March Readings

March 7 – Readings and Psalm

• Exodus 20:1-17
  The commandments are given at Sinai
• Psalm 19
  The commandment of the Lord gives light to the eyes. (Ps. 19:8)
• 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
  Christ crucified, the wisdom of God
• John 2:13-22
  The cleansing of the temple

March 14 – Readings and Psalm

• Numbers 21:4-9
  The lifting up of the serpent
• Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
  You deliver your people from their distress. (Ps. 107:19)
• Ephesians 2:1-10
  Saved by grace through faith for good works
• John 3:14-21
  The lifting up of the Son of Man

March 21 – Readings and Psalms

• Jeremiah 31:31-34
  A new covenant written on the heart
• Psalm 51:1-12
  Create in me a clean heart, O God. (Ps. 51:10)
• Psalm 119:9-16 (alternate)
  I treasure your promise in my heart. (Ps. 119:11)
• Hebrews 5:5-10
  Through suffering Christ becomes the source of salvation
• John 12:20-33
  The grain of wheat dying in the earth

March 28 – Palm Sunday – Procession with Palms

• Mark 11:1-11
  Jesus enters Jerusalem
• John 12:12-16 (alternate)
  Jesus enters Jerusalem

Readings and Psalm

• Isaiah 50:4-9a
  The servant of the Lord submits to suffering
• Psalm 31:9-16
  Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. (Ps. 31:5)
• Philippians 2:5-11
  Humbled to the point of death on a cross
• Mark 14:1–15:47
  The passion of the Lord
• Mark 15:1-39 [40-47] (alternate)
  The passion of the Lord