The sermons of the great preachers of church history are some of most extraordinary treasures that God has placed within the church’s reserve; yet, at the same time, they are some of the most neglected.
In “the Sermon on the Mount,” the One preaching the sermon is preaching about Himself. Without knowing the Preacher, the message of the sermon will have little significance for the hearer. The sermon would be little more than good morals if we fail to see that the preacher of the sermon plays the most fundamental interpretive role in our understanding of it.
We are reminded of the disciples' question, "Do You not care that we are perishing?"--and Mark is declaring in bold narrative form, "He cares more than we could ever fully know. He is the God-Man. He cares so much that the Son of God became man for our sake." Though they wondered whether He cared that they were perishing, the reality is that He cared to such a degree that the God-Man perished for them. Christ need not answer with words, because He will answer with His life.
God reveals biblical truth for the purpose of not merely engaging the mind, but also engaging the heart and will so that we are challenged, changed, and conformed into the image of Jesus.
Books are a preacher’s whiskey--or so the saying goes. It doesn't take much to convince me that I need to add one more volume to my already full shelves.
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