Recommended Resources on the Web

SERMON PREPARATION Bible Study Spot: a listing of various bible study and sermon resources. http://www.biblestudyspot.com/sermon.html.    Catholic Homilies and Sermons: Various authors, Roman Caholic.  Featuring rich resources for sermon prep, full homily MS posted in advance.  www.homilies.com/ Catholic Lectionary Homilies & Ideas: by Fr. Jim Mazzone, Roman Catholic. Various resources.  Entire homily MS posted by Friday evening.  http://members.aol.com/homilies/ Church of God: Official web site of the Church of God, Cleveland, Tenn.  Sermons, spiritual help, and all about the COG.  http://www.angelfire.com/ms2/crenshawchurchofgod Commentary on the RCL Readings: by Chris Haslam, Anglican Church of Canada, commentary and more.  www.montreal.anglican.org/comment/ Common Reading--lectionary notes by Rev. Anthony Robinson http://www.anthonybrobinson.com/reading.htm Community Church Sermons: by Martin C. Singley - Sermon MS  posted by Saturday. Large archive.   www.tellicochurch.org/sermons.html Crosswise: Iona College, United Church of Canada. Exegeses of lectionary passages and worship resources such as prayers, etc.  www.ionacollege.edu/CrossWise/index.html Desperate Preacher's Site. by Frank Schaefer. An ecumenical lectionary and sermon site that features dialogue to help create sermons for upcoming Lections. Full sermon manuscripts on the RCL are listed ahead of Sundays. www.desperatepreacher.com Fish Hooks For Preaching: by Rick McCracken-Bennett. Inspirational reflection on the upcoming RCL texts. http://users.cham-cor.com/ohcyclist/fishhooks.html From The Pulpit of First UMC: by Rev. Billy Strayhorn, First UMC in Joshua, Texas. Lectionary sermon ms posted by Saturday. http://www.epulpit.net From the Pulpit: by Vince Gerhardy, Australia.  Sermon MS posted by Fridays.  http://home.austarnet.com.au/gerhardy/sermon.html Gathering:  From the Journal "Gathering",  United Church of Canada. Features prayers and more on the RCL http://www.united-church.ca/gathering/home.shtm http://www.ifindsermons.com -- a sermon site search engine. Into Thy Word Ministries: Comprehensive site concerned with teaching the Bible in a simple, clear, concise way with a reformed perspective.  www.intothyword.com      Keeping The Faith in Babylon: is a high quality lectionary based pastoral resource for "Christians in and out of the institutional church" by Barry Robinson of "Fernstone" in Lion's Head, Ontario. www.fernstone.org/ Ken Collin's Website. by Ken Collins.  Scripture-indexed sermons.  http://www.kencollins.com/zindex.htm Grace UMC's Sunday's Sermon: by Rev. Alex Stevenson, United Methodist. Sermon manuscripts and more.  Readily available archived sermons.   http://www.geocities.com/alexstevenson.geo/ Lectionary At Lunch: Concordia Seminary.  Hear (not just read) the lectionary passages on this site.  www.csl.edu/Lection.htm Lectionary Bible Study: Order quarterly study booklets for adults and teens.  Ministry by Elizabeth C. Chapman.  www.lectionarybiblestudy.org Lectionary Resources by Bill Loader: by Prof Bill Loder, Murdoch University, AU. Reflection and Exegesis. www.staff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/lectionaryindex.html Lift Up Your Hearts. by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada. Various helpful worship resources.  www.worship.ca Liturgies Online: by Rev. Dr Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.  Ecumenical site featuring complete liturgies based on the RCL. www.liturgiesonline.com.au/ Meeting Christ in The Liturgy: The Word on The Web. by  Father Cusick, Roman Catholic.  Gopsel reflections on the   RCL (RC version). www.christusrex.org/www1/mcitl/       OZ Sermon Illustrations a site featuring free sermon illustrations with hundreds of high quality stories by Rev. Scott Higgins, a baptist pastor in Newcastle, Australia. http://www.ozsermonillustrations.com. Pastor Holwick's Illustrations. Rev. Holwick. Hundreds of sermon illustrations in various formats. http://holwick.com/illust.html Pastor John's Sermons: by Rev. John Pavelko, Presbyterian Church. Lectionary sermon ms posted in advance http://www.crossroadspc.org/thebarrel/index.htm Preachers Exchange: Reflections On Next Week's Scripture. by Fr. Jude Siciliano, roman Catholic.Resources and sermons based on the RCL (Cath. version) in English and Spanish.  