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Psalm 49:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13C
At times there is a very fine line separating the poems we call Psalms from the biblical literature we call Wisdom such as in the Book of Proverbs. Psalm 49 is a classic example of a definite blurring of that fine line. In fact, Psalm 49 sounds sufficiently like any number of passages in Proverbs…
Hosea 11:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13C
When trying to teach seminary students some techniques for effective Bible reading, Hosea 11 is a chapter I often assign. I ask students to ponder the text and to then make a recording for me of what they would deem to be an effective interpretive reading. I am often floored by how bloodless some such…
Colossians 3:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13C
Few issues roil the 21st century North American church more than those that revolve around human sexuality. North American Christians spend much time arguing about extra-marital sex, same sex attraction and marriage, as well as gender dysphoria. Churches and denominations are dividing, whether formally or informally, around the appropriateness or inappropriateness of various sexual behaviors….
Luke 12:13-21 Sermon Commentary
Proper 13C
Whether it’s Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life, prompts for charitable donations on Giving Tuesday (after the two biggest shopping days of the year), or the persistent sound of the Salvation Army bells ringing at storefronts, Christmas seems to be the season when we think it…
Commentary posted on July 25, 2022
Proper 13C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 13C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 12:13-21 from the Lectionary Gospel; Hosea 11:1-11 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 49:1-12 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Colossians 3:1-11 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 6 (Lord’s Day 3)