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John 2:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 2C
This text is an example of how we can miss important revelation from God if we get too caught up in, for lack of a better term, the humanness of the Gospel narratives. Or, more precisely, maybe it’s more that our cultural baggage and experiences that get us stuck when we read these texts. I…
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 2C
An old cliché suggests that the more things change, the more they stay the same. However, Christians might like to think that the Church is immune to such inertia. After all, among the Reformers’ most cherished claims about the Church is that she is “always reforming.” Yet a comparison of Paul’s first letter to Corinth’s…
Psalm 36:5-10 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 2C
One of my Christmas gifts to my wife was a cookbook on making bread written by Paul Hollywood, one of the judges on the much-loved Great British Baking Show. When I put a picture of the book’s cover on Facebook along with a picture of my wife’s first and fantastic looking loaf, a couple people…
Isaiah 62:1-5 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 2C
These first verses of Isaiah 62 are like a geyser erupting in hopefulness and wild abundance. This is like a prophetic fireworks display with a never-ending grand finale as color and light fills the skies, eliciting a long string of “Ooohs” and “Ahhhs” from those seeing the spectacle. This is one of those passages so…
Commentary posted on January 10, 2022
Epiphany 2C Sermon Commentary
For Epiphany 2C of the Revised Common Lectionary, find ideas and illustrations in sermon commentary for John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10, and 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 55 (Lord’s Day 21)