Topic
Gospel
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The Necessity of Faithful Obedience - Deuteronomy 4:1-49
What is the gospel of Jesus Christ? Expounding 1 Corinthians 15:1–4, this sermon argues that the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ constitute the indispensable content and ground of Christian faith. The necessity of the gospel is traced through five considerations — from the Christian's proneness to forget, to the apostolic authority behind its proclamation, to its primacy of place in Christian witness. The essential content is then unfolded in Christ's atoning death for sins, the theologically rich significance of his burial as reversal of Adam's curse, and the resurrection as vindication of his completed work and guarantee of the believer's own resurrection.
Live Stream - September 10, 2023
What is the gospel, and why does it hold primacy of place in Christian proclamation? Expounding 1 Corinthians 15:1–4, this sermon argues that the gospel — the death, burial, and resurrection of the incarnate Son of God — is the indispensable ground of salvation and the lifeblood of the Christian faith. The person of Christ is examined as very God and very man, his obedience at Calvary as substitutionary curse-bearing, his burial as the reversal of the Adamic curse, and his resurrection as the vindication of completed atonement and the declaration of the justification of all who believe. Sinners are called to believe on Christ alone, and saints are exhorted to regard the gospel not as routine doctrine but as the very air they breathe.
Observations on the Gospel
What is the gospel, and what does it demand of its hearers? Expounding 1 Corinthians 15:1–11, this sermon traces six defining observations about the gospel of Jesus Christ: it is rooted in history, revealed by God in Scripture, Christ-centered, received by faith alone, essential to salvation, and powerful for the worst of sinners. The Lord's Supper frames the meditation, reminding believers that the bread and wine point not to human merit but entirely to Christ's accomplished work. Hearers are called to examine whether they possess a saving interest in Christ and to trust him alone for justification.