"To the question, 'should one preach doctrine?' the Puritan answer would have been, 'Why? What else is there to preach?' Puritan preachers were not afraid to bring the profoundest theology into the pulpit if it bore on their hearers salvation...doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrite; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep. The preacher's job is to proclaim the faith, not to provide entertainment for unbelievers. In other words, to feed the sheep and not amuse the goats." - A Quest for Godliness - The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, by Dr. J.I. Packer
"Modern man would be rich if they fed off the crumbs that fell from the Puritans tables." - Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Also Recommended: God in the Hands of Angry Sinners, by Rev. Ron Johnstone Serious Preaching in a Comedy Culture, by Dr. David P. Murray The text for this second sermon is 1 Corinthians 5:10,11 (Audio): "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men..." |
