Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14–27:66 Booth focuses on Philippians 2: 5-11, which is sometimes referred to as the “Christ Hymn. ” Says Booth: “To sing the Christ hymn is not merely whistling...

Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 and Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 Vandagriff reflects on Jesus’ comments about places of honor at a banquet table. Vandagriff sums...

“Each of the gospels has different versions of the grief Jesus’s followers experienced after their beloved teacher died. In the version we heard today from John 21:1-19, the disciples have already seen the resurrected Jesus,...

“At times, we get eager. We try to hurry life up. We talk about this time next year, what we are going to do this summer, or next spring…But it is important to be fully...

Richard Voelz, Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, preaches the Gospel lesson, Matthew 23:1-12. It’s Jesus at his fiercest, confronting hypocrisy and calling for humility. Then, Voelz skillfully...