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Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
Relatively few avid readers that I know enjoy surprise endings, especially to books they’ve come to savor. After all, life seems to end all too often in tragedy. Perhaps partly as a result, most readers prefer our literature to end at least hopefully, if not happily. Sometimes, however, books end not surprisingly or hopefully, but…
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…
John 17:20-26 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
Though Jesus prayed this prayer before his crucifixion and resurrection, as part of the season of Easter this passage continues to shape our understanding of the Resurrection New Life that God invites us to live. This is especially true because Christ’s prayer is for his people across time and space—and not just the disciples who…
Acts 16:16-34 Sermon Commentary
Easter 7C
It was certainly an interesting day! In this story we get a little occult, an exorcism, some political intrigue, an earthquake, and in the end the exuberant joy of the gospel! Your average Lord’s day it was not. As Luke narrates it for us in Acts 16, Paul and Silas’ experiences in the city of…
Commentary posted on May 23, 2022
Easter 7C Sermon Commentary
The Easter 7C Sermon Commentaries include reflection 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)