Lordship of Jesus Christ
Sermon title : Lordship of Jesus Christ Today’s text: Genesis 12:1-9 by Hideki Kusunoki Introduction Recently, I was listening to the message of a well-known preacher on the internet. Within his 30 minute segment, he never once mentioned the resurrection of our Lord Jesus nor did the forgiveness of sins get mentioned in his message. It seems that he was almost afraid of mentioning the word “sin” in his message. In fact, he did not directly mention that we are all sinners. He preached a gospel which excluded the very nature of man, which is sinful. And a redemption from this sinful nature is impossible without Christ’s atonement. What he was focused on in his message was the Grace of God. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ. That is true. We are indeed saved only by Grace, not by works according to Ephesians 2:8-9. His position held out that the gospel is all about grace. We need God’s grace. ...