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John 20:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Suffering is the feeling, the fear, the bedrock that fills the space of the story without really ever being its focus. Even when Thomas is touching the wounds in Jesus’s side and hands, suffering is the note played, but not the song sung. Being held captive by fear is most definitely a kind of suffering….
Acts 5:27-32 Sermon Commentary
Note:Reviewing old sermon notes, I realized I last preached this text for my congregation in Washington DC in 2019. Thereis a lot of contextualization having to do with Christians working as civil servants for the United States federal government. I am going to leave that in place since, six years later, it sadly seems all…
Psalm 150 Sermon Commentary
Psalm 150 is the giant exclamation mark that closes out the Book of Psalms. In six swift and short verses the psalmist looks back on the previous 149 songs in the Hebrew Psalter and then as much as says, “Here’s what this whole book has been saying all along.” The psalms—each of them and all…
Revelation 1:4-8 Sermon Commentary
It sometimes seems as if 21st century North American culture has largely omitted formal greetings from its communications. At least some of us have replaced, “Dear Joan (or John),” with something like “Hey.” In fact, in the case of emails, we often skip greetings altogether and simply hurry to what we wish to communicate. I…
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John 20:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Sample Sermon: All Locked Up This week’s gospel commentary is a written sermon that I preached at Calvin CRC: https://cepreaching.org/written-sermons/all-locked-up/
John 20:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Sample Sermon: All Locked Up This week’s gospel commentary is a written sermon that I preached at Calvin CRC: https://cepreaching.org/written-sermons/all-locked-up/
Psalm 150 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2C
Well, Easter is over. The long build up of Lent is a distant memory. The blast of the trumpets, the glad songs of the thronging worshipers, and the scent of the lilies have all faded away. Easter is over. Sigh! Not so fast, says the Revised Common Lectionary. Let’s keep our focus on Easter for…
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The Easter 2C Sermon Commentaries include reflection and illustration ideas for John 20:19-31 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 5:27-32 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 150 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Revelation 1:4b-8 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 22 (Lord’s Day 7)