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Luke 24:13-35 Sermon Commentary
One of the things that makes this story so lovely is that it subtly reminds us that the circle of disciples is much larger than we make a point to remember when we’re reading the gospels. “Now on that same day two of them were going…” These two on the road are from “the eleven…
Acts 2:14, 36-41 Sermon Commentary
Illustration I was, it may surprise some of you to learn, a theatre geek in high school. Of course I loved to be on stage performing for an audience (I know, right? Shocker.) But I also helped with costumes, did some stage managing and student directing. But my favorite part wasn’t the flush of pride,…
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Sermon Commentary
Since I can detect no logical reason for skipping verses 5-11 as the Lectionary would have us to do, it makes sense to preach on the entire psalm as these 19 verses form a seamless whole. But I leave that up to you! In general, as a psalm in Eastertide, one could map this song…
1 Peter 1:17-23 Sermon Commentary
Some biblical phrases are so theologically rich that gospel proclaimers might be tempted to preach entire sermons on them alone. This Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson offers one example of that. In 1 Peter 1:17b the apostle summons his scattered readers to “Live out [anastraphete*] your time [chronon] as foreigners [paroikias] here in reverent fear [phobo].” Preachers…
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Luke 24:13-35 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
After his wife died, C.S. Lewis once wrote that he thought that his grief might be less if he intentionally avoided the places he and his wife Joy had frequented by limiting his travels to only those places where they had never been together. So he switched grocery stores, tried different restaurants, walked only along…
Luke 24:13-35 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
After his wife died, C.S. Lewis once wrote that he thought that his grief might be less if he intentionally avoided the places he and his wife Joy had frequented and so he limited his travels to only those places where they had never been together. He switched grocery stores, tried different restaurants, walked only…
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
Clearly, Psalm 116 was chosen for this Third Sunday of Easter because it is a Psalm of thanksgiving for deliverance from death. It reverses the order of things in ordinary life, where we move from life to death. Here the Psalmist moves from death.to life, like Jesus in his crucifixion and resurrection. Indeed, Jesus could…
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Easter 3A
The Easter 3A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 24:13-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 2:14a, 36-41 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Peter 1:17-23 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 69 (Lord’s Day 26)