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Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
It is an unhappy fact that with very little effort, we could update the language of Psalm 91 to fit our present age (and although the RCL only takes the first and last few verses, this Sermon Commentary will encompass the whole psalm). Talk of a “fowler’s snare” sounds suspiciously like the kind of traps…
Luke 4:1-13 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
Comments, Questions and Observations Couched between our text for this Sunday and the baptism of Jesus (Luke 3.21-22) is Jesus’ genealogy. The words immediately before Jesus entering the wilderness are, “the son of Adam, the son of God.” (3.38) Thus, not only can we read Jesus’ forty days of trials in the wilderness alongside the…
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
This passage is at once lyric and heartbreaking. It’s lyric for all the reasons I will detail below in terms of how handily these verses get at some very core spiritual truths regarding our lives within God’s creation. It’s heartbreaking because you sense that things never quite worked out this way once the people of…
Romans 10:8b-13 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
Comments, Observations, and Questions Some Christians at least imply that grace is what we might call a “Yesbut” phenomenon. “Yes,” they say, “We’re saved by grace alone through faith. But people also need to oppose gay marriage or voting restrictions in order to be truly saved.” Or “Yes, people who confess that Jesus is Lord…
Commentary posted on February 28, 2022
Lent 1C Sermon Commentary
The Lent 1C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 4:1-13 from the Lectionary Gospel; Deuteronomy 26:1-11 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 10:8b-13 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 128 (Lord’s Day 52)