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John 9:1-41 Sermon Commentary
Lent 4A
Sample Sermon: Now I See: It was probably the big goofy grin on his face that kept some folks from recognizing him. Oh, they’d seen him for years. But rarely had they seen him at eye level. Instead they’d long ago grown accustomed to seeing this hapless man sitting, legs akimbo, on the ground near…
Psalm 23 Sermon Commentary
Lent 4A
Psalm 23 is hands-down the most famous of the 150 psalms in the Psalter. In terms of recognizability, Psalm 23 is probably right up there with popular ditties like “Roses are red, violets are blue,” with Shakespearean sonnets like “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day,” and well-known song lyrics like “Happy birthday to…
Ephesians 5:8-14 Sermon Commentary
Lent 4A
Few Lectionary texts begin more mysteriously than this Sunday’s Epistolary Lesson. “You were once darkness,” Paul reminds Ephesus’s Christians, “but now you are light in the Lord” (8). The apostle seems to assert that God’s adopted sons and daughters don’t just naturally live in spiritual darkness. We naturally are spiritual darkness. God doesn’t just summon…
1 Samuel 16:1-13 Sermon Commentary
Lent 4A
In our first reading for this Fourth Sunday of Lent, we are introduced to the most famous king of Israel, David son of Jesse. It’s a favorite passage for many Bible students because of the parade of likely candidates from Jesse’s family, each of whom is rejected, and then the entrance of the least likely…
Commentary posted on March 16, 2020
Lent 4A Sermon Commentary
The Lent 3A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 9:1-41 from the Lectionary Gospel; 1 Samuel 16:1-13 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 23 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Ephesians 5:8-14 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 27 (Lord’s Day 10)