Home »
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Sermon Commentary
Pentecost
Let’s stipulate that the primary aim of preaching is not to condemn people or hurl about accusations and judgments. The primary aim of preaching is to proclaim the Good News that just is the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord. Even so, skipping over Psalm 104:35a as the Lectionary apparently would have us essentially do…
Romans 8:14-17 Sermon Commentary
Pentecost
No one should be surprised that the Revised Common Lectionary’s editors included Romans 8:14-17 in their “rotation” of Pentecost Sunday Epistolary Lessons. After all, on this Sunday on which the Church celebrates God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to all of God’s people, it speaks of the Spirit four times. In The Heidelberg Catechism Answer…
Acts 2:1-21/Genesis 11:1-9 Sermon Commentary
Pentecost
The people of the earth have just been through it. The whole of their lives drowned in a flood. Because of their wickedness. And because God is a Holy God, God is not afraid to punish wickedness. But now that God has set the people on dry ground, they are still a little shook. So…
John 14:8-17 (25-27) Sermon Commentary
Pentecost
Though many of us return to Acts 2 for Pentecost, writing these gospel commentaries for the last number of years has made me appreciate the work of the Holy Spirit that much more. I mean, don’t get me wrong, flaming tongues are pretty cool to imagine—and a friend of mine once made a pretty rocking…
Commentary posted on June 8, 2025
Pentecost Sermon Commentary
The Pentecost C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 14:8-17, (25-27) from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 2:1-21 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 8:14-17 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 53 (Lord’s Day 20)