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Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12A
Probably most of us have benefitted from mnemonic devices at some point. We might remember the primary colors in the visible light spectrum by remembering the name Roy G. Biv (which in turns gives us Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet). A strange one used by my junior high science teacher has nevertheless…
Psalm 119:129-136 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12A
Perhaps this would feel striking at any moment. But during this COVID-19 time and all that we have experienced in recent months, parts of this snippet of the longest psalm feel particularly odd. We have been living in largely unprecedented circumstances for most of 2020 and certainly since early March. Governors and mayors in particular…
Romans 8:26-39 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12A
So many Christians cherish this passage that it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of its central meaning. Paul talks in it about pivotal truths like providence, predestination and justification. Yet all of those things are like signs along the road that point to one central truth: God’s love is as invincible as it is sometimes…
Genesis 29:15-28 Sermon Commentary
Proper 12A
If I am Esau, sitting back home in Beersheba, the injustice of my situation is infuriating. I’ve been deceived and robbed. My life has been forever changed by the slippery ways of my little brother. My birthright is gone; so is my blessing. I’m left here with my blind old father and a mother who…
Commentary posted on July 20, 2020
Proper 12A Sermon Commentary
The Proper 12A Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 from the Lectionary Gospel; Genesis 29:15-28 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 119:129-136 from the Lectionary Psalms; and Romans 8:26-39 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Lectionary Epistle: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 49 (Lord’s Day 18)