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Psalm 1 Sermon Commentary
Proper 18C
It’s not by accident. It wasn’t editorial happenstance. No one flipped a coin to decide which Hebrew poem to turn into Psalm 1 in this collection. Rather, the Hebrew Psalter is a carefully edited, thoughtfully and intentionally put together collection of poems. The design of the larger book is evident in many ways (for instance,…
Philemon 1:1-21 Sermon Commentary
Proper 18C
A colleague recently told me that he sometimes feels like members of his church think of him as a UPS package that’s all wrapped up and labelled. Ironically, however, those members don’t agree on what his label says. My colleague says they variously think of him as too liberal or conservative, lenient or intolerant, modern…
Luke 14:25-33 Sermon Commentary
Proper 18C
If this scene seems familiar, it is because it is the second time this summer that we have encountered this scene: Jesus among a crowd on the road to Jerusalem, questioning people’s abilities and willingness to be truly committed to discipleship. In fact, throughout our lectionary passages, we have listened in as Jesus specifically tells…
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Proper 18C
The image of a potter at a wheel molding a wet lump of clay into various shapes is both a vivid image and one that most people can picture easily in their minds—it even cuts across multiple cultures seeing as the art of pottery making is quite ancient. Skilled potters are downright amazing in their…
Commentary posted on August 29, 2022
Proper 18C Sermon Commentary
The Proper 18C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for Luke 14:25-33 from the Lectionary Gospel; Jeremiah 18:1-11 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 1 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Philippians 1:1-21 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Psalm: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 114 (Lord’s Day 44)