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Mark 3:20-35 Sermon Commentary
Proper 5B
“You can’t see the forest for the trees.” The idea behind this saying is that sometimes we become so wrapped up in one thing that we lose sight of the larger picture. Sometimes this can be humorous. So on a TV show you may see a man who is obsessed with getting his tie knotted…
Psalm 130 Sermon Commentary
Proper 5B
This poem is labeled a “Psalm of Ascent” but it starts as a Psalm of Descent. It is called De Profundis in older Bibles—the Latin for “from the depths.” It is certainly a curious, perhaps an almost stark, way to begin 2021’s Season of Ordinary Time! And yet this psalm fits this time, these past…
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Sermon Commentary
Proper 5B
The COVID-19 global pandemic has taken away more things than we can count. It has robbed countless people of their lives and livelihoods, as well as mental and physical health. But one loss that’s easy to overlook is our loss of funerals and memorial services that are attended by more than about 10-15 people. That…
1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15) Sermon Commentary
Proper 5B
After our celebrations of the mighty acts of God from Advent to Pentecost, the prospect of entering Ordinary Time might seem like a bit of a downer. But the Old Testament readings for the next couple of months plunge us right into the kind of social and political turmoil that characterizes our own time. To…
Commentary posted on May 31, 2021
Proper 5B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 5B Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Mark 3:20-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15) from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 130 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Corinthians 4:13–5:1 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 9 (Lord’s Day 4)