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Luke 24:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Easter Sunday
Comments, Questions and Observations When we begin reading this account it might seem like it is an anonymous group headed to the tomb at dawn—the members of the group aren’t named until all the way in verse 10. But, we know from the close of the previous chapter, as they followed Jesus’ body to his…
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Sermon Commentary
Easter Sunday
Comments, Observations, and Questions Death stinks – both literally and figuratively. While such a reminder may not seem like a particularly popular (or common) way to begin an Easter proclamation, it is the context within which we begin any and every proclamation of Easter’s great news. Even after Jesus rose from the dead, death still…
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Sermon Commentary
Easter Sunday
Comments, Observations, and Questions Call it the little Psalm that could. Call it the Psalm of stealth and surprise. Call it the Psalm that fits the Gospel bill. Why? Because out of all the 150 psalms in the Hebrew Psalter, many people have their favorites but those favorites—most anybody’s “Top 10 Greatest Hits of the…
Acts 10:34-43 Sermon Commentary
Easter Sunday
Comments, Observations, and Questions When you are a devout person who wants nothing more than to serve God, then there are few shocks to the system quite as great as spiritual shocks. Just ask the apostle Peter. He knows all about this kind of thing. Because unlike some of our religious customs and taboos today—the…
Commentary posted on April 11, 2022
Easter Sunday Sermon Commentary
The Easter Day Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 24:1-12 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 10:34-43 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 129 (Lord’s Day 52)