Todd Wilken on Gospel Preaching

A sermon that mentions Jesus but still has you driving the verbs is still about you, not Jesus. The Gospel is all about what Jesus does for you. A sermon about what you do for Jesus isn?t the Gospel. For the Gospel to be preached, Jesus must be driving the verbs.? (Ask) ?Who is driving the verbs?? Is Jesus active or passive? Is Jesus doing the action or is He being acted upon? There is a difference between a sermon that says ?I love Jesus,? and a sermon that says ?Jesus love me.? One is talking about you, the other is talking about Jesus. There is a difference between, ?Give your life to Jesus,? and ?Jesus gave His life for you.