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Lamentations 1:1-6 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22C
Cheery this lection is not. The New Testament sermon starter based on Luke 17 for this week is a bit of a challenging passage and so some preachers might be tempted to swap out this week’s Old Testament reading for the Gospel one but if so, then turning to this downbeat passage might make one…
2 Timothy 1:1-14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22C
Paul’s call to his dear son Timothy to “guard” (14) the gospel is evocative. It’s, what’s more, the title of John Stott’s commentary, to which I owe a lot for this message’s ideas, on the apostle’s second letter to Timothy. So Paul’s call to “guard the gospel” might also serve as a kind of on-ramp…
Psalm 37:1-9 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22C
The Book of Psalms—and sometimes individual poems within it—can be pretty good at the proverbial “talking out of both sides of one’s mouth at the same time.” Taken individually, some psalms paint a very pretty picture of how the righteous always prosper and how the wicked always fail miserably. Then again, other psalms admit that…
Luke 17:5-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 22C
We plop right into a conversation already in progress in verse 5, but as you may already be aware, reading the previous verses isn’t a guarantee that you’ll immediately understand our lectionary selection! If you wish to include the first four verses of chapter 17, it’s fine to do so, since they are seemingly what…
Commentary posted on September 26, 2022
Proper 22C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 22C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 17:5-10 from the Lectionary Gospel; Lamentations 1:1-6 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 37:1-9 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 2 Timothy 1:1-14 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Belgic Confession Article 24