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Philippians 3:17-4:1 Sermon Commentary
Lent 2C
In this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson Paul calls his Philippian audience to “join with others in following” his “example” (17). To 21st century ears, however, such an invitation sounds like nails scraping an old-fashioned chalkboard. Its apparent arrogance doesn’t just, after all, hurt our ears. Such a bold call to imitation also no longer fits into…
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Sermon Commentary
Lent 2C
Genesis 15 is full of curiosities and oddments. But right in the middle of this chapter is a verse that went on to exercise an enormous influence on the New Testament. “Abram believed Yahweh and it was credited to him as righteousness.” In Romans and Galatians this one verse became a linch-pin in Paul’s argument…
Psalm 27 Sermon Commentary
Lent 2C
C.S. Lewis said somewhere that when you add it all up and consider it all together, in the end we would all find that our prayer life is also our autobiography. Who we are, where we’ve been, the situations we’ve faced, the fears that nag us, and not a few of the core characteristics of…
Luke 13:31-35 Sermon Commentary
Lent 2C
Jesus is a man on a mission. He is in the region of the Galilee, not yet in Jerusalem for the events of holy week, and we continue our lenten journey by following him towards his suffering death. We don’t really know the motives of the Pharisees as they warn Jesus to get out of…
Commentary posted on March 7, 2022
Lent 2C Sermon Commentary
The Lent 2C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 13:31-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 27 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 95 (Lord’s Day 34)