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Psalm 46 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
Many of us are old enough to remember that whatever preachers around the world and particularly in the United States had planned to preach on for Sunday September 16, 2001, all that changed after that fateful Tuesday now referred to by the shorthand of 9/11. And so very many of us who preach switched to…
Colossians 1:11-20 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
The contrast between the images of the Son of God presented by this Sunday’s Epistolary and Gospel lessons could hardly seem starker. Preachers might find fertile homiletical ground in that space – perhaps especially on this Christ the King Sunday that falls so close to the beginning of the Christmas season. Preachers might follow the…
Luke 23:33-43 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
On this the last Sunday of the year, we remember Christ as the one who reigns, or, Christ the King. In the upside-down kingdom of the gospel of Luke, it seems so fitting for us to be here at the cross of death, even as the hope of Advent is about to begin. At every…
Jeremiah 23:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29C
Commentary: This text thrives on a couple of significant contrasts: negligence vs. diligence and shepherd vs. king. Negligence and Diligence The first image this text offers us is of a shepherd who has become derelict in his responsibilities. Some texts translate the Hebrew to say he destroyed the flock. Robert Alter is content with a…
Commentary posted on November 23, 2025
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