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Luke 21:25-36 Sermon Commentary
Advent 1C
For Luke “as it was in the beginning” might be a good slogan to encapsulate his Gospel’s conclusion. Because when Luke began, we heard a lot of very dramatic rhetoric as to what the coming of the Messiah would entail. Even the Virgin Mary’s song in Luke 1—the Magnificat—is filled with violent imagery. We read…
Psalm 25:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Advent 1C
When I read Psalm 25, I find myself drawn to its utter realism. If you enter into the rhythms and patterns of these verses, what you will find is probably something akin to your own life. If you are like most people, including most Christian people, then the pattern of your piety is probably something…
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Sermon Commentary
Advent 1C
This first Sunday in the season of Advent liturgically marks the beginning of a season of waiting. Not just of waiting to celebrate Jesus’ first coming. Advent is also the season in which God’s adopted sons and daughters at least try to concentrate on waiting for Jesus’ second coming. We’ve had 2,000 years of practice…
Jeremiah 33:14-16 Sermon Commentary
Advent 1C
Advent begins this year in burned out cities littered with dead bodies and in a devastated countryside where the deer and the antelope do not play (Jeremiah 33:4-5 and 10). After centuries of divine patience with Israel’s blatant covenant breaking, God has finally had it. This dark book of Jeremiah is God’s word of judgment…
Commentary posted on November 26, 2018
Advent 1C Sermon Commentary
The Advent 1C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 21:25-36 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jeremiah 33:14-16 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 25:1-10 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 52 (Lord’s Day 19)