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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.

Timothy Keller

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The Gospel does not promise you better life circumstances it promises you a better life.
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Preaching is compelling to young secular adults ... - not if preachers use video clips from their favorite movies and dress informally and sound sophisticated, - but if the preachers understand their hearts and culture so well that listeners feel the force of the sermon's reasoning, even if in the end they don't agree with it.
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