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Romans 5:1-8 Sermon Commentary
Proper 6A
At the beginning of this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson Paul carries forward the theme with which he ended last Sunday’s Lesson: Jesus’ followers’ “justification” (4:23). In verses 1-2a the apostle writes, “Since we have been justified [dikaiothentes*] through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access [prosagogen]…
Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) Sermon Commentary
Proper 6A
(Commentator’s Note: A lot happens between Genesis 12 and Genesis 21 but we only have 1 Sunday in the Lectionary to tell the whole story. This commentary intends to tell the whole story, with stops in Genesis 18 and 21. Pastoral Need God’s Word has plenty to say about waiting. The letters of Paul and…
Psalm 100 Sermon Commentary
Proper 6A
Recently when the Lectionary featured Psalm 23 as the Year A lection, I took note of the fact that for all its fame as a psalm, the 23rd psalm is actually very short, quite compact. This week we are led to Psalm 100 and it also is among the better-known songs in the Hebrew Psalter. …
Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) Sermon Commentary
Proper 6A
Our passage this week begins with Jesus feeling significant compassion for the crowds surrounding him. He was meeting a lot of them, going with his disciples from city to village and at every turn he encounters need after need. Matthew describes him as continuously proclaiming the good news and curing every disease and every sickness:…
Commentary posted on June 8, 2026
Proper 6A Sermon Commentary
The Proper 6A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) from the Lectionary Gospel; Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 100 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 5:1-8 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 127 (Lord’s Day 52)