I understand that one sermon will be my final sermon.
Our frame of mind (my frame of mind, at least) would pose a rhetorical question “What if your next sermon was your last?”
History suggests the actual question is “What if your most recent sermon was your last?”
An interesting article with historical notes and contemporary reflection from Steve Bateman at the Gospel Coalition.
Jesus preached his last public sermon on or about Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
The message, found in Matthew 23:1–39, warns against hypocrisy—especially of proud preachers who “preach, but do not practice.” On Friday, April 3, history’s greatest preacher was executed outside Jerusalem in history’s most extraordinary display of humility.
Three days separated his last sermon from his last breath.
Every pastor will preach his last sermon—but unlike Jesus, most of them won’t know it.Read the rest at The Gospel Coalition.
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