Homiletic use
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Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Deuteronomy 5:12-15 is appointed for Proper 4, Series B. While you are resting on the Sabbath, remember your redemption. (Jeffrey Gibbs also discusses Mark 2:23-28.)
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Deuteronomy 8:1-10
Deuteronomy 8:1-10 is assigned for a Day of Thanksgiving. It shows that God’s discipline is didactic. The Law/Gospel theme is obedience to the Law versus…
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Deuteronomy 26:5-10
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is appointed for Lent 1, Series C. Yahweh chose Israel and He redeemed them. Israel did not choose Yahweh, or earn or deserve…
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Deuteronomy 26:1-11 1
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 is appointed for Lent 1, Series C. No matter how marginalized you are, you are never beyond the reach of Yahweh’s outstretched arm(s)…
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Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14: 2:18-26
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14: 2:18-26 for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Series C. Life without the knowledge of God is meaningless.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-20
Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 if you do not enjoy wht God has givven you then you will not be happy.
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
Ezekiel 33:7-9 is appointed for Proper 18, Series A. If those appointed to watch over God’s people fail to give the warning of judgment, then…
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Ezekiel 33:7-20
Ezekiel 33:7-20 is appointed for Lent 3, Series C. Repentance leads to restoration. Proclaim God’s Word, even when people do not listen.
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Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 is appointed for Proper 21, Series A. There is personal responsibility for sin. God punishes wickedness, but He desires repentance and life.