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Mark 9:2-9 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
“This is my Son, whom I love. Look at him. Isn’t this display something! I mean, just get a load of this light show!” That’s what I’d expect God the Father to say. But he doesn’t. Why not? Isn’t it about the light show? We have seen such visual spectacles. They typically happen every year…
Psalm 50:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
At first glance Psalm 50 seems an odd choice for the celebration of Christ’s Transfiguration. This last Sunday of the Epiphany season should be filled with talk of Christ’s glory finally revealed to his followers, as in the Gospel reading for today from Mark 9. The reading from the Epistles sings about the “glory of…
2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
It is Transfiguration Sunday and so naturally the Lectionary gravitates toward passages that talk about light and shining and illumination. On that score, these verses carved out of 2 Corinthians 4 fit the bill. But it’s an open question whether this passage is finally all about that light imagery—it may be more about the nature…
2 Kings 2:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 6B
I once preached on this text during a worship service in which our church installed new leaders whom we call elders and deacons. At the time it seemed like its story of the transition from Elijah to Elisha’s leadership seemed appropriate. Yet the Lectionary ends the Old Testament lesson it appoints for this Sunday with…
Commentary posted on February 5, 2018
Epiphany 6B Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 6B Sermon Starters include commentary 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)