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2 Samuel 11:26-12:13 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
It’s possible you got to the end of last week’s text deeply dissatisfied. Uriah, for all his integrity, is dead. David, for all his duplicity, has gotten his way. If this were the end, we might despair of justice and righteousness but, as it turns out, last week’s ending was just the cliff-hanger in a…
Ephesians 4:1-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
Controversy about how to faithfully respond to God’s grace continues to roil parts of Christ’s Church. It sometimes seems as if some of Jesus’ 21st century North American friends struggle to find our unity in anything but our Christian ethics. Quite simply, we spend a great deal of time arguing about and dividing over what…
Psalm 78:23-29 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
The seven verses the Lectionary carves out of Psalm 78 for us represents about 10% of this fairly long historical psalm. But as historical overview psalms go, Psalm 78 definitely counts as one of the more downbeat ones among the lot. Although this poem recounts many positive things and events from the history of Israel,…
John 6:24-35 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
Part of five Sundays in John 6, this is the beginning of a three week mini-series about Jesus as the Bread of Heaven so you may want to read through all of the passages before deciding on your preaching direction for this Sunday. The people talking with Jesus this week are some of the same…
Commentary posted on July 29, 2024
Proper 13B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 13B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 6:24-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 78:23-29 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Ephesians 4:1-16 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 46 (Lord’s Day 18)