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Luke 17:11-19 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23C
This is a great text for those of us preaching in Canada since it happens to be Thanksgiving weekend. Of course, it’s a good text for all of us around the world, but the thing that sets this leper apart from the other nine was his act of gratitude. What better theme for the holiday?…
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23C
Pen Pal Jeremiah is a compendium of literary genres, as we have already seen a whiplash of sorts from a kind of poetic prophecy to narrative and now to letter. Those of us who read Hebrew Scripture along with the New Testament may not notice how strange it is to find an epistle embedded in…
Psalm 111 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23C
Psalm 111 was written by somebody who pulled out every stop on the praise organ and then let it rip! In the span of just 10 verses, God is praised up and down, forward and back. God is extolled for the works of God’s hands, for keeping covenant with God’s people, for providing food for…
2 Timothy 2:8-15 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23C
While verse 14 falls near the end of this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson, it’s at least arguably central to it. After all, while translations like the NIV separate it with a paragraph break from the rest of this Lesson, it can be seen as speaking to both what follows and precedes that break that translators have…
Commentary posted on October 6, 2025
Proper 23C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 23C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 17:11-19 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jeremiah 29:1,4-7 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 111 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Timothy 2:8-15 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 2 (Lord’s Day 1)