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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for July 2017

July 1Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 (I sing of your love); Jeremiah 28:1-4 (Hananiah prophesies falsely); Luke 17:1-4 (Causing little ones to stumble)
July 2Jeremiah 28:5-9 (Test of a true prophet); Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 (I sing of your love); Romans 6:12-23 (No longer under law but under grace); Matthew 10:40-42 (Welcome Christ in those Christ sends)
July 3Psalm 119:161-168 (Loving God’s law); 1 Kings 21:1-16 (Ahab and Jezebel rob Naboth); 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 (How to love one another)
July 4Psalm 119:161-168 (Loving God’s law); 1 Kings 21:17-29 (Elijah confronts Ahab); 1 John 4:1-6 (Testing the spirits)
July 5Psalm 119:161-168 (Loving God’s law); Jeremiah 18:1-11 (Jeremiah at the potter’s wheel); Matthew 11:20-24 (Jesus prophesies against the cities)
July 6Psalm 145:8-14 (God is full of compassion); Zechariah 1:1-6 (Israel urged to repent); Romans 7:1-6 (Dying to the law through Christ)
July 7Psalm 145:8-14 (God is full of compassion); Zechariah 2:6-13 (Exiles are the apple of God’s eye); Romans 7:7-20 (Sin and the law kill us)
July 8Psalm 145:8-14 (God is full of compassion); Zechariah 4:1-7 (By my Spirit, says God); Luke 10:21-24 (Jesus rejoices in the Holy Spirit)
July 9Zechariah 9:9-12 (The king comes in peace); Psalm 145:8-14 (God is full of compassion); Romans 7:15-25a (The struggle within the self); Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 (The yoke of discipleship)
July 10Psalm 131 (I rest like a weaned child on God); Jeremiah 27:1-11, 16-22 (Jeremiah wears the evil yoke); Romans 1:18-25 (The guilt of humankind)
July 11Psalm 131 (I rest like a weaned child on God); Jeremiah 28:10-17 (Hananiah breaks Jeremiah’s yoke); Romans 3:1-8 (The faithfulness of God)
July 12Psalm 131 (I rest like a weaned child on God); Jeremiah 13:1-11 (Jeremiah’s loincloth); John 13:1-17 (Jesus washes the disciples’ feet)
July 13Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13 (Your paths overflow with plenty); Isaiah 48:1-5 (What God declared long ago); Romans 2:12-16 (God judges the secret thoughts)
July 14Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13 (Your paths overflow with plenty); Isaiah 48:6-11 (You will hear new, hidden things); Romans 15:14-21 (Sanctified by the Holy Spirit)
July 15Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13 (Your paths overflow with plenty); Isaiah 52:1-6 (Sold, redeemed without money); John 12:44-50 (I have come as light into the world)
July 16Isaiah 55:10-13 (The growth of the word); Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13 (Your paths overflow with plenty); Romans 8:1-11 (Living according to the Spirit); Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (The parable of the sower and the seed)
July 17Psalm 92 (The righteous as a tree); Leviticus 26:3-20 (A rich and a poor harvest); 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 (A life pleasing to God)
July 18Psalm 92 (The righteous as a tree); Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (The blessings of obedience); Ephesians 4:17—5:2 (The old life and the new)
July 19Psalm 92 (The righteous as a tree); Proverbs 11:23-30 (The fruit of righteousness); Matthew 13:10-17 (The purpose of parable)
July 20Psalm 86:11-17 (Teach me your ways); Isaiah 41:21-29 (The futility of idols); Hebrews 2:1-9 (Warning to pay attention)
July 21Psalm 86:11-17 (Teach me your ways); Isaiah 44:9-17 (Those who make idols are nothing); Hebrews 6:13-20 (The certainty of God’s promises)
July 22Psalm 86:11-17 (Teach me your ways); Isaiah 44:18-20 (Idols do not know or comprehend); Matthew 7:15-20 (A tree and its fruit)
July 23Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 (God’s sovereignty); or Isaiah 44:6-8 (There is no other God); Psalm 86:11-17 (Teach me your ways); Romans 8:12-25 (The revealing of the children of God); Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 (The parable of the weeds)
July 24Psalm 75 (God’s judgment); Nahum 1:1-13 (The wrath and mercy of God); Revelation 14:12-20 (The harvest at the end of time)
July 25Psalm 75 (God’s judgment); Zephaniah 3:1-13 (The wicked convert to God); Galatians 4:21—5:1 (An allegory about those saved)
July 26Psalm 75 (God’s judgment); Daniel 12:1-13 (The righteous will shine); Matthew 12:15-21 (God’s chosen servant)
July 27Psalm 119:129-136 (Light and understanding); 1 Kings 1:28-37 (Solomon designated as king); 1 Corinthians 4:14-20 (Reign of God depends not on talk but power)
July 28Psalm 119:129-136 (Light and understanding); 1 Kings 1:38-48 (Solomon more famous than David); Acts 7:44-53 (Solomon’s temple cannot contain God)
July 29Psalm 119:129-136 (Light and understanding); 1 Kings 2:1-4 (David’s instructions to Solomon); Matthew 12:38-42 (Something greater than Solomon is here)
July 301 Kings 3:5-12 (Solomon’s prayer for wisdom); Psalm 119:129-136 (Light and understanding); Romans 8:26-39 (Nothing can separate us from God’s love); Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 (Parables of the reign of heaven)
July 31Psalm 119:121-128 (Give me understanding); 1 Kings 3:16-28 (Solomon’s wisdom in judgment); James 3:13-18 (Two kinds of wisdom)