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Romans 5:1-5 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
Hope is not just the name of my alma mater’s most heated rival. It’s also that without which no image bearer of God can truly live. While their hearts may beat and brains may still function, people who have no hope are, as Lewis Smedes once noted, basically walking dead people. Conversely even if their…
John 16:12-15 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
Even on the best of days, if ever anything counted as information that we “cannot bear,” the nature of the Trinity is one of them. The nature of the three persons and their union will forever be out of our reach, but at least we know that we will have some inklings about it because…
Psalm 8 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
Some years back I was slated to preach a sermon from Hebrews 2 as part of the major annual Worship Symposium we have held for many years at Calvin University and Seminary. The portion of Hebrews 2 I preached on quotes Psalm 8 and applies some of the psalm’s language to Jesus. In particular it…
Proverbs 8 Sermon Commentary
Trinity Sunday C
Worship Idea: The lectionary offers a sermon series for the first month of the season of Pentecost, before it dives into the prophetic texts for most of the summer. These readings help us flesh out the gifts and attributes of the Holy Spirit. You could consider framing up a short series using the Hebrew Scripture…
Commentary posted on June 15, 2025
Trinity Sunday C Sermon Commentary
The Trinity Sunday C Sermon Commentaries include reflection 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)