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2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Sermon Commentary
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Paul begins this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson by summoning Timothy to “Continue in [mene en*].” It is a call to persevere, in the paraphrase The Message offers, an invitation to “stick with.” If it were an American country western song, it might sound something like, “Keep on trucking.” Verse 14a’s “But” [de] connects that summons to…
Psalm 121 Sermon Commentary
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The reassurances of Psalm 121 notwithstanding, even most pious Christian parents have a common byword or saying for their children: “Nothing good happens after midnight.” This is the stuff that curfews are made of. Behind it is the belief that when the world grows dark, it grows dangerous. Under the cover of dark, certain things…
Jeremiah 31:27-34 Sermon Commentary
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New Covenant For Christian readers, this Lectionary selection emerges out of Hebrew Scripture as though with giant flashing arrows and neon signs lighting up the name: “JESUS!” Here he is and here is the goal of his ministry laid out neatly before us. This notion of a “new covenant” is laid out and explained in…
Luke 18:1-18 Sermon Commentary
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The way this parable needs to be interpreted is given to us right at the beginning. Luke says that “Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart.” To keep doing something that doesn’t seem to be working—yet—and to not be discouraged to the point of giving up,…
Commentary posted on October 13, 2025
Proper 24C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 24C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 18:1-8 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jeremiah 31:27-34 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 121 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 98 (Lord’s Day 35)