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The text for this week sets up in much the same way as last week’s. The crowd is looking for Jesus. This time they have trailed around the lake to the new location on the (...)

John 11 opens with these words: “Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. . . . So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, ‘Lord, (...)

A lot of praising has been going on before we get to the 148th Psalm, and now we sense the Psalter rising to a climactic crescendo, pulling out all the stops.  The Psalm tantalizingly suggests that (...)

For years I have wondered whether the Christmas Eve sermon is of any consequence. I suspected preachers are better off reading or telling Luke’s account of the Nativity of our Lord really well, and allowing (...)

Last week’s text narrated Jesus’ first public act in the Gospel of John.  Now back to the Gospel of Luke for the text for the third Sunday after Epiphany: Jesus’ first public act in the (...)

What do feeding a hungry crowd and walking on the raging sea have to do with each other? How do these odd little scenes fit into Matthew’s story as it flows from the murder of (...)

This fascinating story takes place in the midst of a section that showcases Elisha’s amazing prophetic powers (2 Kings 4:1-6:7). Elisha succeeded the great Elijah in 2 Kings 2 and since then has been very (...)

Last Sunday we saw John, the one sent to announce that “all flesh shall see the salvation of God” (Luke 3:6), preparing the way by proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the release (aphesis) of (...)

On this first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas have proclaimed the gospel in Cyprus (13:4-12), Pisidian Antioch (13:13-50), and Iconium (14:1-7). In each of these cities they have begun their preaching in synagogues, and have (...)

The evangelist Mark has provided a profound way into the passion narrative. We previously covered the Palm Sunday entry into the city of Jerusalem in 11:1-10, and the anointing of Jesus for burial in 14:3-11. (...)