Sermons on Mark 13:1-13
Sermon for Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, in these last two weeks of the church year, we are hearing our Lord’s promise that he will come again in glory to judge both the living and the dead. And especially in the context of the gospel, Mark chapter 13, Jesus is giving…
The End is Near
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, be looking at the Gospel reading for the text today. Please be seated. In public areas, sometimes people can be seen with signs and handing out brochures proclaiming, “The end is near,” warning about the coming end…
Sermon for Second to Last Sunday
[Machine transcription] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I’m sure that we can all visualize the caricature, that wild-eyed doomsday preacher wearing a sign around his neck, probably ratty, stinky clothes, fire in his eyes, standing on that street corner shouting out at passers-by that the end is near. Amen.…
Stand Fast in the Faith
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It’s the Second-Last Sunday of the Church year. Soon we will begin another, and the crisp blue paraments of Advent will find their way upon our chancel, upon altar, pulpit, and lectern. As Church years draw to a close, we hear lessons that speak of the end times,…
Follow the Leader
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Accompanying the much-needed rain which our part of Texas has finally received over the past several weeks in answer to our many prayers, my yard has been over-run by a huge number of small visitors. These visitors have been hundreds, if not thousands, of ground snails,…