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Jeremiah 23:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
Just beyond the ending point for this particular Old Testament Year C reading is a rather striking line in Jeremiah 23:7-8. Anyone who grew up hearing the Ten Commandments—as well as other Old Testament passages—read on a fairly regular basis in church or at the dinner table knows that one of the most famous catch-phrases…
Psalm 46 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
It probably counts as something of an irony that for all its soaring comfort in proclaiming the sovereignty of God and God’s rule over all things, Psalm 46 is invoked most often precisely in those times when it is most difficult to believe that a good and loving God is providentially in charge of the…
Luke 23:33-43 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
If you are new to the lectionary cycle, you may have found this week’s gospel passage quite jarring: the crucifixion in November? What is going on? It is the last Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Sunday that comes at the end of the church year, our quasi-New Year’s Eve, and on it our focus is…
Colossians 1:11-20 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
When the people in Colosse originally heard Paul’s letter to them, they knew about the kinds of dominions about which he talks in verse 13. After all, when things went wrong in their day, their contemporaries didn’t generally blame each other. They, instead, blamed powers that their culture understood to be “in charge.” They pointed…
Commentary posted on November 14, 2022
Proper 29C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 29C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 23:33-43 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jeremiah 23:1-6 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 46 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Colossians 1:11-20 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Belgic Confession Article 10