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Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 Sermon Commentary
Proper 6B
It gets repetitive to point out the RCL’s tendency to avert the reader’s eyes from anything smacking of judgment or the destruction of the wicked and of those who pose themselves as enemies of God. But here it is again as we scoop out seven verses from the middle of what is already a somewhat…
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13) 14-17 Sermon Commentary
Proper 6B
Students decorated the back bumpers of cars on the campus of the dispensationalist Christian college near which I grew up with a number of eye-catching bumper stickers. Among the most memorable was “Read the Bible. It will scare the hell out of you.” I’m not sure reading the Bible ever scared anyone away from eternal…
Mark 4:26-34 Sermon Commentary
Proper 6B
Mark chapter 4 has three different parables about seeds. The first parable is the well-known story about the sower who sows his seed in four different kinds of soil (v 1-9). While with his disciples a little later on in the day, Jesus tells his disciples that the sower and the soil story is about…
1 Samuel 15:34 – 16:13 Sermon Commentary
Proper 6B
Comments, Observations and Questions: God’s Regret? This week’s reading begins in an uncomfortable place: with the failure of King Saul — a King appointed by God. And so we are told that God regrets (in some translations, repents from) making Saul king. What are we to make of a God who regrets and/or repents? Folks…
Commentary posted on June 10, 2024
Proper 6B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 6B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 4:26-34 from the Lectionary Gospel; 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 92 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 88 (Lord’s Day 33)