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1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4A
A number of years ago The Christian Century invited theologians, pastors and other Christian leaders to attempt to succinctly summarize the gospel. It asked them to proclaim its good news in just seven words, and then expand on their summary in a few sentences. The November 29, 2011 edition of the Century published some of…
Micah 6:1-8 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4A
For some years I co-taught a Bible course on the prophets with one of my colleagues from the Old Testament division at Calvin Seminary. My main task in that course was to talk about how to preach from the Prophets and then to grade a sermon the students write on a passage from Micah. Somewhat…
Matthew 5:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4A
According to Matthew, this isn’t Jesus’s first sermon, but it is the first one that Matthew records. Jesus is in Galilee, preaching, teaching, and healing, and drawing crowds from all over—mostly of the sick and those in need of healing. Imagine the people and their needs that Jesus has encountered—both those who he healed, and…
Psalm 15 Sermon Commentary
Epiphany 4A
In the Gospel sermon commentary for this Year A Sunday we are directed to think of who we are supposed to be as reflected in Jesus’s Beatitudes in Matthew 5. As theologians and biblical commentators have noted for centuries, if we want to know who we are to be like in order to fit inside…
Commentary posted on January 23, 2023
Epiphany 4A Sermon Commentary
The Epiphany 4A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Matthew 5:1-12 from the Lectionary Gospel; Micah 6:1-8 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 15 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 39 (Lord’s Day 15)