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Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
Commentary: Note: although this Lectionary text takes only a portion of Peter’s sermon, this commentary reaches to both sides a bit to make some general comments on the content of the sermon as well as the kind of people/the nature of the church it intends to birth. Qualities of a Spirit-Filled Sermon What does a…
John 20:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
Those Jesus called “brothers” last week have been told the news about Jesus’s resurrection by Mary Magdalene (v. 18) and they’ve come together, not out of hope or wonder, but John says, out of fear. For all intents and purposes, I think that we are supposed to understand that the disciples are in hiding because…
1 Peter 1:3-9 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
Jesus’ resurrection, as we noted last week, changes everything. It even changes the way people God has raised to life with him see things. The Spirit equips God’s adopted children to, among other things, love and believe in the Jesus whom we can’t yet see with our eyes. By God’s amazing grace, we trust in…
Psalm 16 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
What if we took the middle section of Psalm 16 and grafted it over the story of Jesus from the Gospels? If we did that, what would we see and notice? Consider the following: 5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. Can we read these words and not…
Commentary posted on April 6, 2026
Easter 2A Sermon Commentary
The Easter 2A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 20:19-31 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 2:14a, 22-32 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 16 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Peter 1:3-9 from the Lectionary Epistle.