Reading Plans / Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for January 2018

January 1Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 (To everything a season); Psalm 8 (How exalted is your name); Revelation 21:1-6a (New heaven and new earth); Matthew 25:31-46 (Separation of the sheep and goats)
January 2Psalm 148 (God’s splendor is over earth and heaven); Proverbs 1:1-7 (Grow in wisdom and knowledge); James 3:13-18 (The wisdom from above)
January 3Psalm 110 (Prayers for the king); Proverbs 1:20-33 (Give heed to Wisdom, live without dread); James 4:1-10 (Humble yourselves before God)
January 4Psalm 29 (The voice of God upon the waters); 1 Samuel 3:1-21 (Samuel called by God as a prophet); Acts 9:10-19a (Saul is baptized)
January 5Psalm 29 (The voice of God upon the waters); 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (David anointed king by Samuel); 1 Timothy 4:11-16 (Gift of prophecy with laying on of hands)
January 6Isaiah 60:1-6 (Nations come to the light); Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 (All shall bow down); Ephesians 3:1-12 (The gospel’s promise for all); Matthew 2:1-12 (Christ revealed to the nations)
January 7Genesis 1:1-5 (God creates light); Psalm 29 (The voice of God upon the waters); Acts 19:1-7 (Baptized in the name of Jesus); Mark 1:4-11 (Jesus revealed as God’s servant)
January 8Psalm 69:1-5, 30-36 (God will save through water); Genesis 17:1-13 (Circumcision a covenant sign); Romans 4:1-12 (God makes righteous apart from works)
January 9Psalm 69:1-5, 30-36 (God will save through water); Exodus 30:22-38 (Anointing a sign of holiness); Acts 22:2-16 (Paul describes his own baptism)
January 10Psalm 69:1-5, 30-36 (God will save through water); Isaiah 41:14-20 (God gives water in the desert); John 1:29-34 (John’s account of Jesus’ baptism)
January 11Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (You have searched me out); Judges 2:6-15 (Uncertain times after Joshua’s death); 2 Corinthians 10:1-11 (Corinthian behavior during Paul’s absence)
January 12Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (You have searched me out); Judges 2:16-23 (God calls forth the judges); Acts 13:16-25 (Leaders prior to Christ’s coming)
January 13Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (You have searched me out); 1 Samuel 2:21-25 (Eli’s sons sin); Matthew 25:1-13 (Wise and foolish bridesmaids)
January 141 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20] (The calling of Samuel); Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (You have searched me out); 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (Glorify God in your body); John 1:43-51 (The calling of the first disciples)
January 15Psalm 86 (Walking in God’s way); 1 Samuel 9:27—10:8 (Samuel anoints Saul king); 2 Corinthians 6:14—7:1 (Believers are called out)
January 16Psalm 86 (Walking in God’s way); 1 Samuel 15:10-31 (Samuel rebukes King Saul); Acts 5:1-11 (Ananias and Sapphira judged)
January 17Psalm 86 (Walking in God’s way); Genesis 16:1-14 (Hagar sees God and is blessed); Luke 18:15-17 (Jesus blesses little children)
January 18Psalm 62:5-12 (In God is my safety and my honor); Jeremiah 19:1-15 (Jeremiah announces disaster); Revelation 18:11-20 (Lament over a fallen city)
January 19Psalm 62:5-12 (In God is my safety and my honor); Jeremiah 20:7-13 (Jeremiah denounces his persecutors); 2 Peter 3:1-7 (Scoffers doubt God’s message)
January 20Psalm 62:5-12 (In God is my safety and my honor); Jeremiah 20:14-18 (Jeremiah curses the day of his birth); Luke 10:13-16 (Woe to those who reject God’s messengers)
January 21Jonah 3:1-5, 10 (Repentance at Nineveh); Psalm 62:5-12 (In God is my safety and my honor); 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 (Living in the end times); Mark 1:14-20 (The calling of the disciples at the sea)
January 22Psalm 46 (The God of Jacob is our stronghold); Genesis 12:1-9 (God calls Abram to go to Canaan); 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 (Live the life assigned)
January 23Psalm 46 (The God of Jacob is our stronghold); Genesis 45:25—46:7 (God calls Jacob to go to Egypt); Acts 5:33-42 (The apostles are tried and flogged)
January 24Psalm 46 (The God of Jacob is our stronghold); Proverbs 8:1-21 (Wisdom calls the people); Mark 3:13-19a (Jesus appoints the twelve)
January 25Psalm 111 (The beginning of wisdom); Deuteronomy 3:23-29 (Moses sees Canaan from afar); Romans 9:6-18 (God’s mercy cannot be controlled)
January 26Psalm 111 (The beginning of wisdom); Deuteronomy 12:28-32 (Warnings against idolatry); Revelation 2:12-17 (Idolatrous behavior is condemned)
January 27Psalm 111 (The beginning of wisdom); Deuteronomy 13:1-5 (Beware of false prophets); Matthew 8:28—9:1 (Jesus heals the Gadarene demoniacs)
January 28Deuteronomy 18:15-20 (The prophet speaks with God’s authority); Psalm 111 (The beginning of wisdom); 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 (Limits to liberty); Mark 1:21-28 (The healing of one with an unclean spirit)
January 29Psalm 35:1-10 (God is our salvation); Numbers 22:1-21 (King Balak asks Balaam to curse Israel); Acts 21:17-26 (Rules for Gentile converts)
January 30Psalm 35:1-10 (God is our salvation); Numbers 22:22-28 (An angel speaks God’s word to Balaam); 1 Corinthians 7:32-40 (Paul on marriage)
January 31Psalm 35:1-10 (God is our salvation); Jeremiah 29:1-14 (Jeremiah speaks God’s word); Mark 5:1-20 (Jesus heals a man with a demon)