Discipleship in the Lectionary - Weekly Commentary
By David R. Lyons
01/06/2019, Witnessing God’s true light
01/13/2019, Baptism of the Lord
01/20/2019, The Wedding at Cana: The Dawning of the Messianic Age
01/27/2019, Jesus’s first public act recorded in Luke was a sermon
03/03/2019, Well, that answers that question!
03/10/2019, Jesus the New Adam withstands temptation
03/17/2019, Jesus laments over…the West?
03/24/2019, A call to repentance
03/31/2019, The prodigal son, the loving father, and the self-righteous older brother
04/07/2019, Contrasting images of discipleship
04/14/2019, Sometimes the only option is to be an ass
04/21/2019, Born from a virgin womb and raised from a virgin tomb
04/28/2019, Do not disbelieve, but believe
05/05/2019, The “Last Breakfast” and the redemption of Peter
05/19/2019, A new take on a familiar commandment?
05/26/2019, There’s no pleasing some people!
06/02/2019, Jesus prays for us
06/09/2019, Happy “Birthday” Church!
06/30/2019, Disciples not consumers
07/07/2019, Practicalities of disciple-making
07/14/2019, Who is my neighbor?
07/21/2019, The changing church
07/28/2019, The Disciple’s Prayer
08/04/2019, The right perspective on life
08/11/2019, Being ready for Christ
08/18/2019, Christ: The Great Divider
08/25/2019, Jesus confronts legalism and tradition
09/01/2019, Privilege and humility
09/08/2019, Instructions on who can be a disciple of Jesus
09/15/2019, The Parable of the Lost Sheep (not the Lost Shepherd)
09/22/2019, The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
09/29/2019, The Rich Man and Lazarus - The Culture of Indifference
10/06/2019, Discipleship - Just Do It!
10/13/2019, Are you a one in ten?
10/27/2019, God, I thank you that I am not like them…
11/03/2019, Going out on a limb
11/10/2019, The clever question
11/24/2019, This is the King of the Jews
12/01/2019, Being in the State of Spiritual Readiness
12/15/2019, Go to the Scriptures and Rejoice!
12/22/2019, The message of Joseph
12/25/2019, Philosophers finally discover the meaning of life
12/29/2019, Slaughtering the innocents
01/05/2020, What will the new decade be known for?
01/12/2020, Blessed are the Cheesemakers!
01/19/2020, The unbroken chain of witnesses
01/26/2020, Not a threat but a promise
02/09/2020, Has much of the church lost its saltiness?
02/16/2020, Called to a higher standard
02/23/2020, Rise and have no fear