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Matthew 2:13-23 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1A
Wasn’t it just Christmas four days ago? Didn’t we all just get to visit the manger again, sing all those wonderful carols, feel aglow in the wash of twinkling lights and glimpses of angels fluttering overhead? But now Matthew, fresh off his exceedingly short birth narrative in chapter 1 and then the Magi story at…
Psalm 148 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1A
The time between Christmas and Epiphany is one of those flex times in the Revised Common Lectionary—sometimes there are two Sundays after Christmas and before January 6 and sometimes just one in case Epiphany falls exactly on the second Sunday after Christmas. So sometimes Psalm 148 is in the Lectionary mix and sometimes it isn’t. …
Hebrews 2:10-18 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1A
Near the beginning of measured time, God created the heavens and the earth. God also created our first parents for fellowship with each other and the Lord, as well as to help care for what God makes. Adam and Eve, however, chose to do the one thing God explicitly asked them not to do. Then…
Isaiah 63:7-9 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1A
The Old Testament reading for this First Sunday after Christmas is a delightful little snippet of poetry commemorating what God has done to save his people. It’s neat and clean and lovely and it fits this liturgical season perfectly. The only problem is that its context is anything but neat and clean and lovely. This…
Commentary posted on December 23, 2019
Christmas 1A Sermon Commentary
The Christmas 1A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Matthew 2:13-23 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 63:7-9 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 148 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Hebrews 2:10-18 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 16 (Lord’s Day 6)