Gospel Message: Anathema Against the Cross

Key verse(s)/quote(s):

“The philosopher puts his glass to his eye, looks at the cross, and then says, “I cannot see anything so very wonderful in it,  —  even with this splendid glass of mine, which more than can be seen by that poor, humble peasant; I do not care about such a system of religion as that; any simpleton can understand the cross.” So he passes by, and merely sneers at it.” - C.H. Spurgeon

“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” - 1 Corinthians 1:18

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” - Romans 3:23

Overview:

A few months ago, I was given the utmost of pleasures by being asked to preach my first ever “official” gospel message  –  it was also the first time I preached a message from the pulpit at my home church. We held an evening event for which we had established a theme of “It starts and ends at the cross”. It was an oddly nerve-wracking endeavor to prepare this message as I felt a weight from hosting such a lofty privilege as to handle a most poignant message carrying such extreme importance. Although there is an element of the Gospel in much if not all that I preach, it was different having a singular mandate to make the case for Christ and Christianity clear.

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