Taking The Risk Out Of Dying
Sermons For Lent & Easter Based on Gospel Texts, Cycle C
Lee Griess

"Pastor Griess' sermons are the kind that make you keep coming back Sunday after Sunday ." Lee Griess knows how to keep his congregation listening. He draws his listeners (and readers) in with fascinating, contemporary illustrations, and then hits home with the central truth and message of the Gospel text.

His strong preaching and teaching are responsible for the attendance of over 100 adults who come to his Adult Bible Study every week.

Sermon titles in this book include:
Overcoming Temptations -- Luke 4:1-13
Yes, But How? -- Luke 13:1-9
Playboy Or Plowboy: Let The Party Begin -- Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Cut Down And Lifted Up -- Luke 23:1-49
The Ultimate Mystery -- Luke 18:1--19:42
Real Solutions To Real Problems -- John 21:1-19
Strike Up The Band -- John 13:31-35
... and nine more!

Lee Griess is the Senior Pastor of Luther Memorial Church, Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to his calling there, he was Director of Ministry Resources for Stephen's Ministry, St. Louis, Missouri. He has served other congregations in Nebraska and was a missionary to Japan for seven years. While serving as Pioneer Evangelist in Tokyo and Sapporo, he helped establish Shin-Sapporo Lutheran Church.