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Luke 6:17-26 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6C
Along with a number of his others disciples, the newly minted inner twelve have come down the mountain with Jesus. The plain where Jesus stops them is full of people: great crowd of disciples, great multitudes from all over. They are all there because of Jesus. The people have come to hear him and be…
1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6C
In 1 Corinthians 15:3 Paul refers to Christ’s death, burial and resurrection as being “of first importance.” Christians generally assume that the primary importance is to our faith that receives God’s grace. But this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson suggests that Christ’s resurrection in particular is also central to our hope for life, including life after death….
Psalm 1 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6C
The Book of Psalms begins with a beatitude. But unlike Jesus’s well-known Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount that begins in Matthew 5, Psalm 1’s beatitude is not for what a person is or for what a person does. Instead, this blessing concerns what a given person does not do. Principally a person is…
Jeremiah 17:5-10 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6C
Tie-In Across Lectionary Texts Sometimes, especially with the Hebrew Scripture text, our best bet is to read it as supplement and complement to the other texts chosen on a given Sunday. This week’s lectionary readings lend themselves that way this week. Across all the lectionary readings this week, with the possible exception of the epistle,…
Commentary posted on February 16, 2025
Epiphany 6C Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 6C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 6:17-26 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jeremiah 17:5-10 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 1 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 5 (Lord’s Day 2)