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John 6:1-21 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12B
Hang on to your hats, preaching partners, because we are beginning a 5-week odyssey in John 6. Granted this is an important chapter but 5 whole weeks of preaching sermons on variations of Jesus’ being the bread of life can be a bit taxing. Having skipped over the Feeding of the 5,000 in last week’s…
Psalm 14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12B
Psalm 14 is not my favorite Psalm; I’ve never preached on it. And it is not a Psalm that occurs over and over in the RCL like Psalm 23. It is easy to see why. It is about as politically incorrect as anything in the Bible. It’s not the sweet political incorrectness of the Gospel,…
Ephesians 3:14-21 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12B
The Bible is inspired. But that does not mean it is always “inspiring” in the typical sense of that word. There are plenty of Bible passages that very nearly repulse the reader: all-out war in the Old Testament where men, women, and children are slaughtered; psalms that delight in smashing babies against rocks. Other Bible…
2 Samuel 11:1-15 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12B
When my family lived in West Germany in the early 70’s, teenagers celebrated New Year’s Eve by lighting firecrackers. Among their favorites were strings of firecrackers that they linked together. One lit fuse would eventually produce a whole string of small explosions. 2 Samuel 11 is a bit reminiscent of those firecrackers. After all, just…
Commentary posted on July 23, 2018
Proper 12B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 12B Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 6:1-21 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Samuel 11:1-15 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 14 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Ephesians 3:14-21 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Psalm: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 125 (Lord’s Day 50)