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Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
Easter in the Western Church can come as early as the third Sunday in March and as late as the last Sunday in April. Falling as it does on April 17 this year, Easter’s late date means an extra-long season after Epiphany and that in turns means getting to some RCL texts we don’t see…
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
Across the spectrum of poems in the Hebrew Psalter are prayers that fit most every occasion and season in life. Laments, petitions, confessions, praise, thanksgiving; songs that fit happy days and songs that fit rotten days; lyric expressions of trust and bitter cries of abandonment and anger. It’s all in there. That’s an important thing…
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
One of the central questions some Christians have about the resurrection is, “Will we recognize each other’s resurrected persons in the new creation?” It echoes this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson’ verse 35 where Paul quotes some people as asking, “With what kind of body will [the dead] come [to life]?” Both questions suggest that Christians sometimes…
Luke 6:27-38 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
Last week, I began the argument that Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain (Luke’s version of the Sermon on the Mount), is an invitation to understanding one’s identity as a disciple based on connection with Jesus. In verses 17-26, Jesus talks about being blessed when we are transformed—and thereby have our life situations transformed—by this connection,…
Commentary posted on February 14, 2022
Epiphany 7C Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 7C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 6:27-38 from the Lectionary Gospel; Genesis 45:3-11, 15 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 107 (Lord’s Day 40)