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Acts 16:9-15 Sermon Commentary
Easter 6C
Commentary: Not What I Had in Mind I wonder what it was that drew Paul and his companions toward Mysia, Bithynia, etc. Importing modern church planting strategy, one imagines they did market research, they had developed relationships with potential leaders interested in helping them develop a new ministry. Perhaps as they walked the 2-3 weeks…
Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 Sermon Commentary
Easter 6C
At this time of the year in the northern hemisphere light plays an increasingly significant role in creation. The length of our days is expanding, and the length of our nights is shrinking. With that expansion and shrinkage comes a lift in the spirits of the many people for whom darkness can be emotionally difficult….
Psalm 67 Sermon Commentary
Easter 6C
You don’t see it in Bible translations much anymore these days other than in a footnote. But when I was a child, I recall seeing the word Selah pretty often in the Book of Psalms in the Bible version we used at Ada Christian Reformed Church. I don’t recall if I ever asked my parents…
John 14:23-29 Sermon Commentary
Easter 6C
“I do not give to you as the world gives.” – Jesus Our lectionary passage this week is Jesus’s response to a disciples’ question. Jesus has been talking about the coming Holy Spirit and how he will reveal himself to his disciples even though he is no longer with them. And one of them basically…
Commentary posted on May 19, 2025
Easter 6C Sermon Commentary
The Easter 6C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 14:23-29 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 16:9-15 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 67 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 21 (Lord’s Day 7)