#1077: Good Friday – April 3, 2026
Sermon Brainwave Podcast • Post date: March 20, 2026
Good Friday arrives with some of the heaviest texts of the liturgical year with Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Cody Sanders here to help you preach them well. This episode covers all four lectionary readings for Good Friday (April 2, 2026): Isaiah 52:13–53:12, Psalm 22, Hebrews 10:16–25, and John 18–19. The hosts explore where preachers might "drop into" the long Johannine passion narrative, discuss Jesus' three last words in John ("I thirst," "Woman, here is your son," and "It is finished"), and reflect on what they reveal about Jesus' full humanity and divinity.
Associated Commentaries
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
Psalm
Commentary on Psalm 22
Second Reading
Commentary on Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
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