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Luke 11:1-13 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12C
The Lord’s Prayer is hands down one of the most famous prayers ever. So how ironic it is to notice that in Luke’s presentation of this prayer, the narrative details are very sparse. Today if we were documenting the first-ever presentation of something that went on to become very famous and momentous, we’d want to…
Psalm 138 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12C
Psalm 138 has features shared by many psalms of praise. There are vows to praise God. There are references to the poet’s motivations for praising God. There is the ardent hope that eventually all the earth and all the kings and peoples of the earth will learn to praise Israel’s God as well. Like most…
Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) Sermon Commentary
Proper 12C
Few phrases seem harder to learn and say than, “Thank you.” After all, few responses mature more slowly than thanksgiving. In fact, gratitude hasn’t yet fully ripened in me, even after nearly more than sixty-one years’ worth of reasons for feeling it. I, after all, naturally assume that I deserve nearly everything I have. So…
Hosea 1:2-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12C
How on earth can you preach this strange and sordid text? Well, ask yourself this question. How do you get someone to stop doing something dangerous when they simply won’t listen to you? The other day my youngest grandson, a daring dynamo of perpetual motion, had entered a goofy phase and was riding one of…
Commentary posted on July 22, 2019
Proper 12C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 12C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 11:1-13 from the Lectionary Gospel; Hosea 1:2-10 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 138 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Colossians 2:6-15,(16-19) from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 119 & 120 (Lord’s Day 45/46)