The Wartburg Project

Daily Lectionary

April 15, 2027

April 14, 2027 April 16, 2027

These daily readings from the EHV follow the one-year daily lectionary provided in Christian Worship: Hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book, and the Treasury of Daily Prayer. In this lectionary, two readings of 15-25 verses each are provided for each day. Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament are read each year. These readings fit well within the daily offices of Matins, Vespers, or Compline as daily family devotions.

Exodus 38:21-39:8

The Materials
21These are the inventories of the material used for the Dwelling, that is, the Dwelling of the Testimony, as they were recorded by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest, as Moses had commanded. 22Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 23With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamak, from the tribe of Dan, an engraver, a skilled workman, and an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet material and in fine linen.
24All the gold that was used for all the work of the sanctuary project (that is, the gold from the wave offering) was 29 talents and 730 shekels,[] measured by the shekel of the sanctuary. 25The silver received from those who were counted in the census of the community was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, measured by the shekel of the sanctuary. 26The rate was one beka a head (that is, half a shekel a head), measured by the shekel of the sanctuary. One beka was given by each man as he passed over to those who had been counted—a beka each was given by 603,550 men from twenty years old and older. 27The one hundred talents of silver were used for casting the sockets for the sanctuary and the sockets for the veil. One hundred sockets were made from the one hundred talents, a talent per socket.[] 28From the 1,775 shekels, Bezalel made hooks for the posts, overlaid their capitals, and made connectors for them. 29The bronze from the offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels. 30With this he made the sockets for the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grate for it, all the utensils for the altar, 31the sockets around the courtyard, the sockets for the gate of the courtyard, all the stakes for the tent, and all the stakes around the courtyard.
The Vestments
391From the blue, purple, and scarlet material, they made finely woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, and they made the holy garments for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Special Vest
2He[] made the special vest[] from gold and from blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen. 3They beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads so that they could work it into the blue, purple, and scarlet material and into the fine linen, the work of a skilled craftsman.[] 4They made two shoulder straps for the top, one on each side, so that the vest could be fastened together. 5The decorated sash, which is attached to the vest, was made just like it: of gold, of blue, purple, and scarlet material, and of fine woven linen, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6They took two onyx stones and mounted them in gold settings and engraved on them the names of the sons of Israel, like the engraving on signet seals. 7They mounted them on the shoulder straps of the vest as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The Chest Pouch
8Bezalel made a folded pouch, the work of a skillful craftsman. He made it with the same workmanship as the vest. He made it of gold, and of blue, purple, and scarlet material and of fine woven linen.

Luke 8:1-21

Preaching the Gospel
81Soon afterward Jesus was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him 2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; 3Joanna, the wife of Cuza, Herod's household manager; Susanna; and many others who provided support for them[] out of their own possessions.
The Parable of the Sower
(Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20)
4As a large crowd was gathering and people from one town after another were making their way to him, he spoke using a parable. 5“A sower went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the path. It was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it. 6Other seed fell on rocky ground. As soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among thorns. The thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8Other seed fell into good soil. It grew and produced fruit—one hundred times as much as was sown.” As he said these things, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!”
9His disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
10He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest I speak in parables so that ‘even though they see, they may not see, and even though they hear, they may not understand.’[] 11This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12Those along the path are the ones who hear it, but then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts to keep them from believing and being saved. 13Those on the rocky ground are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, but they have no root. So they believe for a while, but then fall away in a time of testing. 14The seeds that fell into the thorns are the ones who hear the word, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of life, so they do not mature. 15And the seeds in the good ground are the ones who hear the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it tightly, and produce fruit as they patiently endure.
16“No one lights a lamp and then hides it under a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand so that those who enter may see the light. 17For nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known and come to light. 18So listen carefully, because whoever has will be given more, and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
(Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35)
19Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd. 20Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”
21But he answered them, “My mother and brothers are those who are hearing and doing the word of God.”