Ministry of the Church (174)
  1. Perhaps this year we shall see Lent reaching more toward Easter and tethered to the resurrection then the economy-car style tradition which simply terminates in Good Friday.
  2. Lent is a gift to the Church from the Church. It belongs to all Christians who desire to be conformed to the likeness of our Lord.
  3. Justification and regeneration are, therefore, necessarily connected and have profound implications upon the craft of preaching.
  4. Christ is present in the pure preaching of the gospel. And if Christ is present, then we have entered into the domain of the sacraments.
  5. Your delivery may be perceived as an asset or an obstacle to heralding the message of our Lord. What may help your delivery is a touch of theatrics.
  6. In preaching, auditors are informed and instructed on hearing the voice of the Other, not themselves or contemporary resonances.
  7. What would the world be like without Christmas? That is, what would it be like without the declaration of Christmas: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”?
  8. The Advents of Christ (past, present, and future) elicit faith in the word of Christ, confirmed by his presence.
  9. Advent is a time of expectation, it is a time of remembrance, it is a time of hope, and it is especially a time of preparation by faith for all His comings.
  10. Preaching is the first line of defense and catechetical offensive against these corrosive falsehoods.
  11. Let us move beyond the milk and onto solid food — the meat of biblical, creedal, confessional theology in our preaching.
  12. The new life Christ opened for us in His justifying resurrection, the new life into which we were baptized is a life of faith.
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