SUGGESTION: Lectionary based preaching resources recommended by https://www.cofchrist.org/worship12-
The Abingdon Preaching Annual and The Abingdon Women’s Preaching Annual, various editors, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, published annually. Includes weekly sermon ideas and illustrations and monthly private devotionals for preachers. Software edition available.
Children’s Sermons for the Revised Common Lectionary, set of three by Philip D. Schroeder, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1997. The author chooses one of the lectionary scriptures each Sunday and prepares a focus moment using the five senses. Year A ISBN 9780687049967, Year B ISBN 9780687018277, Year C ISBN 9780687055777
Choosing Contemporary Music: Seasonal, Topical, Lectionary Indexes, compiled by Terri Bocklund McLean and Rob Glover. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2000. ISBN 9780806638744
Crushed into Glory: Lectionary-Based Dramas for Preaching and Teaching, by Joseph J. Juknialis and James Heimerl. San Jose, California: Resource Publications, 1995. Lectionary-based dramas tying scripture to contemporary life. ISBN 9780893903404
Forbid Them Not—Involving Children in Sunday Worship, set of three by Carolyn C. Brown, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1992–1994. Includes sermon illustrations, children’s worksheets, and creative ways to involve children in worship. Year A ISBN 9780687132553, Year B ISBN 9780687132560, Year C ISBN 9780687132652
Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource, set of three, Cleveland, Ohio: United Church Press, 1994, 1995, 1996. Collections of poetry, readings, and visual arts based on the lectionary. Volume 1 ISBN 9780829809718, Volume 2 ISBN 9780829810332, Volume 3 ISBN 9780829810851
In Touch with the Word, set of four by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart, Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press, 2004–2009. Lectionary-based prayer reflections with suggestions for adults, teenagers, and children for each Sunday. Year A ISBN 9780884898511; Year B ISBN 9780884898535; Year C ISBN 9780884898559; Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter ISBN 9780884898573
Keeping Holy Time, set of three, Douglas E. Wingeier, ed., Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 2001–2003. Scripture study guide for the Revised Common Lectionary with a lesson for each Sunday. Year A ISBN 9780687098279, Year B ISBN 9780687052349, Year C ISBN 9780687079773
Lectionary Story Bible, includes one or two stories from the lectionary for each Sunday of the church year. The books also include a scripture index of the stories included in the collection for non-lectionary settings and uses. This is a companion book to use with Seasons of the Spirit curriculum www.seasonsonline.ca. For ages 3–8. By Ralph Milton, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada: Wood Lake Books, 2009. Order at www.Herald House.org. Year A ISBN 9781551455471; Year B ISBN 9781551455648; Year C ISBN 9781551455761; (set) ISBN 9781551455778
Living with the Lectionary: Preaching through the Revised Common Lectionary by Eugene L. Lowry, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1992, ISBN 9780687179213. Includes suggestions on how to preach using the lectionary.
The Minister’s Annual Manual 2012–2013 available in the United States through Logos Productions, 6160 Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55076; phone 1-800-328-0200; or in Canada from Wood Lake Books, 9590 Jim Bailey Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V4V 1R2; phone 1-800-663-2775. Weekly sermon helps, children’s sermons, and other worship resources. ISBN 9781885361356
The Minister’s Manual, James William Cox and Lee McGlone, eds., Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, published annually. Definitive book of sermons, children’s sermons, sermon helps, and other worship resources. Year 2011 ISBN 9780470587867
The New Handbook of the Christian Year, by Hoyt L. Hickman and others, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1992. Ecumenical look at the Christian calendar and lectionary with resources for special days. ISBN 9780687277605
The Pastor’s Underground Guide to the Revised Common Lectionary, set of three by Shelley Cochran, St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press, 1995–1997. Set of weekly commentaries on all the lectionary passages with an emphasis on what might be missed in more traditional approaches to the lectionary. Year A ISBN 9780827229464, Year B ISBN 9780827229471, Year C ISBN 9780827229488
Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, 12-volume series—four for each year, by Marion Soards and others, Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1992–1994. Discussion of the scriptures with music and worship helps. Software edition available.
Preaching through the Christian Year: A Comprehensive Commentary on the Lectionary, set of three, by Fred B. Craddock and others, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited; 1992–1994. Set of weekly commentaries on all the lectionary passages. Year A ISBN 9781563380549, Year B ISBN 9781563380686, Year C ISBN 9781563381003
Provoking the Gospel of Matthew (Year A); Provoking the Gospel of Mark (Year 
; and Provoking the Gospel of Luke (Year C) by Richard W. Swanson, Cleveland, Ohio: The Pilgrim Press, 2007, 2005, 2006; each with DVD. Includes suggestions for preaching using the Gospels according to the lectionary cycle.
Sharing the Sunday Scriptures with Youth, set of three by Maryann Hakowski, Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press, 2000. Cycle A ISBN 9780884895466, Cycle B ISBN 9780884894100, Cycle C ISBN 9780884894315
Taught by Love, Year A ISBN 9780829812350; Led by Love, Year B ISBN 9780829811247;
Gathered by Love, Year C ISBN 9780829810080; set of three by Lavon Bayler, Cleveland, Ohio: United Church Press, 1998, 1996, 1994.
Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV, set of three by Walter Brueggemann and others (Years A and and Charles B. Cousar and others (Year C), Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1993–1995. Year A ISBN 9780664219277, Year B ISBN 9780664219703, Year C ISBN 9780664220006, CD-ROM complete set ISBN 9780664231934
Touch Holiness: Resources for Worship, Ruth C. Duck and Maren C. Tirabassi, eds., Cleveland, Ohio: The Pilgrim Press, 1990. ISBN 9780829808094
Treasures Old and New: Images in the Lectionary, Gail Ramshaw. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002. ISBN 9780800631895
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."