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4 illustrations for sermon preparation
"Scripture is lamp and light because it witnesses to Christ, who is THE Light. The Word illumines by pointing to the Word made flesh. We read Scripture to find Him; finding Him, we find our path. Christ illumines through Scripture;...
"The gospel exceeds! We ask for forgiveness; God gives righteousness. We imagine acceptance; He gives sonship. We hope for mercy; He gives inheritance. Immeasurably more—this is grace upon grace. God's giving always exceeds our receiving." — Martin Luther. Lutheran: gospel overflow.
"Mission is invitation: taste and see! We don't argue people into the kingdom; we invite them to experience. The church's life should be so good, so full, so attractive that others want to taste. Our witness: 'Come and see what...
"God's thoughts are revealed in Christ—the Word made flesh IS God's thinking toward us. In Jesus we see the higher ways: grace not judgment, mercy not wrath, cross not throne. Christ IS the bridge between transcendent thoughts and human understanding." — Karl Barth.
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