SEBTS Chapel - John Warwick Montgomery November 14, 2006
Descrizione:
John Warwick Montgomery was a lawyer, Lutheran theologian, professor, and writer. Montgomery asks the congregation to write down two website addresses (0:00-2:19). He then begins his sermon by reading from Acts 26 (2:20-7:05). Using Paul’s defense against King Agrippa and Governor Festus as a guide, he focuses on how to preach the Word to a secular world (7:06-10:41). First, we must preach the Gospel for ourselves; the Gospel must be presented personally (10:42-12:28). Second, we must preach to all—the “small and the great” (12:29-14:58). Third, we must create common ground between us and non-believers (14:59-17:27). Montgomery speaks that we should begin with our testimonies, just as Paul did (17:28-21:37). However, the danger of testimonies is that non-believers have the tendency to focus on what the speaker experienced rather than connecting the experience to Jesus and His salvation (21:38-22:07). Testimonies should always lead someone from the subjective speaker to the objective Christ: this does not typically happen (22:08-22:57). A testimony is an overall good place to start when spreading the Gospel, but the message should be restricted to Scripture (22:58-24:42). The Gospel is the center of the message that liberals do not take seriously and that conservatives do not realize leads people to salvation (24:43-25:52). Jesus is the cornerstone that one must fall on to be saved, and the events in the Gospel occurred publicly for all (25:53-30:09). How the Gospel will be received is not certain, but we must remain faithful and always restrict the message to Scripture alone (30:10-31:02). A word of prayer concludes the sermon (31:03-31:33).
Soggetto:
Bible. Acts, Apologetics, Testimony, and Preaching
Creatore:
Montgomery, John Warwick and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Sam Williams was Professor of Counseling. He begins is sermon by speaking about the doctrine of man, and he briefly talks about his childhood and family, specifically his brother Rick (00:00-08:32). Williams reads from 1 Corinthians 6:9-20, and his main topic is the theology of the body. His first point is the principle of redemption, and he says that the people of God need to be reminded that their bodies have been washed and sanctified (08:33-17:48). Williams second point is the principle of liberty, and he says that followers of Christ must discipline their bodies in their walk with God so that no earthly thing can master over them (17:49-22:29). Williams third point is the principle of resurrection, and he says that the body is created by God, redeemed by God, and its destiny is in the hands of God to be glorified, to be made for immortality (22:30-35:11). Williams final point is the principle of residency, and he says that the believer’s body is now God’s dwelling place through the Holy Spirit (35:12-43:41).
Soggetto:
Theological anthropology, Resurrection--Biblical teaching, and Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity
Creatore:
Willams, Sam and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
