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Commentary on Matthew 22:34-46
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-30/commentary-on-matthew-2234-46-6When the Pharisees ask a question about the commandments, Jesus gives an answer that enjoyed broad agreement among the biblical interpreters of his day. A legal expert asks him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment (...)
Commentary on Mark 1:1-20
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/beginning-of-good-news-2/commentary-on-mark-11-20-4The gospel message is central to understanding the continuity between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, but its meaning was not always clear in antiquity. Mark had to introduce readers to who Jesus was (...)
Commentary on Jeremiah 33:[10-11] 14-18
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/promise-of-the-messiah/commentary-on-jeremiah-3314-18-2The scene is total desolation. Or at least this is what Jeremiah saw through his limited human vision—just a devastated and colonized Judean kingdom. And yet this was not the only reality to be seen (...)
Commentary on Hosea 11:1-9
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/hosea-3/commentary-on-hosea-111-9-3“Sorrow and love flow mingled down” from the lines of this poem.1 The poet draws on imagery from across the spectrum, as if grasping desperately for a metaphor, however inadequate, to capture the turmoil brewing (...)
Commentary on Exodus 16:2-15
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-25/commentary-on-exodus-162-15-6With the Song of the Sea still ringing in our ears, chapter 15 of the Book of Exodus ends with the first episode in a series of narratives where the people complain against Moses and (...)
Commentary on Genesis 1:1-5; Matthew 6:30-34
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/preaching-series-on-the-creeds-2/commentary-on-genesis-11-5-matthew-630-34-2This three-week series, with readings primarily from the New Testament, serves as a sort of throwback.1 By “throwback” I mean that creeds are typically the result of a concerted effort to “codify” a kind of (...)
Commentary on Romans 12:1-8
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-21/commentary-on-romans-121-8-6When Christ’s great emissary to the nations pivots from expounding the extraordinary good news message about the justice and mercy of God, Paul turns our attention to body-language. This body-language matches the appropriate mind-set for (...)
Commentary on Jeremiah 20:7-13
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-12/commentary-on-jeremiah-207-13-5Lament. Complaint. Confession. Weeping. These words are typically associated with the prophet Jeremiah. People are perhaps aware of his propensity to weep and complain. Our Scripture lesson for this Sunday provides an excellent example from (...)
Commentary on Matthew 10:40-42
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/ordinary-13/commentary-on-matthew-1040-42-6There is a reciprocal nature to how you treat other people: What you do for others you will see it again in your own life. This admonition also applies to those who are involved in (...)
Tell the Rest of the Story
https://www.workingpreacher.org/dear-working-preacher/tell-the-rest-of-the-storyDear Working Preachers, It seems every week there is a headline or a happening that undercuts our best laid sermon preparation (Sometimes those interruptions come throughout the preparing week, and that’s what we’re here for). (...)