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Looking to the past for outstanding Bible-based, Christ-centered, and life-changing preaching, Dr. Steven J. Lawson focuses on sixteenth-century Geneva, Switzerland. It was there that John Calvin ministered for decades as a faithful shepherd to a flock of believers. Here is an intimate portrait of Calvin the preacher-the core beliefs that determined his preaching style, the steps he took to...

to be the servant of the Word.”9 T. H. L. Parker agrees: “For Calvin the message of Scripture is sovereign, sovereign over the congregation and sovereign over the preacher. His humility is shown by his submitting to this authority.”10 Calvin’s high regard for biblical authority also fueled a deep reverence for Scripture. “The majesty of Scripture,” he said, “deserves that its expounders should make it apparent, that they proceed to handle it with modesty and reverence.”11 His admiration for the Bible
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