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Luke 7:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4C
The deeper you get into this brief story, the better the anonymous (and never-seen) centurion looks. First we hear this Roman higher-up has a sick servant, and just this far into the story you could read that as meaning that this man has a piece of property who is not performing well. To certain upper…
Psalm 96 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4C
There are two very different ways to read this Psalm. If we focus on the Psalmist’s claim that Yahweh is Lord of all nations and the attendant claim that he is far above all the gods of the nations and the in-your-face assertion that, in fact, those gods are nothing but idols, we could call…
Galatians 1:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4C
Good thing the Galatian Christians did not have access to Paul’s other letters. Because if they could read something like what we now call Philippians or Ephesians or almost any of the other dozen letters from Paul we have in the New Testament, surely they would be tempted to sing that song from Sesame Street:…
1 Kings 18:20-21 (22-29), 30-39 Sermon Commentary
Proper 4C
It seems that some 21st century North Americans approach religion the way hungry people graze at a buffet. A little bit of this. A smidgeon of that. A little bit of Christianity. A dollop of Buddhism. A sprinkling of Hinduism. Since God is the God of all truth, people can learn some things from a…
Commentary posted on May 23, 2016
Proper 4C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 4C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 7:1-10 from the Lectionary Gospel; 1 Kings 18: 20-21, (22-29), 30-39 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 96 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Galatians 1:1-12 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Belgic Confession Article 7