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Matthew 18:21-35 Sermon Commentary
Proper 19A
Matthew 18 reminds us of a core Christian conviction: Forgiveness is something we live, something we embody, every moment. But that only stands to reason. After all, the very foundation on which our identity as Christians is built is nothing less than the death and resurrection of Jesus and the flood of gracious forgiveness which…
Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13 Sermon Commentary
Proper 19A
It is difficult to carve up Psalm 103, though the Lectionary does its best to try doing so anyway. There really is no reason to not preach on the entire Psalm, and that is pretty much the direction my commentary will go as well. What impresses you most of all about this well-known and lyric…
Romans 14:1-12 Sermon Commentary
Proper 19A
Americans live in a “me first” culture that would rather talk about our rights than our responsibilities. We like to sometimes loudly assert our right to privacy, our right to choose, our right to bear arms and even our right to cheer for the New York Yankees. After all, doesn’t Americans’ secular Holy Grail, the…
Exodus 14:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Proper 19A
“Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I’m free at last!” Well, not so fast, children of Israel. You have walked away from your enslavement in Egypt, but your former Master is chasing you down. Once Pharaoh awakened from the midnight horror of losing his oldest son and looked at his situation in…
Commentary posted on September 7, 2020
Proper 19A Sermon Commentary
The Proper 19A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Matthew 18:21-35 from the Lectionary Gospel; Exodus 14:19-31 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 14:1-12 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 126 (Lord’s Day 51)