Give Them Christ: Preaching His Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension and Return (Biblia.com)

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Much preaching today begins with the hearer’s “felt needs” and then moves to how Christianity can solve those problems. But this approach often results in trite Christologies that merely use Jesus as a means to an end or a vehicle for self-improvement. While preachers might not dispense with Christ altogether, other things subtly take center stage and become more important than Christ himself. ...

profound implications for our present lives. Our purpose is not only to live righteously so we can attain our personal heavenly reward in the afterlife. Our purpose is to be engaged in preparing ourselves, yes, but also our community and our world—indeed, the whole world—for its destined future. The resurrection of Jesus has therefore set in motion the final redemption and transformation of all creation. As believers we are called to participate in that process, to lean toward the future as we long

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