www.televar.com/~jhp/sermons.html Preaching The Lectionary: The McGregor Page. by Rev. Roland McGregor, United Methodist. Commentary, sermon manuscripts and more posted in advance. www.webspawner.com/users/mcgregorpage/ RCL Sermons by Peter Blackburn. http://peterjblackburn.com/sermons/rcl.htm  Sermon manuscripts based on the RCL posted in advance (one or two). Archived sermons by scripture passages:  http://peterjblackburn.com/sermons/index.html Sermon Central. Ecumenical Site. Featuring thousands of sermon manuscripts and sermon outlines. http://www.sermoncentral.com Sermon Ideas 4U. by Rev. Beth Johnston, United Church of Canada. Resources and sermon ms posted by Friday. Sermon Archive. www.angelfire.com/in/preachrcl/sermon.htm Sermon Library.  by Rev. David Leininger. Lectionary sermon ms posted by Saturday evening. Archive of sermons.  www.unidial.com/~stpaul/pulpit.html Sermon Seeds: by the United Church of Christ. Resources and sermon ms posted in advance. www.ucc.org/worship/seeds.htm Sermon / Worship Services 2000: The archive and current/advance sermon and worship service page of Rev. Mark Haverland of Polk City United Methodist Church. Posted by Friday night or Saturday noon. www.cinetserv.com/archive20.htm Sermons by Paul J. Fritz. by Dr. Paul J. Fritz.  500 Sermons and sermon outlines. http://www.sermoncentral.com/fritz/fritz.html Sermons and Sermon-Lectionary Resources.   by Richard Fairchild, United Church of Canada.  Entire Sundays service including sermon ms based on the RCL posted in advance.  Christmas and Easter Resources. Extensive listing of ecumentical resources. St. Luke's website.   Rev. Vince Gerhardy, Lutheran Church of Australisa--sermons on the RCL posted in advance. www.ozemail.com.au/~gerhardy/sermon.htm The Pastoral Preaching Web Site. by the Athenaeum of Ohio. An ecumenical site featuring resources, articles, and sermon manuscripts on the RCL in advance. www.mtsm.org/preach.htm The Saving Word Down Under. by Fr Terence McKenna, Anglican Church of Australia. Commentary on the Lectionary via E-Mail.   Anybody can subsribe from the site.  www.netconnect.com.au/~tmckenna The Sermon Barrel. by Ralph Milton, from joinhands.com.  Sermons and much more. http://barrel.joinhands.com      The Journey with Jesus: a weekly essay on the Biblical lectionary by Daniel B. Clendenin. http://www.journeywithjesus.net/ The Text This Week. by Jenee Woodard.  Ecumenical study and history resources on the RCL. www.textweek.com/ Tim Zingale's Sermon Illustrations. by Tim Zingale, Lutheran Church. Illustrations and more on the RCL (Lutheran version).   www.dodgenet.com/~tzingale/SermonIllst.html Weekly Spiritual Reflection. by Fr. Patrick Umberger, St. Bronislava Parish. Questions and reflections on the RCL.  http://frpat.com/weekend.htm Word of God Hour. by Fr. John Mole, Roman Catholic.  RCL readings in light of the feast days. www.wordofgod.ca/ Worship That Works: Selected Sermons.   Ecumenical resources and entire sermon manuscripts based on the RCL. www.dfms.org/worship-that-works/   CHILDREN'S SERMONS AND RESOURCES Childrensermons.com -- www.childrensermons.com Children's Devotions -- www.geocities.com/Heartland/1588/gems.htm Eric Reamer's Illustrated Illusions -- www.illustratedillusions.com/index.htm Kids4Christ -- www.javacasa.com/kids4christ/ Lectionary Puzzles -- www.geocities.com/lectionarypuzzles/ Talks to Children -- www.talks2children.itsforministry.org The Bible's Way to Victory over ADHD and Other Childhood Challenges, Free ebook. Sound answers on preventing and overcoming Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome. -- http://www.audiblox2000.com/onlinebook/index.htm, email: benetta@mweb.co.za   YOUTH MINISTRY RESOURCES Skits For The Sanctuary -- http://bmts.com/~gladwell/standy3.htm Stories, Poems and Thoughts --  www.getfed.com/texts/ Youthpastor.com -- www.youthpastor.com UM Youth-Worker List -- http://gh1.com/um-youth   http://www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com - http://www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com   WORSHIP