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John 4:5-42 Sermon Commentary
Lent 3A
Last week, we listened in on a philosophical conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus, and here, we see its message lived out in practice. In fact, over the next few weeks of the lectionary, we are going to watch as Jesus reveals himself to people on the margins, experiencing some sort of separation. Against the backdrop…
Exodus 17:1-7 Sermon Commentary
Lent 3A
It’s the kind of thing that could become a family inside joke. Perhaps years before, the family had taken a Spring Break trip somewhere. Except that on this particular trip the weather was disastrously bad the whole week. No outdoor activities were possible. Instead the family got stuck inside a hotel room where arguments over…
Psalm 95 Sermon Commentary
Lent 3A
Growing up in a tradition that had once upon a time been founded on Psalm singing only in church, I sang lots of psalms in my boyhood church even long, long after my Reformed tradition had added also hymns to our standard Psalter Hymnal songbook. Even as a young boy, though, I was struck by…
Romans 5:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Lent 3A
Hope seems to be in far shorter supply than despair in the 21st century. In fact, were someone to post a list of endangered “virtue species,” hope might join Christian unity near or at the top of the list. In fact, divisions among Christians sometimes drains some of some of God’s dearly beloved people’s hope….
Commentary posted on March 6, 2023
Lent 3A Sermon Commentary
The Lent 3A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 4:5-42 from the Lectionary Gospel; Exodus 17:1-7, from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 95 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 5:1-11 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 28 (Lord’s Day 10)