Sermons by Doug Meyer (Page 2)

Through the Eyes of Jesus

A GOOD FRIDAY TENEBRAE SERVICE INTRODUCTION:  Good evening and welcome to what I hope and pray will be a very special and meaningful time of worship for all of us as we gather in God’s house on this Good Friday to recall and dare I say to celebrate the tragic events that took place nearly…

The Cross: God’s Solution, God’s Passion

Luke 9:23 (ESV)Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Dear Friends in Christ,    Everyone loves a parade, don’t they?  The bands, the floats, the clowns, the horses, the candy that gets tossed to the crowd.  I…

God’s Prescription for Life: Repentance

1 John 3:4-6 (ESV)4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Dear Friends in Christ,    “So,…

Getting Something for Nothing

Exodus 20:15 (ESV)15 “You shall not steal.    As best as I can recall, it happened to me the first time during my 3rd year of college.  I was living in a dorm at that time attending Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, IN, a Lutheran college that was geared primarily toward the training of future pastors.…

A Little Bit of Heaven on Earth

Ephesians 5:21 (ESV)21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. Dear Friends in Christ,                                                                                                 Some years ago the Saturday Evening Post ran an article entitled “The Seven Ages of the Married Cold.”  It revealed a series of reactions that a husband gave to his wife’s colds during the first 7 years of…

Jesus: Thrill or Threat?

Matthew 2:1-12 (ESV)The Visit of the Wise Men2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled,…

The Perfect Baby

John 1:14  (ESV)14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Dear Friends in Christ,    I came across an incredible story recently about a little girl named Molly.  Picture the scene for a moment.  Molly is in the hospital because she’s…

The Perfect Christmas Gift

Luke 2:7 (ESV)7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Dear Friends in Christ,    I have a confession to make this evening that I just have to get off my chest because the guilt is about…

The Perfect Christmas Friend

Isaiah 7:14  (ESV) 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.     Dear Friends in Christ,    One of the most humbling parts of the Christmas season for Marilyn and me (and I’m sure Pastor Mike and Jessica would agree with this) is…

The Perfect Christmas Tree

Colossians 1:15-20 (ESV) 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the…