Is There More Than Christ?
1 Corinthians 2:2
Bruce Crabtree

Is there more than Christ? A pastor friend is being attacked by some who say there is more than Christ. A few years ago a pastor acquaintance of mine remarked to me that there is a whole lot more in the Bible than Christ. These would have been good teachers for the Apostle Paul in his error when he said, I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2).

C. H. Spurgeon put it thusly: „A sermon without Christ is an empty, useless, sinful sermon. A sermon without Christ in it is a brook without water, a cloud without rain, a well which mocks the traveler, a tree twice dead, a sky without a sun, a night without a star. It is a realm of death, a place of mourning for angels, and a place of laughing for devils. O CHRIST! WE MUST HAVE CHRIST! WE MUST PREACH CHRIST!‰

Why must every sermon be Christ?

1. Christ is our Deliverer. (Col. 1:13). Why do we need deliverance? For we are captives of sin and Satan (2 Tim. 2:24-26). So I preach Christ, the Deliverer.

2. Christ is our Reconciler. (Col. 1:20,21). Why do we need reconciliation? Because we are at enmity with God Almighty (Rom. 5:10). Can you imagine that awful fact? So I preach Christ, the Reconciler.

3. Christ is the Bringer of Grace. (Rom 3:24). You do not go get grace; Christ brings grace. How will poor sinners get grace if we preach not Christ the Bringer? So I preach Christ, the Bringer of Grace.

4. Christ is Completeness. (Rom. 8:2-4). Who does not want to be complete? So I preach Christ, our Completeness.

5. Christ is our Comfort. (2 Thess. 2:16,17). In all the perplexities of life, people need comfort. It is found only in Christ. So I preach Christ, the Comforter.

6. Christ is the Supplier of Need. I said need, not want. (Phil. 4:19). How can poor sinners have any hope without Him who fulfills spiritual and physical need? So I preach Christ, the Supplier of Need.

So, there is NOT more than Christ. HE is the whole counsel of God. Preach more than Christ?? God Himself summed it up. Christ is all. What is more than all?? Jack