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Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
Psalm 37 is a little bit all over the place. The Lectionary would have us skip 27 of this poem’s 40 verses but to preach well on this psalm, we need to at least read through verses 12-38. And if we do so, then we see that Psalm 37 is at once highly realistic and…
Luke 6:27-38 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
From the highs of naming names and giving the high and mighty the what for last week, we come down to the realization of what God’s mercy means for all of us this week. It turns out that those who are blessed are meant to love, do good towards, and bless and pray for those…
Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
It matters how you tell the story. After chapters and chapters of some narrator telling us Joseph’s story, with very few places where Joseph, himself, gives meaning to the unfolding events. After the most recent three chapters where we experience the brothers living out their story until, two weeks ago, Judah finally spilled the whole…
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 7C
The Scriptures’ “perspicuity” is for some Christians a familiar but sometimes misunderstood concept. By it Jesus’ followers basically mean that the Holy Spirit makes clear what God wants to communicate through the Scriptures to God’s people and world. So we sometimes say the Spirit makes perspicuous the Scriptures’ central truths like God’s creation of everything…
Commentary posted on February 17, 2025
Epiphany 7C Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 7C Sermon Commentaries include reflection 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)