The Declaration of The Lord Jesus

Driving home: And now the word comes to its full and glorious expression. The word salvation means nothing less than freedom from the guilt and reigning power of sin through the merits of Jesus Christ and the powerful operation of God…

The word 'salvation' is compared to a snowball rolled down a hill, gathering size, meaning, and implication as it progresses from the Old Testament to the New Testament.

A word that is precious in the heart of every man, woman, fellow or girl who has ever felt himself a sinner, who has ever felt himself truly lost. Now what does this word salvation mean? Well it's one of those words that like a snowball, though some of you kids probably have never seen a snowball, if you live in a place where they have lots of snow, you like to make snowmen. And you start with a little snowball, and you begin to roll it, and as it rolls it picks up size and immensity until you get a snowball about so big and that makes the pot-bellied bottom of your snowman.

8:31 - 9:14 Read in full sermon

The point: Encouragement to those overwhelmed by sin: the Son of Man came to save the lost, even the worst and vilest.

Martin quotes Paul's statement from 1 Timothy 1:15, 'of whom I am chief,' to illustrate that Christ saves even the vilest sinners.

If God can save the chief, he can save all the Indians. I'm the chief. I was a blasphemer. A murderer, he says.

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The point: Encouragement to those overwhelmed by sin: the Son of Man came to save the lost, even the worst and vilest.

The conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus is used as an extended example of God's sovereign, sudden, and effectual saving work on a notorious sinner.

Injurious to the church. And when the Lord said, well, I speak reverently. In the role of my election is the name of a man named Saul of Tarsus. And in the time in which I determined to save sinners.

41:34 - 41:50 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: The sermon closes with instructions for a moment of silent reflection, prayer, and the benediction. Martin apologizes for his strained voice due to laryngitis and explains his…

Martin shares his personal struggle with laryngitis, explaining his need to rest his voice to be able to preach the following night, illustrating the physical limitations that can impact ministry.

And then we shall be led in the benediction. And may I say for the number that I've scheduled for appointments tomorrow, I just about have absolutely no throat left. I've had to force every word tonight. It's been with great effort that I've preached to you.

45:02 - 45:16 Read in full sermon