Complex sentence: Mainline pastors/priests preach sermons that are almost exclusively from the Gospel verses that are assigned by the lectionary; this means that only 7.72% of the Bible ‟ s verses are systematically preached over the lectionary ‟ s 3 year cycle.
Split into simpler sentences: Mainline pastors/priests preach sermons that are almost exclusively from the Gospel verses that are assigned by the lectionary. This means generally that only 7.72% of the Bible ‟ s verses are systematically preached over the lectionary ‟ s 3 year cycle.