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Isaiah 43:16-21 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
But you just said.. This week’s lectionary in Hebrew Scripture is replete with images and metaphors from the history of God’s people. A path through the sea recalls the people’s journey through the Red Sea, away from enslavement into the hope of the Promised Land. The destruction of the chariots and horses recalls that the…
John 12:1-8 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
The little family of Martha, Mary and Lazarus are the prime example of disciples who were not the disciples (the twelve). They are front and center of some of Jesus’s most intimate moments as well as perhaps his most spectacular miracle. And though this scene is one of many positive encounters Jesus has with women,…
Philippians 3:4b-14 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
As I prayerfully contemplated this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson, an old cliché kept coming to mind: “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” So, for example, my wife doesn’t enjoy eating beef liver. I, on the other hand, enjoy consuming a well-prepared liver. While I consider the Detroit Tigers baseball team to be the height of…
Psalm 126 Sermon Commentary
Lent 5C
The first half of this short psalm does not seem to fit the Season of Lent very well. This begins as a psalm of rejoicing and praise, remembering the time the exiles returned from Babylon. Those verses paint an almost delirious picture of happiness, laughter, and people feeling as if their dreams had at long…
Commentary posted on March 31, 2025
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)