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John 12:1-8 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
Comments, Questions, and Observations Jesus is anointed around the time of Holy Week in each of the gospels, but the details of each account are markedly different. Here in the Gospel of John, it occurs earlier in the timeline, before Jesus enters Jerusalem for Passover. In fact, John’s telling of the event is directly connected…
Philippians 3:4b-13 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
Good gospel preaching, like faithful Christian living, always leans forward rather than backwards. While some Christians long for “the good old days,” this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson expresses the Apostle Paul’s longing for the good coming days. Of course, Philippians 3 says quite a bit about that on what Paul can look back. But the apostle…
Isaiah 43:16-21 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
One thing I always tell my preaching students is never utilize a sermon introduction that exists merely for the sake of grabbing people’s attention but that has precious little—if anything—to do with what follows or with the main thrust of the sermon. So you would never kick off a sermon by saying “Altogether too often…
Psalm 126 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
For a Lenten selection, this psalm is pretty sunny-side up and cheerful. Maybe as Lent is coming to a close, we are supposed to see in this poem the promise of restoration beyond the cross toward which we are journeying this season. This is, after all, one of the “Songs of Ascent” in the Book…
Commentary posted on March 28, 2022
Lent 5C Sermon Commentary
The Lent 5C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 12:1-8 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 43:16-21 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 126 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Philippians 3:4b – 14 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 60 (Lord’s Day 23)