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Mark 10:35-45 Sermon Commentary
Proper 24B
Comments, Questions, and Observations Saying, “Before I ask you something, I want you to promise me that you’ll do whatever I ask,” is almost always a sign that something is amiss. On the positive, the person making the request could have more confidence in the person they are speaking to than that person has in…
Hebrews 5:1-10 Sermon Commentary
Proper 24B
This Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson is so grounded in Jewish theology and praxis that 21st century non-Jewish preachers may find it challenging to preach about in a way that’s faithful to both the text and our own context. However, given the text’s focus on the work of a high priest, preachers might ask if there are…
Psalm 91:9-16 Sermon Commentary
Proper 24B
If you have been reading my sermon commentaries here on the CEP website over the years, then you have no doubt sensed that I hold a very high view of Scripture as God’s Word. I take it more than seriously and I reverently honor its inspired nature and believe it is infallible in all the…
Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Sermon Commentary
Proper 24B
Image: To begin as a kind of summary of where Job has been, we might turn to that sage philosopher in black, Johnny Cash. In his song, I Won’t Back Down, Cash sings: I won’t back down. No, I won’t back down. You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won’t…
Commentary posted on October 14, 2024
Proper 24B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 24B Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Mark 10:35-45 from the Lectionary Gospel; Job 38 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 91:9-16 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Hebrews 5:1-10 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 38 (Lord’s Day 15)