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Mark 12:28-34 Sermon Commentary
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Digging into the Text: The first thing I noticed about this text is that this is that while all the other encounters Jesus has with the Scribes and Pharisees, the Jewish leaders, are adversarial, this one is positive. This particular Scribe had been listening to Jesus discuss theology with the Jewish leaders, and he was…
Psalm 146 Sermon Commentary
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Digging Into the Text: Psalm 146 marks the beginning of the last “Book” in the Psalms, four psalms that close the Psalter with a rising chorus of praise. Each one begins and ends with the word Hallellu Jah, “Praise the Lord [Jahweh].” Since the Psalms constantly admonish us to praise the Lord, it may seem…
Hebrews 9:11-14 Sermon Commentary
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This week’s Epistolary Lesson is a bloody one. In fact, it’s so bloody that citizens of the already figuratively blood-soaked 21st century may be uncomfortable with it. Even its preachers and teachers may wonder how to apply Hebrews 9’s truths to a world that’s already in some ways soaked in the blood of war, ethnic…
Ruth 1:1-18 Sermon Commentary
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As we near the end of Ordinary Time the lectionary lessons begin to lean into Advent with a focus on three faithful people, two of them in the genealogy of the Christ. The end of the book of Ruth reminds us that Ruth, against all odds, was part of the family tree of David and,…
Commentary posted on October 29, 2018
Proper 26B Sermon Commentary
The Proper 26B Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Mark 12:28-34 from the Lectionary Gospel; Ruth 1:1-18 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 146 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Hebrews 9:11-14 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 94 (Lord’s Day 34)