“There is one other general point I would emphasise here before we leave this matter of the content of the sermon; and that is that we are to preach the Gospel, and not to preach about the Gospel. That is a very vital distinction, which one cannot easily put into words, but which is nevertheless …
Never Disoriented
“In other words the preachers should be well versed in biblical theology which in turn leads on to a systematic theology. To me there is nothing more important in a preachers than that he should have a systematic theology, that he should know it and be well grounded in it. This systematic theology, this body …
Preaching Because We Were Told To
“In other words, the content of the sermon is what is called in the New Testament ‘The Word’. ‘Preach the word’, or ‘preach the Gospel’, or ‘the whole counsel of God.’ That being interpreted means the messiage of the Bible, the message of the Scriptures” (Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers, p. 61).
The Draw of True Preaching
“My contention is that it is the pulpit itself that is ultimately responsible, and that when the pulpit is right, and the preaching is true, that it will attract and draw the people to listen to its message” (Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers, p. 52).
A High Calling
“The work of preaching is the highest and the greatest and the most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called. If you want something in addition to that I would say without any hesitation that the most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching” (Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Preaching and Preachers, p. …
State of the Church 2007
Introduction: Our God has blessed us in innumerable ways over the last few years. One of those blessings has been growth, and it has been the kind of growth that has been hard to channel through the normal kind of “new members’ classes.” And so, this year the state of the church message is going …