“BEHOLD, A SOWER WENT FORTH TO SOW.” Matthew 13:1 The man who preaches the gospel is compared to a farmer who sows his fields with seed. As a farmer broadcasts the seed, some falls upon the hard, beaten path, some falls upon stony ground, and some falls among thorns. Of course, seed falling in such […]
Matthew 13: 1-23 In this parable the Lord teaches his disciples the utmost importance of hearing his gospel preached (Luke 8: 11; 1 Peter 1: 23-25; 1 Corinthians 3: 6-7). Three out of the four hearers are not profited: the wayside hearer is not (Mt 13: 4, 19), the stoney ground hearer is not (Mt 13: 5-6, 20-21), the […]
“Come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28. Gracious “word” of a gracious Savior, on which the soul may confidingly repose, and be at peace forever! It is a present rest—the rest of grace as well as the rest of glory. Not only are […]
(by DeWitt Talmage) Christ is the A and the Z of the Christian ministry. A sermon that has no Christ is a dead failure. The minister who devotes his pulpit to anything but Christ is an impostor. Whatever great themes we may discuss, Christ must be the beginning and Christ the end. A sermon given up […]
Spurgeon, “Christ the Glory of His People” The best sermons are the sermons which are most full of Christ. A sermon without Christ…. it is an awful, a horrible thing; it is an empty well; it is a cloud without rain; it is a tree twice dead, plucked by the roots. It is an abominable […]
Acts 18:10 This should be a great encouragement to evangelize—since God has among the vilest of the vile, the most reprobate, the most debauched and drunken—an elect people who must be saved. When you take the Word to them, you do so because God has ordained you to be the messenger of life to their […]
The Revelation of Christ’s Finished Work in the Heart Leviticus 16: 29-31 When God visits his redeemed in the season of his love, he will make you to behold Christ Jesus has made perfect atonement and God now accepts you. When this gospel revelation is given to you then the gospel of Christ shall be […]
WHY IS THE GOSPEL OFFENSIVE TO MEN? No man can faithfully preach the gospel of Christ without offending men. Unbelievers and self-righteous religionists are always offended by the gospel. To many it is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. The preaching of the cross is the one means which God has ordained […]