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Mark 9:2-9 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
We transition towards Lent with the Transfiguration. Similar to Matthew and Luke’s account, the Transfiguration event takes place after Jesus prophesies his future suffering. In fact, it’s this suffering speech (in Matthew) that leads Peter to try to rebuke Jesus, and to be subsequently told by Jesus, “Get behind me, Satan!” Though we can’t know…
2 Kings 2:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
On grief and staying the course From the outset of this story, the reader knows what is about to transpire. This is a story about, among other things, the valley of the shadow of death. It’s right there in the first clause of the first verse: “When the Lord was about to take Elijah up…
2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
At one level, Christians recognize the seasonal timeliness of 2 Corinthians 4:3-6. After all, this Sunday marks the transition from Epiphany, with its emphasis on light, to Lent, with its emphasis on darkness. It’s also Transfiguration Sunday, the day on which much of the Church focuses on “the glory of God in face of Christ”…
Psalm 50:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
It is not difficult to see why the Lectionary has us go to Psalm 50 on Transfiguration Sunday in Year B. There is much here about glory and shining and the splendor—very nearly we could term it the terrible splendor—that surround Israel’s God. We are only being asked to look at the first six verses…
Commentary posted on February 5, 2024
Epiphany 6B Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 6B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 9:2 9 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Kings 2:1-12 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 50:1-6 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 115 (Lord’s Day 44)