The Vision Lectionary

Created by Tom Bandy of Easum Bandy Associates

 

(suggest using The Message)

 

14 Old Testament Visions

 

Abraham’s Descendants – Genesis 15

I Am Your Shield

 

Jacob’s Ladder to Infinity – Genesis 28:10-22

A Bridge Too Far

 

Jacob Wrestles with God – Genesis 32:22-32

Walking with a Permanent Limp

 

Jacob and the Economics of Strategic Planning – Genesis 41

The Dream Reader

 

Moses and the Ultimate Ambiguities of Risk – Exodus 3

Burning Mystery

 

Israel in the Wilderness – Exodus 13:17-22

Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire

 

Israel’s Guiding Light – Deuteronomy 5:22-6:9

The Right Path

 

Gideon Maximizes the Minority – Judges 6:36-40

The Trusted, Gifted Few

 

Only Elijah is Left – 1 Kings 19:11-22

The Power of Two

 

When People Get the Message – Nehemiah 8:5-12

Joy is Strength

 

Isaiah’s Break with the Establishment – Isaiah 6

Scar Tissue

 

Jeremiah’s Break with the Establishment – Jeremiah 1

Bringing It to a Boil

 

Ezekiel’s Dry Bones Live – Ezekiel 37:1-14

Breathe on the Bones

 

Habakkuk Strengthens the Faint Hearted – Habakkuk 2:1-3

Destiny Awaits

 

14 New Testament Visions

 

The Magi’s Dangerous Trip – Matthew 2

Starry Eyed

 

Jesus Dazzles the Imagination – Matthew 17:1-22

Cross Eyed

 

Only the Sick Understand – Mark 6:30-56

Water on the Brain

 

The Essential Jesus – Luke 1:8-21, 26-45

Yes Sir, That’s My Baby!

 

Disciples on the Road to Emmaus – Luke 21

How to See the Obvious

 

It’s the Re-appearance that Changes Things – John 20:11-29

For Whom Do You Weep?

 

Stephen Sees Red – Acts 7:54-60

Guided Missile

 

Philip on the Road to GazaActs 8:26-40

How to Seize an Opportunity

 

Saul on the Road to DamascusActs 9

How to Become Addiction Free

 

Peter and all the Food Fit to Eat – Acts 10

Every Day’s a Holiday & Every Meal’s a Feast

 

Lydia and the Birth of the First Urban Church – Acts 16

Come on Down!

 

Paul’s Inclusive Vision of Safety – Acts 27:13-44

Stormy Weather

 

The New Jerusalem – Revelation 21

The Gates Are Always Open

 

The Return of Eden – Revelation 22:1-7

The River