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Psalm 150 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Whether it’s a Broadway play like Les Miserables or a classic movie like The Sound of Music, most people enjoy a good musical. But have you ever wondered what it is about such productions that appeals to us? After all, musicals are decidedly unlike real life. In The Sound of Music people burst into song…
John 20:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Comments, Questions and Observations Often, the focus of this week’s Easter Lectionary is on Thomas. His “doubt” is rather relatable, and it seems to be what Jesus reflects directly upon when he declares a beatitude about belief. (It really is too bad for Thomas that he wasn’t there that Easter evening with the other disciples….
Revelation 1:4b-8 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Comments, Observations, and Questions Revelation is the Bible’s final book. That may be one reason why many Christians have historically thought of it as largely future-oriented. But the Spirit who inspires its author doesn’t just point John and his readers toward the future. The Spirit also reaches back into the mists of eternity. Revelation isn’t…
Acts 5:27-32 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Oh how I wish the Lectionary had extended this lection to include the words of Gamaliel that follow. Because there this key leader of the Sanhedrin says something that is at once utterly sensible and miraculously prescient. Once Peter makes it clear that they cannot be frightened into silence by the likes of the Sanhedrin,…
Commentary posted on April 18, 2022
Easter 2C Sermon Commentary
The Easter 2C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 20:19-31 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 5:27-32 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 150 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Revelation 1:4-8 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 22 (Lord’s Day 7)