Sunday's Common
Sunday's Common is a resource for Christian leaders working with gospel passages assigned by the Revised Common Lectionary. Episodes of about twenty minutes include a reading of the text, background, commentary, a sermon excerpt, and ideas for children.
Episodes
40 episodes
March 29, 2026: Passion Sunday - Who Killed Jesus?
Please read the passion narratives, especially from Matthew and John, with care, sensitivity, and steadfast commitment to the wellbeing of our Jewish neighbors.
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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14:02
March 29, 2026: Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:1-11)
Jesus and his disciples draw near to Jerusalem, then parade into the city escorted by palm branches and praise.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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19:07
March 22, 2026: Help a Friend Out (John 11:1-45)
Jesus tells Martha, "I am the resurrection and the life," then backs it up by raising her brother Lazarus from the grave.
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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22:39
March 15, 2026: Seen and Unseen (John 9:1-41)
Jesus brings both vision and division, giving sight on a sabbath to a man born blind.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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21:41
March 8, 2026: To Well and Back (John 4:5-42)
Jesus speaks with an astute Samaritan woman about living water and his dumbstruck disciples about an abundant harvest.
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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22:24
March 1, 2026: How Can These Things Be? (John 3:1-17)
Jesus talks with Nicodemus about heavenly things beyond human grasping.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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21:59
February 22, 2026: Testing (Matthew 4:1-11)
The Spirit leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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21:12
February 15, 2026: The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Matthew 17:1-9)
Six days later, six figures meet together in mountaintop glory, but the real story is what is said by an unseen Voice from the cloud.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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21:52
February 8, 2026: Salt-N-Papa (Matthew 5:13-20)
You are salt and light, Jesus tells his hearers, called to flavor and illumine the world with righteousness beyond religion as usual.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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20:28
February 1, 2026: Blessed (Matthew 5:1-12)
Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount with a surprising roster of the blessed.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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22:38
January 25, 2026: Dawn (Matthew 4:12-23)
After John is arrested, Jesus picks up his message and launches his own ministry.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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19:34
January 18, 2026: Look and See (John 1:29-42)
John points out and testifies about the Lamb of God, who begins to attract disciples.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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22:29
January 11, 2026: The Baptism of Our Lord (Matthew 3:13-17)
Amid John's misgivings and heaven's vocal and visual approval, Jesus is baptized.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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20:11
January 4, 2026: Grace Upon Grace (John 1:[1-9]10-18)
John poetically plumbs the depths of what the arrival of human Jesus means for us and for all of creation.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:55
December 28, 2025: Follow That Dream (Matthew 2:13-23)
Angels and dreams choreograph the escape of young Jesus and his family from the familiar threat of a murderous king.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:17
December 21, 2025: He Must Be Dreaming (Matthew 1:18-25)
After planning to make the best of a bad situation, Joseph learns that the "bad situation" is really God's unfathomably good gift of salvation in the works.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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21:43
December 14, 2025: Questions (Matthew 11:2-11)
John and Jesus pose illuminating questions about one another.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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21:34
December 7, 2025: Water and Fire (Matthew 3:1-12)
John the Baptist draws a crowd, then tells them that something--and someone--greater are on the way.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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22:18
November 30, 2025: God Only Knows (Matthew 24:36-44)
Jesus offers a variety of provocative images to describe the sudden coming of the Son of Man.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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19:53
November 23, 2025: Christ the King (Luke 23:33-43)
Crown or clown, mess or Messiah? The Christ on the cross gives us a powerful new vision of what royalty and salvation look like.
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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22:39
November 16, 2025: It's About to Go Down (Luke 21:5-19)
When observers marvel at the temple's large, beautiful stones, Jesus widens the frame with shocking predictions, then pinpoints the focus on small, beautiful lives.
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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20:53
November 9, 2025: One Bride for Seven Brothers (Luke 20:27-38)
Some Sadducees bait Jesus with a question about marriage protocol in the resurrection and receive a loaded answer.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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21:41
November 2, 2025: Wanting to See (Luke 19:1-10)
Zacchaeus has to hurry home to welcome salvation.
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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19:31