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John 20:19-31 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
Locked inside because of fear. Sound familiar to anyone? Well, alas, yes it does just now. We will loop back to this COVID-19 related thought below but first let’s look at the disciple at the center of this post-Easter story. Poor Thomas. He is the classic example of the old saying, “Make just one little…
Psalm 16 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
Probably we misread Psalm 16, or at least its most famous verses about how our bodies will rest secure. We have all been to our share of funerals that lift out verses 9-11 and put a resurrection spin on them. And maybe as Christians exegeting the Old Testament there is something right about that. All…
1 Peter 1:3-9 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
When my wife and I drew up our first will after our oldest son was born, we didn’t have many material assets. So our will mostly addressed who would care for our children if we predeceased them. We later revised our will to include instructions about who will inherit what when we die. Yet, candidly,…
Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Sermon Commentary
Easter 2A
For those who follow the RCL, Easter is not just a one off event. The RCL devotes 7 Sundays to the Easter season, so that the church has ample opportunity to reflect on the most earthshaking event in history. As a relative newcomer to the Lectionary, I think that is a superb idea. But it…
Commentary posted on April 13, 2020
Easter 2A Sermon Commentary
The Easter 2A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 20:19-31 from the Lectionary Gospel; Acts 2:14a, 22-32 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 16 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Peter 1:3-9 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Gospel: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 83 (Lord’s Day 31)