Legacy: Focused on Christ Preaching focused on Christ is Dr. Cairns' legacy. His sermons are always focused on the unsearchable riches of Christ, which can never be exhausted. Why do so many other preachers not preach about Christ? The shallowness of contemporary preaching is even more obvious when listening to sermons from preachers like Dr. Cairns. I haven't been listening that long, but I have been blessed by Dr. Cairns' Christ-centered preaching.
Evangelistic sermon. Evangelistic sermon. What will you do at the time of death without Christ? Another subject: bring your burden before the Lord.
Going with God. Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Daniel, the three Hebrew young men in Babylon, Vashti. They all teach us to say no to different temptations of the world: silver, sex, sovereignty, comfort, compromise.
Peace from God. Remedy for sin, unbelief, doubt, conscience problems: fixing your mind upon God will give you peace. A message from verses 3 and 4.
Four pictures. The burning bush reminds us about the preservation of the Scriptures throughout the ages - Satan could not destroy it; about the pathway of the saints - the fire of persecutions could not destroy us; about the eternal punishment and fire in hell; and about the person, the passion and the power of the Son of God. Excellent idea: in Old Testament we see that the fire consumed the lambs sacrificed, but Jesus, the Lamb of God consumed the fire on the cross!
Walking with God. Verse 16: a description of our generation - the days are evil; and the duty of the Christian - to redeem the time. From verse 14-21, how to redeem the time.
Sin and revival. A message from the first years of this church. A message about sin and compromise, and about revival. Ebenezer a place of retreat, a place of revival and a place of remembrance.
Great old-fashioned preaching. Courageous standing on biblical truth, declaring the inspiration of the Bible, the divinity and incarnation of Christ, of salvation through the sacrifice of Christ, of salvation through faith. A call to separate from apostasy.
Walk worthy. We must walk according to the Word of God, worthy of the Name we are called with, to walk in light, in the center of God's will. In Romania this way is called the way of the "Repenters", as we are called by those in the world.
Great Sermon! Thank you for the WORD of GOD which shows us our weaknesses and how to be saved by repentance and belief in the One and Only SAVIOUR. GOD BLESS YOU.
Coming to Jesus. In Matthew 8 and 9 we see people coming to Jesus with their needs. We see their wisdom in coming to Christ with their need, we see the welcome with which Jesus received them (His accessibility), but also a warning: do not reject Christ.
Blessings and responsibility. At salvation we received great mercy, a great ministry and a great message. Challenge to testify before others what great things the Lord did for us.
Serious warning. Very useful warning for the church in these days. Relevant for us also in Romania, in a time when books of Steve Chalke and N.T. Wright are published by evangelical publishing houses. A message about Balaam's way, Balaam's testimony and Balaam's wickedness.
Covenant. A message about covenant, commitment and communion. In the covenant of marriage there are not only 2 partners present, but God, who instituted marriage, is present also.
A marriage for the Lord. Submissive wives and sensible husbands. How to live together as vessels in the same house of God, bringing honor to our Master.