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Acts 11:1-18 Sermon Commentary
Easter 5C
Illustration/Worship Idea: To start the sermon this week, consider making a big announcement that, effective immediately, all of people’s beloved traditions and favorite programs are canceled. Worship, Music, small groups, Sunday school, service projects. Every church has their own canon of beloved things. Name them and announce you are canceling them. That’s not how we…
Psalm 148 Sermon Commentary
Easter 5C
Psalm 148 gives us a lot of movement. The first four verses have us moving in a downward direction. We begin in the heights above, in the heavens. Then we move down a rung to see angels and heavenly hosts. Continuing the descent we arrive at the sun, moon, and stars. Finally we get to…
John 13:31-35 Sermon Commentary
Easter 5C
How confusing this all must have been for the disciples. During the supper that they’ve just shared, Jesus has taken on the role of a servant and washed their feet—an act he tells them should be part of what they do for one another (verses 1-17). Then Jesus starts to speak of belonging to him…
Revelation 21:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Easter 5C
When I was in seminary, we studied the appropriate “ologies,” including the theology of the last things. We discussed theories of the when’s and how’s of Christ’s return, as well as the Last Judgment. Yet my professors, fellow students and I spent almost no time talking about the new earth and heaven. Such neglect is,…
Commentary posted on May 12, 2025
Easter 5C Sermon Commentary
The Easter 5C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 13:31-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 11:1-18 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 148 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Revelation 21:1-6 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Belgic Confession Article 37