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Mark 16:1-8 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day B
Suppose a grandfather calls his granddaughter over and says to her, “Sweetie, out on the back porch I have a special surprise for you: a new bike!” Upon hearing this news the little girl will probably quickly run out to see the bike. If so, you might describe her as sprinting away from her grandfather,…
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day B
Psalm 118 is the Lectionary’s default Psalm for Holy Week. It is used in all three years of the cycle for both Palm Sunday and Easter. It is easy to see why. Verses 26-27 are a virtual description of what would happen on Palm Sunday and verses 17-18 fairly shout, “Easter.” Making a connection to…
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day B
OK, lots to say about these verses but to start: What do you mean, Paul, that Jesus appeared post-Easter to 500 people at once? When in the world did THAT pretty big event happen but that is referenced nowhere else in the Bible except in passing right here in 1 Corinthians 15? How did Luke…
Isaiah 25:6-9 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day B
Easter Sunday may not seem like an ideal time to compare God’s kingdom to Isaiah 25’s lavish feast. After all, many of those who proclaim and hear the Old Testament lesson the Lectionary appoints for this Sunday will spend at least some of Easter preparing, eating and cleaning up food. Yet nearly every culture and…
Commentary posted on March 26, 2018
Easter Day B Sermon Commentary
The Easter Day Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Mark 16:1-8 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 25:6-9 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 2 (Lord’s Day 1)