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Luke 2:41-52 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1C
The movie Home Alone could probably have worked as slapstick comedy no matter what time of the year the story was set in. But as it stands, the story takes place at Christmastime when a frantic family jets off to Paris for Christmas only to discover too late that they had left their youngest child…
Psalm 148 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1C
We have but one Sunday after Christmas this year as Epiphany proper is already next week on January 6. So the Lectionary decided to let loose with all the post-Christmas praise it could muster by choosing Psalm 148. Talk about relentless! This Psalm is one long string of the imperative hallelu yah or “Praise Yahweh,”…
Colossians 3:12-17 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1C
Some people who proclaim Colossians 3 this week are old enough to remember a kind of worship battle that largely preceded today’s battles over music. Some of those battles were fought over appropriate clothing for wearing to worship. During the 1960’s and 70’s my dad always wore a suit and tie and my mom wore…
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Sermon Commentary
Christmas 1C
You will be quickly forgiven if, upon first reading, you decide not to preach on this little snippet of Scripture. How can you build a helpful Gospel centered sermon on this gerrymandered bit of fluff? Why in the world would the RCL land here for this first Sunday after Christmas? I mean, the first Sunday…
Commentary posted on December 24, 2018
Christmas 1C Sermon Commentary
The Christmas 1C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 2:41-52 from the Lectionary Gospel; 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 148 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Colossians 3:12-17 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 103 (Lord’s Day 38)