Commentary posted on December 25, 2017

Christmas 1B Sermon Commentary

The Christmas 1B Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 2:22-40 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 148 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Galatians 4:4-7 from the Lectionary Epistle.

Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 36 (Lord’s Day 14)

 

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Luke 2:22-40 Sermon Commentary

Christmas 1B

It’s amazing how much detail Luke gives us.  If Luke were a movie, it would have been directed by Cecil B. DeMille with a cast of thousands and long, lingering scenes on most every situation imaginable.  The Gospel of Mark by comparison is like a PowerPoint presentation where the presenter goes way too fast through…

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Psalm 148 Sermon Commentary

Christmas 1B

What a magnificent Psalm for this first Sunday after Christmas!  The middle Psalm in the five Psalm “Hallelujah chorus” that ends the Psalter, Psalm 148 calls on the entire universe to praise Yahweh.  These five Psalms are called the Hallelujah chorus because each one begins and ends with the Hebrew words Hallelu Yah, Praise Yahweh. …

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Galatians 4:4-7 Sermon Commentary

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Whenever a child is born, there is a change in status for various people.  When a first child is born, someone becomes a mother for the first time or a father.  The birth of a child can confer the new status of “grandparent” on someone or perhaps “uncle” or “aunt.”  A new child can turn…

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Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Sermon Commentary

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My wife and I have a friendly but persistent discussion about on what date we should begin singing Christmas carols.  Were it up to her, our home’s halls would start ringing with carols the day after American Thanksgiving.  Were it up to me, we’d begin singing Christmas carols roughly one week before Christmas Day. From…

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