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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for June 2018

June 1Psalm 81:1-10 (Raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob); Leviticus 23:1-8 (Sabbath, Passover, unleavened bread); Romans 8:31-39 (Death cannot separate us from the love of God)
June 2Psalm 81:1-10 (Raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob); Leviticus 24:5-9 (The bread for the tabernacle); John 7:19-24 (Circumcision and healing on the sabbath)
June 3Deuteronomy 5:12-15 (Sabbath commandments); Psalm 81:1-10 (Raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob); 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 (Treasure in clay jars); Mark 2:23—3:6 (Doing the work of God on the sabbath)
June 4Psalm 78:1-4, 52-72 (God’s care for the chosen people); Exodus 16:13-26 (Concerning food on the sabbath); Romans 9:19-29 (God’s wrath and mercy)
June 5Psalm 78:1-4, 52-72 (God’s care for the chosen people); Exodus 16:27-36 (Manna and the sabbath); Acts 15:1-5, 22-35 (The church considers Jewish practices)
June 6Psalm 78:1-4, 52-72 (God’s care for the chosen people); 1 Samuel 21:1-6 (David eats the bread of the Presence); John 5:1-18 (Jesus heals on the sabbath)
June 7Psalm 130 (With you there is forgiveness); Isaiah 28:9-13 (The people of God refuse to hear); 1 Peter 4:7-19 (Entrusting ourselves to a faithful Creator)
June 8Psalm 130 (With you there is forgiveness); Deuteronomy 1:34-40 (The innocent enter the good land); 2 Corinthians 5:1-5 (What is mortal is swallowed up in life)
June 9Psalm 130 (With you there is forgiveness); Genesis 2:4b-14 (The tree of knowledge); Luke 8:4-15 (Hearing and living the word of God)
June 10Genesis 3:8-15 (God confronts Adam and Eve); Psalm 130 (With you there is forgiveness); 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1 (Renewed in the inner nature); Mark 3:20-35 (Doing the work of God)
June 11Psalm 74 (God will save us from the enemy); 1 Samuel 16:14-23 (David calms Saul’s evil spirit); Revelation 20:1-6 (The first resurrection)
June 12Psalm 74 (God will save us from the enemy); 1 Kings 18:17-40 (Elijah destroys the evil prophets); Revelation 20:7-15 (Satan’s doom)
June 13Psalm 74 (God will save us from the enemy); Isaiah 26:16—27:1 (God destroys Leviathan); Luke 11:14-28 (Jesus and Beelzebul)
June 14Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 (The righteous are like a cedar of Lebanon); Genesis 3:14-24 (Deprived of the tree of life); Hebrews 2:5-9 (Christ tastes death for everyone)
June 15Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 (The righteous are like a cedar of Lebanon); 1 Kings 10:26—11:8 (Cedars more numerous than sycamores); Hebrews 11:4-7 (Without faith no one can please God)
June 16Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 (The righteous are like a cedar of Lebanon); 2 Kings 14:1-14 (A thornbush confronts a cedar of Lebanon); Mark 4:1-20 (The parable of the sower)
June 17Ezekiel 17:22-24 (The sign of the cedar); Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 (The righteous are like a cedar of Lebanon); 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17 (In Christ, a new creation); Mark 4:26-34 (The parable of the mustard seed)
June 18Psalm 52 (Like an olive tree in God’s house); Ezekiel 31:1-12 (Evil can be a towering cedar); Galatians 6:11-18 (A new creation is everything)
June 19Psalm 52 (Like an olive tree in God’s house); Jeremiah 21:11-14 (A fire in Judah’s forest); Revelation 21:22—22:5 (The tree of life)
June 20Psalm 52 (Like an olive tree in God’s house); Jeremiah 22:1-9 (The evil will be cut down); Luke 6:43-45 (A tree and its fruit)
June 21Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 (God stilled the storm); Job 29:1-20 (Job makes his defense); Acts 20:1-16 (Paul’s travels)
June 22Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 (God stilled the storm); Job 29:21—30:15 (Job laments his losses); Acts 21:1-16 (Paul is warned about future persecution)
June 23Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 (God stilled the storm); Job 37:1-13 (Elihu extols God’s power); Luke 21:25-28 (The roaring of the sea and the waves)
June 24Job 38:1-11 (The Creator of earth and sea); Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 (God stilled the storm); 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (Paul’s defense of his ministry); Mark 4:35-41 (Christ calming the sea)
June 25Psalm 65 (God silences the seas); Exodus 7:14-24 (God turns the Nile into blood); Acts 27:13-38 (Paul and the storm at sea)
June 26Psalm 65 (God silences the seas); Exodus 9:13-35 (God sends hail); Acts 27:39-44 (Safe arrival on land)
June 27Psalm 65 (God silences the seas); Joshua 10:1-14 (God makes the sun stand still); Mark 6:45-52 (Jesus walks on the water)
June 28Psalm 30 (You have lifted me up); Lamentations 1:16-22 (The Lord is in the right); 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 (Grief leads to repentance)
June 29Psalm 30 (You have lifted me up); Lamentations 2:1-12 (God’s warnings fulfilled); 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 (Encouragement to be generous)
June 30Psalm 30 (You have lifted me up); Lamentations 2:18-22 (Pour out your heart before God); Luke 4:31-37 (The man with an unclean spirit)