This evening's sermon is delivered by Rev. George Speers.
Preaching from 1 Corinthians 9:19-27, the Reverend George Speers takes Paul's image of a boxer who does not merely 'beat the air' as a picture of the real, demanding nature of Christian discipleship. Rev Speers argues that the Christian's conflict is a genuine fight, an inevitable part of following Christ, and a continuous, lifelong struggle that only ends at glory. Drawing on a wide range of Scripture and voices from Calvin and Spurgeon to J.C. Ryle, John Owen and Martyn Lloyd-Jones, he urges believers to abandon half-hearted 'shadow-boxing' faith and to fight with discipline and purpose until Christ crowns them with the imperishable wreath.
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