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Lent 4 · John 3:14-21 · March 22, 2009
By Robert Rosin Although the reading begins with verse 14, the context from the start of the chapter is helpful. Nicodemus, a learned man, an expert in the law, and a leader…
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Lent 3 · John 2:13-22 · March 15, 2009
By Joel D. Biermann Thoughts from the Text The number of midweek Lenten series with at least one Wednesday devoted to a meditation on the scourge is probably beyond number. “Jesus and…
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Lent 2 · Mark 8:27-38 · March 8, 2009
By Travis J. Scholl This second Gospel reading in the season of Lent begins with a significant geographic border-crossing. Jesus has left the friendlier confines of Galilee, heading north to Caesarea Philippi.…
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Lent 1 · Mark 1:9-15 · March 1, 2009
By Travis J. Scholl This is the second time in this liturgical year we have encountered Mark’s account of Jesus’ baptism by John. The first was on the Baptism of our Lord,…
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The Transfiguration of Our Lord · Mark 9:2-9 · February 22, 2009
By Paul Philp Transfiguration Sunday has some similarities to Christmas and Easter in the sense that the assigned Gospel reading is one of those very familiar texts that can be difficult to…
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Epiphany 6 · Mark 1:40-45 · February 15, 2009
By Wally Becker Mark gets right into the story. Immediately in chapter one, John the Baptizer is introduced and Jesus is baptized. He is tempted for forty days in the desert and…
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Epiphany 5 · Mark 1:29-39 · February 8, 2009
By William W. Schumacher The season of Epiphany is about the self-revelation of God in Jesus Christ, and the texts of the season relate in various ways how Jesus Christ shows himself…
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Epiphany 4 · Mark 1:21-28 · February 1, 2009
By Gerhard Bode The Epiphany season highlights the revelation of Jesus as Savior to the world. The Gospel reading for this Sunday continues the identification of Jesus as God’s own Son and…
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany · Mark 1:14-20 · January 25, 2009
By Francis C. Rossow Sermon notes 1. Like our text, the Epistle for this Sunday (1 Cor 7:29-31) has something to say about time. Paul’s comment that “the time is short” echoes…
