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Psalm 29 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 1C
This is the Sunday to observe things related to the Baptism of Jesus and each of the four assigned Year C readings tie in with baptism. The Acts 8 passage is a little bit of an outlier in that no water is involved but instead baptism is mentioned even as the Holy Spirit gets poured…
Acts 8:14-17 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 1C
While baptism is among the most central practices of the Christian faith, it also remains among Christianity’s most divisive issues. Baptism is one of the two sacraments that Protestant Christians recognize. Yet Jesus’ followers remain deeply divided about especially when and how it should be administered. It’s perhaps disappointing, then, that on this Sunday on…
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 1C
We’re well into the new year now. The decorations have come down, holiday breaks are over, life is getting back to normal and we’re all getting back to it. When it comes to Jesus’s ministry, Luke, it seems, also wants to get on with it: unlike Matthew and Mark and John, Luke puts Jesus’s baptism…
Isaiah 43:1-7 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 1C
Illustration/Image: One of the blockbuster movies from this past holiday season for a movie adaptation of the musical, Wicked, the story of The Wizard of Oz as told by the “wicked” witch of the West. In both the original musical and this latest spin-off, the presence of the Wizard looms large. He is lauded with…
Commentary posted on January 6, 2025
Epiphany 1C Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 1C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 43:1-7 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 29 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Acts 8:14-17 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 31 (Lord’s Day 12)