Basic Tim Keller Sermon Outline for a Gospel Centered Message

The following may actually be four points in a presentation, or they may be treated very quickly as the last point of a sermon. But more generally, this is a foundational outline for the basic moral reasoning and argument that lies at the heart of the application. The Plot winds up: WHAT YOU MUST DO.…

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and Gospel-Centered Preaching

This is a guest post from David Putman. Sociologist Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist introduced us to the term moralistic therapeutic deism. They came up with this term as a result of a study funded by the Lilly Endowment called “National Study of Youth and Religion” to describe the spiritually of today’s youth. You can…

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