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Exodus 3:1-15 Sermon Commentary
Proper 17A
From the banks of the Nile to a parched mountain (the literal translation of Horeb), we find Moses settled into the humble lifestyle of a nomadic shepherd just about as far from Pharaoh’s court as humanly possible. The King James tells us that, as the curtain rises on this scene, Moses is hanging out with…
Matthew 16:21-28 Sermon Commentary
Proper 17A
From the highest of highs in their relationship with one another to a new low point, Peter goes from identifying and worshipping Jesus as the true Messiah to Jesus calling out Peter’s collusion with the devil. Jesus looks right at Peter as he tells to the evil one to shove off and quit trying to…
Romans 12:9-21 Sermon Commentary
Proper 17A
Most Christians find it reasonably easy to love people who love and like us. It can be harder to genuinely love people who don’t like us. It may feel almost impossible to love people who have harmed us or shown they wish to harm us. Yet this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson strongly implies Jesus’ friends’ “sincere”…
Psalm 26:1-8 Sermon Commentary
Proper 17A
Probably it is the Calvinism that is fairly well ingrained into my being that makes me hesitate over parts of Psalm 26. I mean, I just cannot imagine coming before my God in Christ and saying, “I have led a blameless life.” Were I to pray along the lines of saying to God, “I wash…
Commentary posted on August 24, 2026
Proper 17A Sermon Commentary
The Proper 17A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Matthew 16:21-28 from the Lectionary Gospel; Exodus 3:1-15 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 26 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 12:9-21 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 107 (Lord’s Day 40)