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1 Peter 1:17-23 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
No one has, to my knowledge, ever produced a television series or movie entitled, “Strangers.” We prefer our shows to have titles like, “Friends.” So Peter’s first letter’s repeated references to “strangers” may seem to have no place in either our longings our culture. After all, few people want to be strangers. Most of us…
Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
“And for all who are far off . . .” I guess that’s us. I guess that’s everybody. It was even, at least for a time, Peter and company. After all, the crucifixion accounts make it clear that the disciples watched Jesus die from a distance. It’s the same word as in Acts 2: makran,…
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
Across these past few highly unsettled and unsettling years around the world, Psalm 116 has provided thoughts that are at once inspirational and aspirational. It is inspirational in its witness to God’s faithfulness in hearing our cries of distress from places of disorientation and even death. It is aspirational in that—as in all times of…
Luke 24:13-35 Sermon Commentary
Easter 3A
The Easter season is all about coming to faith and belief, of having the testimonies of one another be heard and trusted, of receiving personal confirmation via experience, and of being reminded that sometimes we ask for more proof than we actually need. Throughout, we see how it takes people different kinds of experiences and…
Commentary posted on April 17, 2023
Easter 3A Sermon Commentary
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)