Home »
Luke 12:32-40 Sermon Commentary
Proper 14C
Homiletics Professor Paul Scott Wilson refers to it as “The Tiny Dog.” Specifically he uses as a mnemonic device the phrase “The Tiny Dog Is Now Mine.” TTDINM is meant to help insure sermon unity by asking students/preachers to have One Text, One Theme, One Doctrine, One Image, One Need, and One Mission. The Tiny…
Psalm 33:12-22 Sermon Commentary
Proper 14C
Suppose you are a person who is very leery of civil religion, of the possible idolatry that can come when people equate a given nation with God’s kingdom. Well, in that case, Psalm 33:12a might give you pause, or it might flat out trouble you a bit. “Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh.” …
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 14C
The word “faith” conjures up a variety of images. Twenty-first century Western culture often seems to think of faith as belief that has no objective basis. One of the Merriam Webster Dictionary’s definitions of faith is “firm belief in something for which there is no proof.” From that perspective, one might have faith that, for…
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Sermon Commentary
Proper 14C
Our reading for today is arguably the most important of the Lectionary’s 69 selections from Isaiah, because it summarizes the message of this truly “major” prophet. Verse 1 reveals the author, place and time of this prophecy. Most significantly, it tells us why we should listen to the prophet—what he writes is the “vision” he…
Commentary posted on August 5, 2019
Proper 14C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 14C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 12:32-40 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 33:12-22 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 82 (Lord’s Day 30)