HymnSite.com -- www.hymnsite.com/lection Sources of Worship -- www.javacasa.com/worship Worship Manual -- ftp://ftp.chem.utoronto.ca/pub/CBase/index.htm   PRAYERS Prof. Bill Loader's Lectionary Resources-- Prayers and Litanies for the upcoming texts prepared by Dr. Loader, New Testament Professor at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/home.html The Book of Common Prayer --  http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/ The Book of Common Prayer -- www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/index.html Liturgies Online -- www.liturgiesonline.com.au/ Liturgy of the Hours - The Divine Office --  www.universalis.com/cgi-bin/display/index.htm Oremus Daily Prayers -- www.oremus.org/ Prayers of The People -- http://members.home.com/oplater/prayer.htm Worship and Preaching -- http://people.enternet.com.au/~beswick/rclresources/ ONLINE BIBLES AND LECTIONARY SCRIPTURE READINGS The Audio Bible -- www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html Blue Letter Bible.  Strongs Lexicon and Concordance  www.khouse.org/blueletter/index.html The World Wide Study Bible -- http://ccel.wheaton.edu/wwsb/ Look Up A Scripture Reading (NIV) Calendar of Christian Historical Biographies -- http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/home.html The Episcopal / Anglican Lectionary --   www.satucket.com/lectionary/ The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass --  http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Lectionary.htm Vanderbilt's The Revised Common Lectionary -- http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/ When Will It Be Read? -- www.satucket.com/lectionary/When_Will_It_Be_Read.htm   SEASONAL RESOURCES The Christmas Web -- www.javacasa.com/christmas/ Christmas -- www.njwebworks.net/christmas Easter -- www.njwebworks.com/easter/   JOURNALS Living Pulpit Journal -- www.pulpit.org/ Preaching Magazine --  www.preaching.com/preaching/index.html Soul Food --United Methodist Reporter -- www.umr.org/UMRweb3.htm The Quarterly Review -- www.quarterlyreview.org Touchstone -- http://mypage.direct.ca/j/jlove/main.html   OTHER RESOURCES Mental Health Ministries -- a site by RSGS that provides resources to help erase the stigma of mental illness in our faith communities. "We strive to be interfaith and one of our main missions is to provide actual tools for faith groups to use." www.MentalHealthMinistries.net   A Journey Home -- Dale Crow's true and inspirational story about reconciliation with his father (great for Father's Day) Chapman Ministries -- http://home.att.net/~chapmanmin Clip Art Sites I Like -- http://members.tripod.com/MGayle/clipart.html Christian Humor Web -- www.javacasa.com/humor Christian Theological Seminary Image Library --  www.cts.edu/FacHomePages/imagelibrary/imagelibrary.htm EcuLaugh -- http://pcusa01.ecunet.org/ecunet/eculaugh Francis of Assissi Site -- www.catchingthespirit.net Hope For Haiti -- www.hopeforhaiti.net JavaCasa Web Resources -- ecumenical news headlines, ecu calendar, Christian resources, and much more --  www.javacasa.com      Pastors Prayer Fellowship in Sonoma County -- We are one church, many congregations united in Christ through prayer growing revival in Sonoma County! -- http://www.churchofsonomacounty.org PowerToChange.com -- www.powertochange.com  MissionTrips.com -- www.missiontrips.com    www.timchristoffersen.net --sermons and photographs of people in Burma (Myanmar) and Vietnam Writings of the Apocrypha -- http://wesley.nnc.edu/noncanon/apocrypha.htm    www.PsycheAndSpirit.com -- an e-magazine featuring clergy care issues    www.suesommer.com  -- Sue Sommer Ministries - when you need a professional, encouraging, praise, and worshipful experience through music and testimony!  www.suesommer.com   DENOMINATIONAL RESOURCES The Official United Methodist Web Site: Information, Resources, Doctrinal Stance, History, Interaction, Job Listings, etc. www.umc.org The EPA Conference Web Site: Information, Resources, Doctrinal Stance, History, Interaction, Job Listings, etc http://www.epaumc.org SAMUEL. United Church of Christ. Acronyn for "Scripture And Mission Electronic Library.  www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/index.html