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2 Samuel 5:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9B
Whose Idea? Something that ties together the two mini-texts within our larger lectionary reading for this week is the idea of Divine-human cooperation. In the first case, we knew long ago (all the way back in 1 Samuel 16) that God had chosen David to serve as the next king of Israel. But Saul (the…
Mark 6:1-13 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9B
There are many reasons to go home, and there are plenty of reasons some of us would rather not. Being fully differentiated, Jesus didn’t have the same baggage as some of us do related to our hometowns, but that doesn’t mean the welcome wagon rolls out for the Son of Man. Nazareth was a small…
Psalm 123 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9B
Recently I did a study tour through the American South with a focus on reckoning with the legacy of slavery in the U.S. Before the trip I had known, of course, about the reality and the tragedy of the slave culture of the South (and a few places more north too). But after eight full…
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 9B
Given the choice between “power” [dynamis]* (9) and “weakness” [astheneia], people naturally choose power. It’s a tendency that’s not easy for even Christians to shake. In fact, I wonder if some of Christ’s Body’s deepest divisions aren’t at least partly rooted in the members of that Body’s desire to cling to the power we have….
Commentary posted on July 1, 2024
Proper 9B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 9B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 6:1-13 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Samuel 5:1-10 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 123 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 30 (Lord’s Day 11)