Category Archives: Preaching

The Ultimate Aim of All Christian Preaching

Or: How Is All Preaching Gospel Preaching? Or: How Is All Preaching the Proclamation of Christ Crucified? Ten Theses: 1. Whatever lasting good God ever does or ever did or ever will do for any individual person, he does and did and will do because of his free, utterly undeserved grace. What do you have…

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The Place of the Word in Changing People

The Truth of the Word awakens faith, the source of all obedience. Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. The Truth of the Word frees from sin. John 8:32 …and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. The Truth of the Word frees…

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9 Dangers of the Altar Call

Some have quit calling people to walk the aisle and make a public decision for Christ because they think their theology implies that inviting people to respond to Christ is unnecessary.  Others have quit calling people to come down front because they think everyone within earshot is already saved. Still, there are many churches out…

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Adding Sin to Sin

First men lose their faith in God; then they neglect to seek or obey him; and then they turn to mere human helpers. So sin follows on sin. Illustrating this from life and experience, with precise applications to each audience, it may be shown that— I. SIN IS ADDED TO SIN IN THE NATURAL ORDER…

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Gospel Falling, Faith Rising

I believe whole heartedly, I believe whole heartedly that every single one of our problems, every single problem, and notice I say problem and not necessarily circumstances. Every problem that you are led into: every storm, every pit. Every problem that you are led into by your sin has one remedy. Has one root and…

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