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Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Sermon Commentary
Proper 8C
Our three sons are taller than my relatively tall wife and me. They range in height from about 6’2 to 6’6. So it can be challenging for us to walk with them. When our sons are walking with purpose, they walk far faster than my wife and I do. They, in fact, must often slow…
Luke 9:51-62 Sermon Commentary
Proper 8C
These two discipleship scenarios are an interesting pair. On the one hand, the first scene depicts matters post-decision to follow Jesus. In the other, we have a series of stumbling blocks to saying yes. Going a little deeper than connecting them as discipleship stories, these two scenarios say something about how we are disciples of…
2 Kings 2:1-14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 8C
Illustration: I am a younger sister. My brother is five years older than I, which meant two things: I thought he was the coolest and he got to do a lot of things I wasn’t allowed to do yet. Which means I know what it feels like to get left behind, envious of the great…
Psalm 16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 8C
We have all seen the latter portion of Psalm 16 used at Christian funerals. It gets printed on the memorial folder or the funeral service bulletin. Or we preachers are asked to base our funeral sermon on Psalm 16, especially verses 9-11. And we have occasionally seen verse 9b engraved on headstones at the cemetery. …
Commentary posted on June 23, 2025
Proper 8C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 8C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 9:51-62 from the Lectionary Gospel; 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 16 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Galatians 5:1, 13-25 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 87 (Lord’s Day 32)