Psalm 119:9-16
Lent 5B
[…] delight not only in forgiveness, but also in obedience. A sermon on Psalm 119 would take us in an entirely different direction—not to Good Friday, but to Pentecost. I mean that a sermon on Psalm 119:9-16 would dwell not on sin and forgiveness, but on the obedience guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit […]
Psalm 29
Trinity Sunday B
[…] about the Trinity per se, but it is fitting praise for the work of the Triune God that we have been celebrating at Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost. The divine work of redemption is accomplished, and Psalm 29 invites us to join the heavenly hosts and the Temple crowd in crying, “Glory!” The thunderstorm […]
Psalm 81
Proper 4B
[…] us. We are entering that long stretch of time during which we focus on living out the Good News that we celebrated at Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, and Pentecost. Psalm 81 starts us off by calling us to keep celebrating the mighty acts of God. Don’t let ordinary time become ordinary time. Keep worshipping with […]
Psalm 84
Proper 16B
[…] singular Temple in Jerusalem and what it stood for. Now that we have each become a living, breathing, walking Temple of the Holy Spirit as people of Pentecost, the unique shine of Mount Zion as the sole place of God’s dwelling has become a bit diffuse (though it ought to be no less stunning!). […]
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Epiphany 5C
[…] didn’t experience the confusion that the risen Christ turned to joy on the first Easter. The Holy Spirit didn’t descend on and fill him on the first Pentecost. In fact, Paul initially actually persecuted the Church. He witnessed and, in fact, approved of Stephen’s martyrdom. What’s more, Paul met the risen Christ only as […]
Luke 4:1-13
Lent 1C
[…] for more opportune times to get at even Jesus, we can assume as believers today that we are being stalked no less certainly. True, as people of Pentecost we have a major advantage now in having the Spirit dwelling right within our hearts, giving us a power to resist temptation that is wonderful. But […]
John 20:19-31
Easter 2C
[…] about Jesus’ bearing a grudge. He was not out to settle any old scores but to create a whole new situation. In what some call John’s mini- Pentecost, Jesus breathes on them the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. And like that first breath of life that the Almighty Creator God breathed into Adam’s nostrils […]
Psalm 84:1-7
Proper 25C
[…] the farther from Jerusalem = the farther from God (such that you always prayed toward Jerusalem, albeit sometimes from long distances). There is a sense in which Pentecost democratized the presence of God for us. The New Testament reveals that we are now, each one of us by virtue of having union with Christ, […]
John 17:1-11
Easter 7A
[…] see it. There is a lot going on in this oft-called “High Priestly Prayer” of Jesus in John 17. But on the Sunday between the Ascension and Pentecost when the Lectionary assigns this particular text, we are reminded that although Jesus has gone away physically and is now in session at the right hand […]
Psalm 85:8-13
Proper 14A
[…] itself under the wrath of God again. And then we get to the last sections that are the actual Lectionary selection for this Year A Sunday after Pentecost that may or may not flow smoothly from verse 7. The psalmist pledges to listen to God and seems more upbeat again about the promises of […]
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