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John 17:20-26 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
One of the most creative preachers I know who always manages to approach texts in a very fresh way is Debbie Blue. For this text, she reminds us that biblically “glory doesn’t shine, it bleeds.” You can hear that sermon by clicking here. What does Jesus mean by all his talk here about “glory”? “I…
Psalm 97 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
A few years ago the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship produced a new hymnal based on the Psalms. Its title is “Psalms for All Seasons.” The title is apt because as most of us know, the Hebrew Psalter is a collection of varied prayers that matches life’s many and varied seasons. As C.S. Lewis and…
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
How can we understand Christ’s promise to come “soon” that he makes not once but twice in just this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson’s seven verses? After all, few of our definitions of “soon” would include the two thousand years that have elapsed since he made first it. In Revelation 22 John’s dazzling visions of that coming…
Acts 16:16-34 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
Our reading for today serves as the exclamation point on Dr. Luke’s history of the Gospel’s spread to the ends of the earth. No, we haven’t gotten to that far horizon yet, but Luke has introduced all the major themes and players that will get us there. This story contains all those elements that will…
Commentary posted on May 27, 2019
Easter 7C Sermon Commentary
The Easter 7C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 17:20-26 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 16: 16-34 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 97 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism: Q&A 123 (Lord’s Day 48)