Welcome to TLP!

I hope to use The Lectionary Pulpit [TLP] as a platform for the development and dispensing of sermons based upon the Revised Common Lectionary [RCL]. Over the next few years, I will be preparing to re-enter ministry in a mainline denomination. As a matter of discipline, I plan to use TLP to prepare and present sermons based upon the Lectionary.

Although I have been preaching since the age of 11 (31 years now, off and on), I have never followed a Lectionary in sermon preparation. In fact, I only recently became acquainted with the RCL. It has not taken long, however, for me to discern its value and develop a keen respect for the device. 


Most ministers, myself included, have an affinity for certain biblical passages and topics and as such, spend allot of their sermon time covering the same subjects over and over again. This tendency can leave huge portions of scripture untouched, to the detriment of both the minister and the congregations they serve. A lectionary is designed to overcome this weakness and to help ministers present a more balanced portrait of biblical teaching. 

As I practice the use of the Lectionary, the sermons contained here will be fair game. You are more than welcome to take all or part of the material found here and use it in your own setting. I would, however, enjoy reading of how you were able to put it to use. Also, if you have original sermons that you have put together based upon RCL readings, I would love to read them and perhaps post them here at TLP. Just drop me a note with the sermon file and I will post it (with your permission) and give you credit. 


Lastly, I also intend on creating a list of resources that I use in sermon preparation. There are already a number of excellent websites devoted to sermon preparation and as I use them and discover more, I will post them here. My prayer is that God will use this site for his glory! 

Shalom,


C. M. Keel, Sr