The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Reformation Sunday sermons?

Unofficially, yesterday was a special Sabbath Day in many churches. It is recognized unofficially as "Reformation Sunday" in recognition of October 31st, the celebrated beginning of the Protestant Reformation when an upstart Monk nailed his 95 Theses on the Wittenberg Chapel door.

With that brief introductory note, I am wondering if your church celebrated this day with a specific focus in its preaching; either morning or evening or both? And if so, would you like to provide a brief summary of that sermon? At our little church here, the morning sermon was on the topic of "Sola Scriptura", although in the introduction, the Five Solas were mentioned and a brief overview of each explained. The text expounded was:

Isaiah 8:18-20 (KJV) "Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them."

The focus of the sermon was upon the absolute authority and sufficiency of God's inspired written Word; the Scriptures, and how today there myriad "voices" contending for our attention and even faith. These other voices can be found both without and even within the Church, much in the same way as it was predicted (1Tim 4; 2Tim 3:1-5, 13, 4:4; Pet 2:1) by the Apostles who warned about such things in their own day. The only safeguard we have is in the sure Word of God in which is God's inspired, infallible and inerrant truth from which we have all that is necessary for faith and life. And, we have the promise of the Holy Spirit Who indwells every true believer and Who gives us the right understanding of that Word. All that removes from, adds to or contradicts the Scriptures is a lie. And, within those who promote such lies there is no light; they walk in darkness.

May you all have been blessed on yesterday's Lord's Day through the pure preaching of the Word whether the Protestant Reformation was celebrated, just mentioned or by-passed.

In His grace,