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Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Readings for August 2020

August 1Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 (You open wide your hand); Isaiah 44:1-5 (God’s blessing on Israel); Matthew 7:7-11 (Bread and stones)
August 2Isaiah 55:1-5 (Eat and drink what truly satisfies); Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 (You open wide your hand); Romans 9:1-5 (The glory of God’s people in Israel); Matthew 14:13-21 (Jesus feeds 5000)
August 3Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 (God fed the people with manna); Deuteronomy 8:1-10 (God will feed the people); Romans 1:8-15 (A harvest among the Gentiles)
August 4Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 (God fed the people with manna); Deuteronomy 26:1-15 (A tithe from God’s harvest); Acts 2:37-47 (The believers breaking bread)
August 5Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 (God fed the people with manna); Exodus 16:2-15, 31-35 (God feeds the people manna); Matthew 15:32-39 (Jesus feeds 4000)
August 6Psalm 85:8-13 (I will listen to God); 1 Kings 18:1-16 (God promises relief from drought); Acts 17:10-15 (The good news is shared)
August 7Psalm 85:8-13 (I will listen to God); 1 Kings 18:17-19, 30-40 (God’s flooded altar burns); Acts 18:24-28 (A new disciple preaches)
August 8Psalm 85:8-13 (I will listen to God); 1 Kings 18:41-46 (From drought to heavy rain); Matthew 16:1-4 (The sign of Jonah)
August 91 Kings 19:9-18 (Elijah on Mount Horeb); Psalm 85:8-13 (I will listen to God); Romans 10:5-15 (The word of faith); Matthew 14:22-33 (Jesus walking on the sea)
August 10Psalm 18:1-19 (God saves from the waters); Genesis 7:11—8:5 (God saves Noah from the flood); 2 Peter 2:4-10 (God judges and rescues)
August 11Psalm 18:1-19 (God saves from the waters); Genesis 19:1-29 (God saves Lot); Romans 9:14-29 (God’s wrath, God’s mercy)
August 12Psalm 18:1-19 (God saves from the waters); Job 36:24-33; 37:14-24 (The waters of God’s creation); Matthew 8:23-27 (Jesus stills the storm)
August 13Psalm 67 (Let all the peoples praise God); Isaiah 45:20-25 (All the ends of the earth shall be saved); Revelation 15:1-4 (All nations will worship God)
August 14Psalm 67 (Let all the peoples praise God); Isaiah 63:15-19 (A plea for God’s attention); Acts 14:19-28 (God opens the door to Gentiles)
August 15Psalm 67 (Let all the peoples praise God); Isaiah 56:1-5 (A covenant for all who obey); Matthew 14:34-36 (Jesus heals the sick)
August 16Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 (A house of prayer for all people); Psalm 67 (Let all the peoples praise God); Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 (God’s mercy to all, Jew and Gentile); Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28 (The Canaanite woman’s daughter is healed)
August 17Psalm 87 (Foreigners praise God in Zion); 2 Kings 5:1-14 (The foreigner Naaman is healed); Acts 15:1-21 (The believing Jews accept the Gentiles)
August 18Psalm 87 (Foreigners praise God in Zion); Isaiah 43:8-13 (Let all the nations gather); Romans 11:13-29 (God saves Jews and Gentiles)
August 19Psalm 87 (Foreigners praise God in Zion); Isaiah 66:18-23 (All nations shall come to worship); Matthew 8:1-13 (Jesus heals many people)
August 20Psalm 138 (Your love endures forever); Ezekiel 28:11-19 (Disobedience and the loss of Eden); 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 (When believers disagree)
August 21Psalm 138 (Your love endures forever); Ezekiel 31:15-18 (Israel like the cedars of Lebanon); 2 Corinthians 10:12-18 (Let those who boast, boast in the Lord)
August 22Psalm 138 (Your love endures forever); Ezekiel 36:33-38 (A desolate land becomes like Eden); Matthew 16:5-12 (Bread as a sign of other things)
August 23Isaiah 51:1-6 (God’s enduring salvation); Psalm 138 (Your love endures forever); Romans 12:1-8 (One body in Christ, with gifts that differ); Matthew 16:13-20 (The profession of Peter’s faith)
August 24Psalm 18:1-3, 20-32 (God the rock); 1 Samuel 7:3-13 (Samuel raises the Ebenezer stone); Romans 2:1-11 (The righteous judgment of God)
August 25Psalm 18:1-3, 20-32 (God the rock); Deuteronomy 32:18-20, 28-39 (Praise the rock that is God); Romans 11:33-36 (The riches, wisdom, and knowledge of God)
August 26Psalm 18:1-3, 20-32 (God the rock); Isaiah 28:14-22 (God lays a cornerstone in Zion); Matthew 26:6-13 (A woman anoints Jesus)
August 27Psalm 26:1-8 (Your love is before my eyes); Jeremiah 14:13-18 (Denunciation of lying prophets); Ephesians 5:1-6 (Do not be deceived by empty words)
August 28Psalm 26:1-8 (Your love is before my eyes); Jeremiah 15:1-9 (The consequences of sin); 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12 (Refusal to love the truth)
August 29Psalm 26:1-8 (Your love is before my eyes); Jeremiah 15:10-14 (Jeremiah’s complaint to God); Matthew 8:14-17 (Jesus heals many at Peter’s house)
August 30Jeremiah 15:15-21 (God fortifies the prophet); Psalm 26:1-8 (Your love is before my eyes); Romans 12:9-21 (Live in harmony); Matthew 16:21-28 (The rebuke to Peter)
August 31Psalm 17 (The righteous shall see God); 2 Samuel 11:2-26 (David sins); Revelation 3:1-6 (Wake up to your faithlessness)