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Luke 4:1-13 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
“He ate nothing during those days and at the end of them, he was hungry.” Luke 4:2 I’ll say. This curious line in verse 2 is easy to glide past en route to the real drama to come once the devil shows up to woo Jesus to his side. At best we see this as…
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
It is an unhappy fact that with very little effort, we could update the language of Psalm 91 to fit our present age (and although the RCL only takes the first and last few verses, this Sermon Commentary will encompass the whole psalm). Talk of a “fowler’s snare” sounds suspiciously like the kind of traps…
Romans 10:8b-13 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
This may seem like a rather peculiar text to proclaim at the beginning of the season of Lent. After all, we generally think of Lent as a season of repentant preparation for our celebration of the two most important events of the Christian year, Good Friday and Easter. Romans 10, however, may seem like a…
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Sermon Commentary
Lent 1C
Like all good preachers, Moses knew how important it is to end your sermon with a story. After multiple chapters of “do this and don’t do that,” Moses is coming to the climactic end of his sermon to Israel. They are at the last stop in their wilderness wandering, standing at the brink of the…
Commentary posted on March 4, 2019
Lent 1C Sermon Commentary
The Lent 1C Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Luke 4:1-13 from the Lectionary Gospel; Deuteronomy 26:1-11 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 91:1-2, 14-16 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 10:8b-13 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 128 (Lord’s Day 52)