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Matthew 22:1-14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23A
In a seminar on Matthew’s gospel, Tom Long pointed out that in Matthew, it’s never a good thing to be addressed as “friend.” Every time someone is called a friend in Matthew, what follows is not pleasant! Jesus himself was referred to as a “friend” by the religious authorities in Matthew 11 but it was…
Psalm 23 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23A
This is now at least the third time Psalm 23 has popped up in the Year A Lectionary and across also calendar 2020. The first time was during Lent and the second time a couple weeks after Easter. The first time was before we knew the world was going to get turned upside-down due to…
Philippians 4:1-9 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23A
Few of us will be sad to watch the year of our Lord 2020 draw to a close at the end of December. It has been, after all, to say the least, a most stressful year. COVID-19 has wreaked almost unimaginable havoc on countless lives, jobs and institutions. North Americans are struggling with racial injustice…
Exodus 32:1-14 Sermon Commentary
Proper 23A
In this text, Paradise has almost been regained. Oh, yes, Israel is in a dry desert, not a lush garden. But so much of what had been wrong has been put right. Israel has been released from the house of bondage. Their covenant Lord is leading them to the land of milk and honey, providing…
Commentary posted on October 5, 2020
Proper 23A Sermon Commentary
The Proper 23A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Matthew 22:1-14 from the Lectionary Gospel; Exodus 32:1-14 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 23 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Philippians 4:1-9 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: OT lesson: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 97 (part of Lord’s Day 35)