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Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/second-sunday-of-christmas/commentary-on-ephesians-13-14-6Ephesians carries a message of “identity formation,” reminding Gentiles that they are “no longer aliens and strangers” (2:1–22), guiding them in understanding their new identity and socialization (4:17–6:9)… …and persuading them that in light of God’s (...)
Commentary on Matthew 16:24—17:8
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/transfiguration-4/commentary-on-matthew-1624-178In this scene, Jesus is somehow transformed. Moses and Elijah appear and then strangely disappear. Peter is perplexed. James and John are anonymous. God quotes Godself. Disciples are overcome with awe. Jesus tells them to (...)
Commentary on Matthew 17:1-9
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/transfiguration-of-our-lord/commentary-on-matthew-171-9-3Mystery marks this transfiguration scene. Jesus is transfigured. Jesus is transfigured. Moses and Elijah appear and then strangely disappear. Peter is perplexed. James and John are anonymous. God quotes Godself. The disciples are overcome with (...)
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-17
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/narrative-lectionary/tempted-in-the-wilderness-2/commentary-on-matthew-41-17-2The temptation of Jesus has seemed to spark the human imagination for millennia. Paintings and stained-glass windows that show Jesus confronted by the devil abound. Take for example Botticelli’s “Three Temptations of Christ” painted on (...)
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/first-sunday-in-lent/commentary-on-matthew-41-11-4At Jesus’ baptism, the heavenly voice announces, “This is my Son, the Beloved.” Immediately afterwards, Jesus is tempted by the devil, who treats Jesus as if the reality of his identity is the question: “If (...)
Commentary on Acts 2:14a, 22-32
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/second-sunday-of-easter/commentary-on-acts-214-22-32-2Today’s passage is part of Peter’s sermon following the original, powerful experience of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The experience of the Spirit began with a sound like a strong wind and tongues of fire (...)
Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/fifth-sunday-of-easter/commentary-on-1-peter-22-10-3In this Easter season, the letter of 1 Peter supplies useful metaphors for pondering the theological significance of Christ’s resurrection for faith-filled living. The first verse in its opening thanksgiving prayer (1 Peter 1:3) sets (...)
Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/fifth-sunday-of-easter/commentary-on-1-peter-22-10-5Our reading from 1 Peter for this week is organized around a pastiche of Old Testament texts. Through allusion and quotation a structure, a means for understanding who Christ Jesus is, and who we are (...)
Commentary on John 7:37-39
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/day-of-pentecost/commentary-on-john-737-39This alternative gospel text, John 7:37-39, may seem a strange choice for Pentecost Sunday. [Find commentaries on the main gospel reading, John 20:19-23, by Matt Skinner (2011) and Karoline Lewis (2008).] After all, it takes place (...)
Commentary on Acts 17:22-31
https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/sixth-sunday-of-easter/commentary-on-acts-1722-31-4Today’s text occurs in Athens. Paul has been brought here to escape violent opposition (Acts 16-17:15). In Athens, he preaches in the synagogues and marketplace (17:16-17). Epicureans bring him to the Areopagus, wanting to know (...)