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Mark 1:14-20 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 3B
If Mark were a Broadway play, then the first 13 verses are like the overture. As we come to verse 14, the curtain is about to go up on the drama and when it does we see . . . Galilee. We’re not in a bigger city like Jerusalem or Sepphoris or Rome. Nope, little…
Psalm 62:5-12 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 3B
Just why the Lectionary begins this short psalm in verse 5 is something of a mystery. First of all, the first verse sounds the leitmotif of this brief poem. Secondly, if you don’t see the context of WHY the psalmist needs to find his rest in God alone—because the psalmist is being attacked and ridiculed…
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 3B
Like most of this Commentary’s readers, I’ve attended a number of weddings. I’ve even officiated at a few. But I can’t remember ever hearing or preaching a wedding message based on this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson. At one level that’s understandable. This short text, after all, doesn’t yield easy interpretations that would fit well into a…
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 3B
If you pay attention to the liturgical year, you know that we are still in the season of Epiphany. At first reading, I wondered what the story of Jonah has to do with Epiphany. Upon further meditation, I saw that it is a revelation of the grace of God in the most unexpected places– at…
Commentary posted on January 18, 2021
Epiphany 3B Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 3B Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Mark 1:14-20 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jonah 3:1-5, 10 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 62:5-12 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 117 (Lord’s Day 45)