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1 Peter 2:19-25 Sermon Commentary
Easter 4A
God has graciously called God’s dearly beloved people out of spiritual darkness and into the light of God glorious salvation. God has also called God’s adopted children to be God’s elect, God’s chosen people and heirs of God’s riches blessings. However, in this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson, Peter describes another high calling from God. God has…
Acts 2:42-47 Sermon Commentary
Easter 4A
Every once in a while when surveying the sometimes messy, untidy nature of church life, someone will say to me “If only the church today could be more like the Early Church in Acts.” My typical, semi-cheeky retort to this is usually, “Have you read The Book of Acts? We already are like the church…
Psalm 23 Sermon Commentary
Easter 4A
It’s not quite true but sometimes it feels like Psalm 23 pops up in the Lectionary every couple weeks. In fact, this psalm really was assigned just a few weeks ago during Lent. Psalm 23 pops up at least once—and usually twice—inside any given calendar across Years A, B, and C of the Lectionary. And…
John 10:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Easter 4A
Each year on the fourth Sunday after Easter, the lectionary brings us to a passage that relates to the Good Shepherd narrative. Notice, though, that in our passage this week, the I AM statement that Jesus focuses on in verses 7-10 are about being the door, or gate, depending on your translation. (I’ll be using…
Commentary posted on April 24, 2023
Easter 4A Sermon Commentary
The Easter 4A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 10:1-10 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 2:42-47 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 23 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Peter 2:19-25 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 123 (Lord’s Day 48)