Preaching the Cross
Proclaiming the gospel is without a doubt the most important task of pastoral ministry, yet often other, seemingly more urgent activities obscure it. From time to time all pastors and preachers need to be reminded of the primacy of the gospel. Preaching the Cross does just this. It is a call to expository, gospel-centered preaching as the center of pastoral ministry. This volume showcases an unprecedented combination of pastors representing a variety of evangelical traditions. Though they differ on some secondary points of church practice, they all enthusiastically celebrate the centrality of the cross of Christ-keeping the main thing the main thing. That message every reader can take away from this book and adopt in his pastoral ministry. Authors Mark Dever, J. Ligon Ducan III, R. Albert Mohler Jr., and C. J. Mahaney are joined by colleagues John MacArthur, John Piper, and R. C. Sproul in calling pastors to pursue gospel-saturated, preaching-centered ministries.
Top Highlights
“We are not to invent the message but to faithfully deliver God’s message to his people. That is our calling” (Page 19)
“Churches today must be recovered. They must once again put the Word of God at the center; and that happens most fundamentally through preaching.” (Page 17)
“It is God who owns the church, and it is by his Word that he creates his people.” (Page 19)
“If you fear the Lord, you can deal with your fear of man” (Page 22)
“A steward is someone who is not an owner but one who is entrusted with someone else’s property. So ministers must remember that the churches they lead are not theirs, regardless of how long they have been there. The entire church is the Lord’s church, and God has entrusted his servants with the message of the crucified Messiah.” (Page 18)
- Title: Preaching the Cross
- Authors: Mark Dever, Jennings Ligon Duncan III, John F. MacArthur, C. J. Mahaney, Dr. Richard Albert Mohler Jr., John Piper, R. C. Sproul
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible › Homiletical use--Congresses; Pastoral theology › Congresses; Preaching › Congresses
- Resource ID: LLS:73158032BC68298559A4C17B24A88535
- Resource Type: Monograph
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