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John 16:12-15 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
Nowhere in the gospels does Jesus talk as much about the Holy Spirit as here in John 16. Indeed, as Frederick Dale Bruner notes, the Spirit receives, at best, modest treatment and attention in the Synoptic Gospels. But then, that seems to be true of the New Testament generally. It seems that the people who…
Psalm 8 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
The poet of Psalm 8 stared into the night sky and was properly dazzled at what he saw. But to put it mildly, what he did not see was a lot! Had this psalmist been able to spend a scant ten minutes looking through a telescope, he would doubtless have fainted in wonderment. Ancient astronomers…
Romans 5:1-5 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
Trinity Sunday can be one of the most intimidating days on which to proclaim God’s Word. It’s not just that while Christians profess that it’s a biblical truth, the Bible never actually uses the term “Trinity.” It’s not even just that the Trinity is notoriously difficult to even begin to explain. It’s also that if…
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
There are better texts for this Trinity Sunday than these words about wisdom in Proverbs. The New Testament readings from John 16:12-15 and Romans 5:1-5 are much more Trinitarian, since they at least mention Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Of course, you will still have to interpret that three-ness/one-ness language. And, if you are willing…
Commentary posted on June 10, 2019
Trinity Sunday C Sermon Commentary
The Trinity Sunday C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 16:12-15 from the Lectionary Gospel; Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 8 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 5:1-5 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 59 (Lord’s Day 23)