Reading Plans / Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for October 2016

October 1Psalm 37:1-9 (Commit your way to the Lord); Isaiah 7:1-9 (Standing firm in faith); Matthew 20:29-34 (Mercy on persistent blind men)
October 2Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (The wicked surround the righteous); Psalm 37:1-9 (Commit your way to the Lord); 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (Guard the treasure entrusted to you); Luke 17:5-10 (Faith the size of a mustard seed)
October 3Psalm 3 (Deliverance comes from God); Habakkuk 1:5-17 (The wicked swallow the righteous); James 1:2-11 (Faith produces endurance)
October 4Psalm 3 (Deliverance comes from God); Habakkuk 2:5-11 (Those who heap up what is not theirs); 1 John 5:1-5, 13-21 (Faith overcomes the world)
October 5Psalm 3 (Deliverance comes from God); Habakkuk 2:12-20 (Knowledge of the glory of God); Mark 11:12-14, 20-24 (Faith that moves mountains)
October 6Psalm 111 (I give thanks with my whole heart); Leviticus 14:33-53 (Cleansing a leprous house); 2 Timothy 1:13-18 (Paul in prison)
October 7Psalm 111 (I give thanks with my whole heart); Numbers 4:34—5:4 (A census and the exclusion of lepers); 2 Timothy 2:1-7 (Share in suffering)
October 8Psalm 111 (I give thanks with my whole heart); Numbers 12:1-15 (Miriam contracts leprosy); Luke 5:12-16 (A leper healed)
October 92 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c (Naaman is cleansed); Psalm 111 (I give thanks with my whole heart); 2 Timothy 2:8-15 (We will live with Christ); Luke 17:11-19 (One leper gives thanks to God)
October 10Psalm 61 (Prayer for a long life); 2 Kings 5:15-19a (Naaman seeks to repay Elisha); Acts 26:24-29 (Except for these chains)
October 11Psalm 61 (Prayer for a long life); 2 Kings 5:19b-27 (Greed brings leprosy to Gehazi); Ephesians 6:10-20 (An ambassador in chains)
October 12Psalm 61 (Prayer for a long life); 2 Kings 15:1-7 (A leprous king lives in isolation); Matthew 10:5-15 (Cure without payment)
October 13Psalm 121 (My help is from the Lord); Isaiah 54:11-17 (God will vindicate the faithful); Acts 17:22-34 (God has fixed a day of judgment)
October 14Psalm 121 (My help is from the Lord); Genesis 31:43—32:2 (Laban and Jacob make a covenant); 2 Timothy 2:14-26 (About the Christian life)
October 15Psalm 121 (My help is from the Lord); Genesis 32:3-21 (Jacob sends gifts to Esau); Mark 10:46-52 (A man who would not be silenced)
October 16Genesis 32:22-31 (Jacob’s struggle with the angel); Psalm 121 (My help is from the Lord); 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5 (Christ the judge); Luke 18:1-8 (A widow begs for justice)
October 17Psalm 57 (Vindication from God); 1 Samuel 25:2-22 (David judges against Nabal); 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 (You are washed and sanctified)
October 18Psalm 57 (Vindication from God); 1 Samuel 25:23-35 (Abigail pleads for life); James 5:7-12 (The Judge standing at the doors)
October 19Psalm 57 (Vindication from God); 1 Samuel 25:36-42 (David welcomes Abigail as wife); Luke 22:39-46 (Jesus prays for life)
October 20Psalm 84:1-7 (Happy are they whose strength is in you); Jeremiah 9:1-16 (Israel refuses to know God); 2 Timothy 3:1-9 (Godlessness)
October 21Psalm 84:1-7 (Happy are they whose strength is in you); Jeremiah 9:17-26 (Israel uncircumcised in heart); 2 Timothy 3:10-15 (The persecution of the godly)
October 22Psalm 84:1-7 (Happy are they whose strength is in you); Jeremiah 14:1-6 (A drought portends destruction); Luke 1:46-55 (Mary’s song)
October 23Sirach 35:12-17 (God is impartial in justice); or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 (Jerusalem will be defeated); Psalm 84:1-7 (Happy are they whose strength is in you); 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 (The good fight of faith); Luke 18:9-14 (A Pharisee and tax collector pray)
October 24Psalm 84:8-12 (A doorkeeper in God’s house); 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (Hannah’s song); 1 Peter 4:12-19 (The suffering of the righteous)
October 25Psalm 84:8-12 (A doorkeeper in God’s house); Daniel 5:1-12 (A hand writing on the wall); 1 Peter 5:1-11 (The unfading crown of glory)
October 26Psalm 84:8-12 (A doorkeeper in God’s house); Daniel 5:13-31 (Daniel urges humility); Matthew 21:28-32 (Faith of tax collectors and prostitutes)
October 27Psalm 32:1-7 (Praying in time of trouble); Proverbs 15:8-11, 24-33 (God welcomes the righteous); 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 (Shared suffering, unshaken hope)
October 28Psalm 32:1-7 (Praying in time of trouble); Job 22:21—23:17 (God hidden from Job); 2 Peter 1:1-11 (Participants of the divine nature)
October 29Psalm 32:1-7 (Praying in time of trouble); Isaiah 1:1-9 (Sinful Judah); John 8:39-47 (True children of Abraham)
October 30Isaiah 1:10-18 (Learn to do good); Psalm 32:1-7 (Praying in time of trouble); 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 (Faith and love amid adversity); Luke 19:1-10 (Zacchaeus climbs high to see Jesus)
October 31Psalm 50 (A sacrifice of thanksgiving); Nehemiah 13:1-3, 23-31 (Israel separates from foreigners); 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 (Drive out the wicked)