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Preaching
preaching of the Word.
After song came the sermon, which ordinarily lasted several hours. It was preached, not from a pulpit, but from a low dais supporting a simple wooden table. Here, in black clothes and black gloves, the Pastor expounded his text. When the sermon was completely preached, the congregation sang again, a
Simple, too, are the services—singing without accompaniment, and prayer by members of the congregation. Sermons are not a doctrinal type. The preacher usually begins with the story of the fall of Adam, and continues on through the Bible for several hours.
In addition, the preaching in many churches is more like a lively conversation, more concerned about social ills in the world than teaching about sin, Jesus Christ, the greatness of God, and salvation. Instead of carefully preparing biblically sound sermons from week to week, many ministers hastily
sermons, but for any minister who is allowed to speak like this and still be in good standing in his denomination surely must show the true character of that denomination. Is it then any wonder that the youth of this church complain about not getting anything out of the sermons and resort to their o
NOT JUST ANY SERMON What kind of sermon justifies the conviction that the Word preached is the heart of the worship services on the Lord's Day? The Reformed "Form for the Ordination of Ministers of God's Word" gives the basic and traditional definition of a sermon: to "faithfully explain to [the] f
Doctrine, Preaching
If the theme of Scripture is the sovereign salvation of the elect through Jesus Christ, this must also be the main theme of every sermon which is to be based upon the Bible. Another type of sermon there is not. If a so-called sermon is not a development of this theme, it is not a sermon at all, but