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Malachi 3:1-4 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
Commentary: Advent is most commonly referred to as a season of waiting. But the minor prophets don’t let us off that easy. They rightly point out that there is a world of difference between waiting and preparing.As little kids, we thought the waiting was the hard part. As adults, we’ve learned that waiting around with…
Philippians 1:3-11 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
As was the case last week and is the case throughout Advent, this week’s Revised Common Lectionary Epistolary Lesson seems to pay only minimal attention to that to which many of Jesus’ friends pay so much attention during December. Philippians 1 devotes little attention to Christ’s first and second comings. I previously suggested that this…
Luke 1:68-79 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
We could call it Psalm 151. Because that is what Zechariah’s song sounds like. Not only does it sound like some of the actual 150 psalms in the Hebrew Psalter, it sounds very much like an Old Testament passage even though it is of course in the New Testament (which may be why the Year…
Luke 3:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Advent 2C
Comments, Questions, and Observations With his list of the powerful, Luke establishes us well under the thumb of Roman rule. From Caesar and his representatives in Palestine and the surrounding regions, to the Roman supported high priests, there can be no doubt who is in charge in Jerusalem. The infamous Roman road system was not…
Commentary posted on December 2, 2024
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)