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Luke 3:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
I love Luke. The man has style. And he displays that style in narrative after narrative in his Gospel and in his sequel, The Book of Acts. Tradition has it Luke was a doctor. He clearly came mighty close to missing his calling. Thankfully, the Spirit used Luke’s considerable literary powers after all to give…
Luke 1:68-79 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
Someone once said that visits always bring pleasure because even if the arrival of a certain visitor didn’t make you happy, his departure will! The comedic pianist Victor Borge also touched on this topic when he once noted that the mythic figure of Santa Claus has the right idea: you should visit people just once…
Philippians 1:3-11 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
This second Sunday of the month of December seems like an appropriate time to explore Philippians 1:3-11. Its theme of thanksgiving is, after all, consistent with the Thanksgiving holiday that Americans recently celebrated. What’s more, this Sunday is also near the beginning of the Advent season in which we look forward to “the day of…
Malachi 3:1-4 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
A number of years ago I preached a series of sermons on the Minor Prophets entitled “The Gospel in a Minor Key.” Obviously, that was a play on words, but it also reflected the fact that these unusual little prophetic books proclaim the Good News in unexpected, dissonant, almost off-key ways. Our text for this…
Commentary posted on December 3, 2018
Advent 2C Sermon Commentary
The Advent 2C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 3:1-6 from the Lectionary Gospel; Malachai 3:1-4 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Luke 1:68-79 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Philippians 1:3-11 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Psalm: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 122 (Lord’s Day 47)