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John 17:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7A
Every once in a while someone discovers a recording that until then no one knew existed. Maybe it’s John F. Kennedy on the phone with Nikita Khrushchev. Or it’s some other famous person having a conversation with yet another high profile person. Once the recording comes out, it’s fascinating because now we get to eavesdrop…
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7A
Most of the time when the Psalms start to go on and on about God’s scattering enemies and crushing foes, the Revised Common Lectionary politely has us hopscotch right over such sentiments to focus on the nicer, gentler sentiments of praise and thanksgiving. Most of the time if the Lectionary assigns verses 1-6 and 12-25…
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7A
Eliza Griswold’s The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam chronicles her travels along the 10th parallel. In it she notes that many Muslims and Christians live and work close to each other along that parallel. Peter wouldn’t surprise either Christians or Muslims in those areas when he says, “Your enemy…
Acts 1:6-14 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7A
On this Seventh Sunday of the Easter season, it is fitting that the first reading is about the Ascension of Jesus. There is a real sense in which Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension are two parts of one glorious act; he rose from the dead and he kept rising into heaven. Between the two risings…
Commentary posted on May 18, 2020
Easter 7A Sermon Commentary
The Easter 7A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 17:1-11 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 1: 6-14 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 61 (Lord’s Day 23)