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Matthew 28:16-20 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday A
Worship and Doubt. Apparently they have been together from the beginning. As Rev. Leonard Vander Zee pointed out one time in a sermon, the Bible is eminently realistic about such things. Matthew did not sugarcoat this for us, did not try to place shining halos behind each disciple’s head as they all stood on this…
Psalm 8 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday A
Matthew 28, 2 Corinthians 13, and Genesis 1 are the other Trinity Sunday readings in the Year A Lectionary, and they each make a certain amount of Trinitarian sense. The first two passages explicitly mention Father (God), Son, and Holy Spirit. Genesis 1 is a bit more difficult but you can make it work. Although…
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday A
The Revised Common Lectionary’s choice of this Sunday’s particular Epistolary Lesson is rather quirky. Of course, at one level, we get it. On what we’ve designated as Trinity Sunday, this Lesson contains a stirring and lovely benediction that flows from all the members of the Trinity. Yet the choice of this passage from 2 Corinthians…
Genesis 1:1-2:4a Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday A
As we come to the end of the great celebrations of the church year and begin Ordinary Time, the RCL takes a Sunday to focus on the Trinitarian God who has done these great things. The readings from the Gospels and from the Epistles are clearly Trinitarian, the first naming the Triune God in connection…
Commentary posted on June 1, 2020
Trinity Sunday A Sermon Commentary
The Trinity Sunday A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Matthew 28:16-20 from the Lectionary Gospel; Genesis 1:1 – 2:4a from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 8 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Corinthians 13:11-13(14) from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 23 (Lord’s Day 7)