Lewis Allen

Sep 30, 2024 | crossway.org | Sam Allberry |Ray Ortlund |Lewis Allen

Christ Preaching ChristSam AllberryEphesians 2:17 kind of wrecked my view of preaching because I’d seen preaching as explaining the passage and teaching people. It’s not less than that for sure, but it’s more than that because in Ephesians 2:17 Paul says, “Christ came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to you who were near.” I never noticed that before. I stopped and thought, When did Jesus go and preach in Ephesus?

Dec 28, 2023 | crossway.org | Sarah Allen |Lewis Allen

Know God’s TruthIf we’re to stand in the battle, we must really know God’s gospel truth for ourselves in the deepest places of our hearts. We must be convinced that God’s word is true, truer even than what our circumstances and our hearts’ longings are telling us. Think of Isaiah’s warning to the king of his day: If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isa.