I Love to Preach the Story, Cycle A, B, C
Sermon Series Based On Semi-Continuos Old Testament Readings In Cycle A, B, C
Rolf D. Svanoe

Within these three volumes, Svanoe has crafted messages to make preaching during the summer months easier. Each sermon also includes other tools that will help to tie the homily in with other aspects of the worship experience. Parishioners will find the messages that focus on the semi-continuous aspects of the lectionary engaging, educational, and motivating.

Contained within each message in the series:

• a responsive form of the reading that includes congregational participation;
• a brief sermon that often includes a related contemporary (sometime personal) story; and
• a hymn suggestion that supports the reading and the sermon.

Rolf Svanoe’s commentary on the semi-continuous lectionary readings is a most welcome help to preachers! Recognizing the vital role that stories play in our lives, Svanoe guides preachers in bringing the narratives of Old Testament to life so that people can make these stories their own and thereby encounter the God to whom they witness. Biblical insight, narrative acumen, and a deep pastoral heart make this a valuable resource for any preacher who loves to tell the story.
– Dr. David Lose, Senior Pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN, Author of Making Sense Series, Augsburg Fortress

Rolf Svanoe is a retired Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) pastor living in Decorah, Iowa. During his career he served congregations in Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Minnesota. He is a graduate of California Lutheran Bible School and Augustana College. Rolf received his M.Div. degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul. Svanoe enrolled in Luther Seminary's Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Preaching program, where one of his projects became his first book, a Lenten worship series entitled, Bread for the Journey, published by CSS. His other books published by CSS are I Love to Preach the Story, Cycle A, I Love to Preach the Story, Cycle B, Advent and Lent in Narnia, and The Beast In The Pulpit.