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Luke 1:39-45 (46-56) Sermon Commentary
Advent 4C
We like musicals. Back in the day Hollywood turned out a great many films in this genre, though in recent years the movie musical has been pretty well restricted to Disney films like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. A recent exception was the exceptional La La Land that somehow managed to capture the power,…
Psalm 80:1-7 Sermon Commentary
Advent 4C
If you are going to choose a Psalm of Lament for the Fourth Sunday in Advent, you may as well include the most Adventy and hopeful part of the Psalm! But the RCL did not do that, choosing to break off the reading of Psalm 80 already at verse 7. Had they gone on to…
Hebrews 10:5-10 Sermon Commentary
Advent 4C
What on earth is this whole Christmas business about? Why is it worth all the effort so many people put into celebrating it? To answer that, not just the Church but also the world needs to know just why Jesus came to be not only born in Bethlehem, but also to grow up to live,…
Micah 5:2-5a Sermon Commentary
Advent 4C
This is the quintessential Advent text, because it was so clearly fulfilled in the birth of Christ. In Matthew 2: 5, the chief priests and teachers of the law answer Herod’s frantic question about the birthplace of the long promised King of the Jews. “In Bethlehem of Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the…
Commentary posted on December 17, 2018
Advent 4C Sermon Commentary
The Advent 4C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 1:39-45 (46-56) from the Lectionary Gospel; Micah 5:2-5a from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 80:1-7 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Hebrews 10:5-10 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 66 (Lord’s Day 25)