Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for March 2019

March 1Psalm 99 (Worship upon God’s holy hill); Deuteronomy 9:6-14 (Remember your rebellion in the wilderness); Acts 10:1-8 (The vision of Cornelius)
March 2Psalm 99 (Worship upon God’s holy hill); Deuteronomy 9:15-24 (Moses on the blazing mountain); Luke 10:21-24 (Blessed are the eyes that see what you see)
March 3Exodus 34:29-35 (Moses’ face shone); Psalm 99 (Worship upon God’s holy hill); 2 Corinthians 3:12—4:2 (We will be transformed); Luke 9:28-36 [37-43] (Jesus is transfigured on the mountain)
March 4Psalm 35:11-28 (Do not be far from me); Exodus 35:1-29 (Offerings for the tent of meeting); Acts 10:9-23a (Peter’s vision of what God makes clean)
March 5Psalm 35:11-28 (Do not be far from me); Ezekiel 1:1—2:1 (Ezekiel’s vision of the chariot); Acts 10:23b-33 (Cornelius and Peter)
March 6Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 (Return to God); or Isaiah 58:1-12 (The fast that God chooses); Psalm 51:1-17 (Plea for mercy); 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 (Now is the day of salvation); Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (The practice of faith)
March 7Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 (God shall keep you); Exodus 5:10-23 (Israel labors in Egypt); Acts 7:30-34 (Moses, called from the burning bush to the exodus)
March 8Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 (God shall keep you); Exodus 6:1-13 (God promises deliverance); Acts 7:35-42 (The people complain to Moses)
March 9Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 (God shall keep you); Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (For everything a season); John 12:27-36 (Jesus announces his passion)
March 10Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (Saved from Egypt); Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 (God shall keep you); Romans 10:8b-13 (You will be saved); Luke 4:1-13 (The temptation of Jesus)
March 11Psalm 17 (Prayer for protection from evil ones); 1 Chronicles 21:1-17 (Satan tempts David); 1 John 2:1-6 (Obey God’s commandments)
March 12Psalm 17 (Prayer for protection from evil ones); Zechariah 3:1-10 (Satan tempts Joshua); 2 Peter 2:4-21 (Believers who fall into sin)
March 13Psalm 17 (Prayer for protection from evil ones); Job 1:1-22 (Satan tempts Job); Luke 21:34—22:6 (Satan enters Judas)
March 14Psalm 27 (The Lord shall keep me safe); Genesis 13:1-7, 14-18 (Abram begins his pilgrimage); Philippians 3:2-12 (Paul affirms the Abrahamic tradition)
March 15Psalm 27 (The Lord shall keep me safe); Genesis 14:17-24 (Abram is blessed by Melchizedek); Philippians 3:17-20 (Our citizenship is in heaven)
March 16Psalm 27 (The Lord shall keep me safe); Psalm 118:26-29 (A pilgrimage song of praise); Matthew 23:37-39 (Jesus laments over Jerusalem)
March 17Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 (The covenant with Abram); Psalm 27 (The Lord shall keep me safe); Philippians 3:17—4:1 (Our citizenship is in heaven); Luke 13:31-35 (A hen gathering her brood); or Luke 9:28-36 [37-43] (Jesus is transfigured on the mountain)
March 18Psalm 105:1-15 [16-41] 42 (God’s covenant with Abraham); Exodus 33:1-6 (Abraham’s descendants lament); Romans 4:1-12 (The faith of Abraham)
March 19Psalm 105:1-15 [16-41] 42 (God’s covenant with Abraham); Numbers 14:10b-24 (Moses intercedes for the people); 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (God is faithful)
March 20Psalm 105:1-15 [16-41] 42 (God’s covenant with Abraham); 2 Chronicles 20:1-22 (The king prays for Jerusalem); Luke 13:22-31 (The narrow door)
March 21Psalm 63:1-8 (O God, eagerly I seek you); Daniel 3:19-30 (Servants of God vindicated); Revelation 2:8-11 (Warning to the church in Smyrna)
March 22Psalm 63:1-8 (O God, eagerly I seek you); Daniel 12:1-4 (God sends Michael); Revelation 3:1-6 (Warning to the church in Sardis)
March 23Psalm 63:1-8 (O God, eagerly I seek you); Isaiah 5:1-7 (The song of the vineyard); Luke 6:43-45 (A tree and its fruits)
March 24Isaiah 55:1-9 (Come to the water); Psalm 63:1-8 (O God, eagerly I seek you); 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (Israel, baptized in cloud and seas); Luke 13:1-9 (The parable of the fig tree)
March 25Psalm 39 (My hope is in God); Jeremiah 11:1-17 (Judgment against the olive tree); Romans 2:1-11 (Divine judgment applies to all)
March 26Psalm 39 (My hope is in God); Ezekiel 17:1-10 (Allegory of the vine); Romans 2:12-16 (What the law requires is written on the heart)
March 27Psalm 39 (My hope is in God); Numbers 13:17-27 (The fruit of the promised land); Luke 13:18-21 (Parables of the mustard seed, yeast)
March 28Psalm 32 (Be glad, you righteous); Joshua 4:1-13 (Joshua leads the people across the Jordan); 2 Corinthians 4:16—5:5 (Paul comforts with a promise of glory)
March 29Psalm 32 (Be glad, you righteous); Joshua 4:14-24 (God’s people come through the waters dry-shod); 2 Corinthians 5:6-15 (Walking by faith and not by sight)
March 30Psalm 32 (Be glad, you righteous); Exodus 32:7-14 (Moses begs forgiveness); Luke 15:1-10 (Parables of a lost sheep and a lost coin)
March 31Joshua 5:9-12 (Israel eats bread and grain); Psalm 32 (Be glad, you righteous); 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 (The mystery and ministry of reconciliation); Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (The parable of the forgiving father)