Sermons by Duane Meissner
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.…
Living by Dying
Matthew’s Gospel as a whole is a fascinating and detailed description of the Christian life – every burdensome aspect of it. In today’s lesson, after laying it all out there, Jesus essentially asks His disciples, “Are you in, or are you out?” “This is the defining moment,” He claims. “You now know everything that bearing my name entails, and now you must make a decision.”…