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Mark 1:21-28 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4B
Jesus has called his first disciples and now they have all gone to Capernaum. It’s the sabbath and Jesus takes the opportunity to teach those who gather in the synagogue. Immediately, the people are impressed: this rabbi is different. He speaks and the people can recognize his authority—it felt like a sharp contrast from the…
1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4B
Anyone who has ever tried to cross a Lego- or toy-strewn room in the dark should have received hazardous duty pay. After all, relatively few pains match the discomfort created by stepping on a small toy. So what are such “stumbling blocks’” worst enemy? Any kind of light that leads to awareness and caution. Paul…
Psalm 111 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4B
You have to like the fact that a psalm that claims God has worked to make sure his deeds are remembered is itself written as an acrostic in the original Hebrew precisely as an aid to memorizing the psalm! Beginning each of the 22 lines of this poem with successive letters in the Hebrew alphabet…
Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4B
Judges, Kings, Priests and Prophets – oh my! Up to this point in Deuteronomy, the law has spelled out the role of kings and judges and priests. Each is invested with a distinct kind of institutional authority. However, over time, in the history of Israel and her people, these roles began to take on a…
Commentary posted on January 22, 2024
Epiphany 4B Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 4B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 1:21 28 from the Lectionary Gospel; Deuteronomy 18:15-20 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 111 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 25 (Lord’s Day 8)