We continue with Dick Lucas’ sermons on Acts 17:16-34. The first sermon may be found here.
This sermon is titled Preaching to Pagans-The Glorious Theme and includes the following quotes:
Paul did not preach about social ethics or
the secret of a happy life. These things have their
place but, particularly when preaching to non-
Christians, they are not fundamental. The vital
thing is to introduce people to God.
It is sad but true that many of our churches seem
to have lost the courage to tell people about the
one thing which really matters. Paul told the people
about God the Creator and His purposes (vv.2
Liberal theology always begins with man- man
searching for God, man wondering if there is any
purpose in the universe, and so on. The Bible, on
the other hand, begins with God- “In the beginning,
God “ (Genesis 1:1), and when Paul tells his
hearers about the only true God, he takes the same
line- (v.24) “The God who made the world…” We
believe it is impossible to tell people about God
without first building endless bridges, getting to
know people, skirting the subject, but the New
Testament is completely God-centred.
and
It is essential that we teach the Biblical doctrine
of God, for that is where man’s problems
lie. The God the Bible presents to us is indignant
about sin; He is a God who judges, who
holds us responsible for our actions. It is not
the small differences between Christians that
are at stake, but the very nature of the knowledge
of God. Do we preach about God or
about religion? “God and God alone is man’s
highest good. He is the Creator and Sustainer
of all things… All creatures owe their very
existence to Him.” If we do not discover who
God really is, we will have missed the whole
point of our existence.
Read the entire sermon by clicking below. Be edified.
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