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John 6:24-35 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
We’re in week two of our long stretch in John 6 as Jesus introduces himself as the bread of life. This week’s Scripture passage begins in an odd spot. The lectionary skips a couple of verses that talk about how some people noticed that Jesus didn’t travel with the disciples and picks up the story…
Psalm 78:23-29 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
Suppose you heard a story that went something like this: And so that evening the father of these four children decided that he would respond to their hunger and their requests for something yummy to eat by going to Burger King. When the father returned home, he had all their favorites: milkshakes, loads of crispy…
Ephesians 4:1-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
E Pluribus Unum (“out of many, one”) is one of the United States’ oldest mottoes. It originally reflected the diverse American colonies and colonists’ desire to unite into one nation. However, Ephesians 4 implies that E Pluribus Unum might also be one of the Christian church’s mottoes. After all, it reminds its readers that a…
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Sermon Commentary
Proper 13B
But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. Talk about dramatic understatement! The presence of the Lord had been absent throughout the whole chapter of 2 Samuel 11 until the very end. But that’s only on the surface. Most everything David did here was “while no one else was looking,” but we know…
Commentary posted on July 26, 2021
Proper 13B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 13B Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 6:24-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 78:23-29 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Ephesians 4:1-16 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 46 (Lord’s Day 18)