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Psalm 4 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3B
Psalm 4 isn’t necessarily the cheeriest Hebrew poem to consider during the otherwise joyful season of Eastertide. Though it ends on an up-beat note, it is also a plea, a lament, a rebuke, and a challenge. But maybe we need to encounter such realities in the midst of this Eastertide season just as much as…
Luke 24:36-48 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3B
We have a different version of last week’s text. It is a gift to us because it highlights another aspect of the human condition. Instead of last week’s gripping fear keeping the disciples from action and belief, this week they are confused and trying to reason things out. The results are the same: both situations…
Acts 3:12-19 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3B
They didn’t know what they were doing or — more importantly — who they were doing it to when they handed Jesus over to be killed, disowning him before Pilate and asking for Barrabbas to be released instead. After a gut-punching litany of accusation like that, there’s a small grace, at least, in Peter’s willingness…
1 John 3:1-7 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3B
Several years ago a colleague and I had a conversation about God’s adoption of God’s children. My colleague noted that human adoption is often a sort of mixed blessing. Among other things, it raises questions of identity. Is an adopted person the child of her birth parents or adopted parents? My colleague’s identity was clouded…
Commentary posted on April 8, 2024
Easter 3B Sermon Commentary
The Easter 3B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 24: 36-48 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 3:12-19 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 4 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 John 3:1-7 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 47 (Lord’s Day 18)