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Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1A
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” was he thinking about this time in his life? We start Lent each year with an account of how Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness where he was thoroughly tried and tested by the…
Psalm 32 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1A
It was only a few short months ago that the Year C Lectionary assigned most of Psalm 32 as the Psalm Lection. Now here it is again assigned in its entirety for the First Sunday in Lent in the Year A Lectionary. Since I only have just so many insights into Psalm 32—and since some…
Romans 5:12-19 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1A
Most of Jesus’ friends have a mental list of God’s attributes. We generally think of God as being loving and just, gracious and holy, patient and forgiving. But I’m not sure many Christians naturally include in their list of God’s attributes the quality of generosity. This Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson provides a good antidote to that…
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1A
It is one of the more important questions you could ever pose. Perhaps that is also why it is one of the most-asked questions in history: Where does evil come from? As Christians, we perhaps think that surely the answer to this vital inquiry must be somewhere in the Bible. But it’s not there. Everywhere…
Commentary posted on February 20, 2023
Lent 1A Sermon Commentary
The Lent 1A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Matthew 4:1-11 from the Lectionary Gospel; Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 32 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 5:12-19 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 9 (Lord’s Day 4)