Home »
Ephesians 1:15-23 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29A
I am physically near-sighted. But I grew up in an era before schools did systematic vision-testing. So neither my parents nor I knew that I was near-sighted until we went to a Detroit Tigers baseball game when I was in the sixth grade. When I told my mom and dad that I couldn’t read its…
Psalm 95:1-7a Sermon Commentary
Proper 29A
This is another one of those lections that stops just short of the place in the psalm where there is a decisive—yet probably important—shift of tone and theme. Yes, the first seven verses of Psalm 95 are a lovely doxological celebration and a call to worship this Creator and Redeemer God for all God is…
Matthew 25:31-46 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29A
These last few weeks of passages have reminded us that asking, “What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16.30) is not the only question that matters. Growing in our understanding of how belief and faith is translated into daily living is just as important. And the question, “What happens when Jesus returns?” is just…
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Sermon Commentary
Proper 29A
A Shepherd In the US context, the day after Thanksgiving begins the Christmas season. But this is one of those years where a fluke of the calendar means the church won’t be celebrating Advent (let alone Christmas) yet. We have one last Sunday in Ordinary Time. Liturgically, the first Sunday of Advent begins a brand…
Commentary posted on November 26, 2023
Proper 29A Sermon Commentary
The Proper 29A Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Matthew 25:31-46 from the Lectionary Gospel; Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 95:1-7a from the Lectionary Psalms; and Ephesians 1:15-23 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 50 (Lord’s Day 19)