Seventeenth 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 September 20, 2026, are Isaiah 55:6–9, Psalm 27:1–9, Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30, and Matthew 20:1–16.

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 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Producer Jessica Bordeleau, MAR, asks questions from the perspective of a person in the pew. The readings for September 13, 2026, are Genesis 50:15–21, Psalm 103:1–12, Romans 14:1–12, and Matthew 18:21–35.