Home »
Psalm 81:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4B
Psalm 81 is God’s cri du coeur, the cry of the heart. When we think of God’s heart, we mostly think of its purity or power. There is a long tradition in what is now mainly the Roman Catholic tradition of the “sacred heart.” If you have ever been to Paris, you perhaps visited the…
2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4B
God graced my father with a long and fruitful career as a professor of Germanic Languages. He was widely respected and appreciated by his students and colleagues. However, his teaching style was quite understated. My dad seldom raised his voice or made demonstrative gestures while he was lecturing. I sometimes wonder if that was the…
1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) Sermon Commentary
Proper 4B
Illustration It is a strange trick of the lectionary that we are back to 1 Samuel 3 for the season of Pentecost even though we just engaged it during the season of Epiphany — there are several archived sermon commentaries you can access for the text. For the purpose of this week, though, I want…
Mark 2:23-3:6 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4B
Comments, Questions, and Observations These two Sabbath stories are far from unique in the gospels; time and time again, Jesus upends the rules established for right observance. Each time he does so, he is embodying what he said in Matthew 5.17-20: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets;…
Commentary posted on May 27, 2024
Proper 4B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 4B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 2:33 -3:6 from the Lectionary Gospel; 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 81:1-10 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 92 (Lord’s Day 34)