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John 20:1-18 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day A
Perhaps you have heard, or even led, the same prayer as me before preaching: it’s something along the lines of, “Lord, give us eyes to see, ears to hear, hearts and minds to understand, and hands and feet willing to go and do what we hear from you in the Word today.” These petitions are…
Acts 10:34-43 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day A
“He was not seen by all the people.” I’ll say. This is what Peter tells Cornelius in Acts 10 as he sums up the story arc of Jesus’ life, including the world-altering fact of his having been raised from the dead. Jesus was raised again! He arose!! But . . . by way of a…
Colossians 3:1-4 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day A
This Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson challenges and stretches Christians’ understanding of Easter’s ongoing importance. Christians profess that approximately two thousand years ago, God the Father didn’t let God the Son stay dead. God raised Jesus from the dead (1). Jesus’ friends also understand at least some of the future implications of Jesus’ resurrection. Because God refused…
Psalm 118:1, 2, 14-24 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day A
What every preacher needs on Easter Sunday is an angle. Everyone already knows the story, so it is hard to astonish people as the women astonished the disciples with the news of an empty tomb on that first Easter morning. To help people experience that primitive astonishment and the kind of joyful thanksgiving to which…
Commentary posted on April 3, 2023
Easter Day A Sermon Commentary
The Easter Day A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 20:1-18 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 10:34-43 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Colossians 3:1-4 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 45 (Lord’s Day 17)