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Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
Jesus came to proclaim the nearness of the kingdom of God, and in Luke 10 he is authorizing a wider band of disciples to go out and do the same thing. He’s not sending them out to be door-to-door salespeople hawking magazine subscriptions or lawncare services. He doesn’t want them to look like moochers or…
Psalm 66:1-9 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
A bit cheeky. A goodly dose of chutzpah. A tad forward. You have to admire the psalmists who on many occasions are not the least bit adverse to ordering the whole world to praise the God of Israel. Make no mistake: all those “Praise the Lord” lines in so many of the psalms are in…
Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
A text whose dominant metaphors including sowing and reaping seems somehow especially appropriate, at least for residents of the northern hemisphere at this time of the year. This month, after all, some “northern” gardeners and farmers are at least beginning to “reap” the cucumbers, chilies, peas, potatoes, onions and other crops they’ve “sown.” Eugene Peterson,…
2 Kings 5:1-14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9C
This story has more interesting characters than a novel by Charles Dickens—stormin’ Naaman, commander of the Syrian army, this brave little girl kidnapped from Israel and enslaved, the clueless King of Israel, the greedy Gehazi, and, of course, the unflappable prophet Elisha. It’s a seemingly straightforward story about a little girl, a muddy river, and…
Commentary posted on July 1, 2019
Proper 9C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 9C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 10:1-11,16-20 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Kings 5:1-14 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 66:1-9 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Galatians 6:(1-6),7-16 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 111 (Lord’s Day 42)