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Abilene Christian University Digital Commons @ ACU Stone-Campbell Books Stone-Campbell Resources 1928 Christ Crucified: A Book Of Sermons ogetherT With A Lecture on Evolution G. C. Brewer Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/crs_books Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Biology Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, and the Christianity Commons Recommended Citation Brewer, G. C., "Christ Crucified: A Book Of Sermons ogetherT With A Lecture on Evolution" (1928). Stone- Campbell Books. 436. https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/crs_books/436 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Stone-Campbell Resources at Digital Commons @ ACU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Stone-Campbell Books by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ ACU. Christ Crucified A BOOK OF SERMONS TOGETHER WITH A Lecture on Evolution Delivered in the First Baptist Church Auditorium, Fort Worth, Texas, September 18th October 2nd, 1927 G. C. BREWER A.uthor of "James Warden ," "The Immortality of the Soul," "The Model Church ," "Is the Church of Christ a Denomination?" etc . , etc. CHRISTIAN LEADER CORPORATION CINCINNATI, OHIO 1928 Copyright By G. C. BREWER 1928 CONTENTS CHAPTER I. I I Evolution 9 CHAPTER II. · / ·Christ the Gift of God's Love .. .... ........ .Y. 43 CHAPTER III. V ' Christ in Prophecy ... 56 CHAPTER IV. ,,/ /1Christ the Man of Sorrows .. 70 . / CHAPTER V. V Christ the Friend of Sinners . 87 CHAPTER VI. v Christ Our Mediator 105 CHAPTER VII. i ,/ Christ the Christian's High Priest 119 CHAPTER VIII. V Christ's Blood: How It Saves Us .............. 136 CHAPTER IX. Christ on Trial or What Shall I Do With Jesus? . v · 154 CHAPTER X. Christ the Christian's Creed .. 170 CHAPTER XI. ' Christ Saves the Believer, Or What Does ean to Believe in Christ? 177 Christ's Bride-The gr:rlTER XII. .~ 191 CHAPTER XIII. The Gospel Paul Preach ed . 213 CHAPTER XIV. The Immovable Kingdom 230 Wh CHAPTER XV. ere Are the Dead?.. ........................ 245 I CHAPTER XVI. Heaven:What Will It Be to Be There? 262 CHAPTER XVII. In Memoriam 278 INTRODUCTION While I was in a meeting at Bartlett, Texas, in July of 1927, some br.ethren in Fort Worth called me by long distance telephone and told me that I had been selected to do the preaching in a co-operative effort of the four teen churches of Christ in Fort Worth. This preaching was to be done in the First Baptist Church auditorium, which, they claim, has a seating capacity of between six and seven thousand. At the time these brethren called me I had no open time. I had a schedule of meetings that ran up to Christ mas, but I told the Fort Worth brethren that I would accept their invitation, provided I could get some church to release me from an engagement. This required a rearranging of my program and called for a good deal of writing, telegraphing and telephoning. Even then I was not very agreeably released from any place. But the day came and in the goodness of God I was there, ready to do the preaching . The meeting began on Sunday afternoon, September 18th, and closed Sunday night, October 2nd. We had two services each day, which made thirty sermons in all. Brother John Dickey was our song leader in this meet ing and he did his work well. Before the meeting began Brother Dickey had asked me to allow the sermons to be taken down as I delivered them in order that they might be put into book form. I agreed to this with the understanding that I would have no responsibility in the matter-no burden, financial or other kind--except to preach the sermons. Brother Dickey assumed full responsibility, therefore, and undertook the task of publishing the book. He employed an expert stenographer, a Mr. Everidge, to take down the night sermons and the two Sunday afternoon 6 A BOOK OF SERMONS speeches, the first of which was the lecture on Evolution. Mr . Everidge failed to get this lecture because I talked too rapidly, but he said he had the other sermons in fairly good order and that with a little correcting and filling in by me they would be ready for the book. However, he waited forty days after the meeting closed, putting Brother Dickey off with one excuse and another, before he began transcribing his notes. Then late in November he turned three very incomplete transcripts over to Brother Dickey who mailed them to me at Detroit, Michigan. But before I had time to do any work on these · transcripts Brother Dickey wired me that Mr. Everidge had died suddenly. As many orders for the book of sermons had already been placed, it seemed necessary that the book be brought out. No one could be found who could read Mr. Ever idge's notes, and there was nothing for me to do but 1-vrite the sermons in long hand-I can not use a typewriter. I got home from Detroit about the middle of Decem ber, but as I had been out in the field the entire year, I felt that I owed it to my wife and daughter to spend the holidays with them without working. Hence I did not begin writing these sermons till in January, 1928. While writing them I have held meetings at Tipton and Frederick, Okla. ; at Sinton, Texas, and at Memphis and Martin, Tenn. I have preached twice each day in the week and three times on Sundays, and I have gone out each day for meals and I have done the many other things that go with evangelistic work. In addition to these duties I have, during this time, prepared for and held a debate with Judge Ben B. Lindsey on the "Companionate Mar riage" issue. If, therefore, these sermons do not come up to thC! reader's expectation I hope he will let these circumstances plead forbearance and liberality in forming his opinion. If the original plan had not failed there would be eighteen sermons in the book, and five chapters that are now in it would not be there. These five chapters are: INTRODUCTION 7 "Christ, the Man of Sorrows"; "Christ, the Christian's Creed"; "Christ on Trial" and "Where are the Dead?" These sermons were not preached in the Fort Worth meeting. Then, of course, the chapter on "In Memoriam" was added after our first plan failed. The reasons for this chapter are given in the chapter. The six sermons that I preached in the meeting that are not in this book are: "The New Birth", "A Heart the Lord Opened'", "Pentecost", "The Advantage of Being in Christ" and two Sunday afternoon addresses on ( 1 ) "The Shepherd Psalm" and ( 2) "All Things Work Together for Good for Those Who Love the Lord". The reasons for leaving these sermons out of the book and putting the others in are : 1. I wanted to complete the series on "Christ". 2. Every book of sermons now on the market contains a discourse on "The New Birth", on "A Heart the Lord Opened", (the conversion of Lydia), and on "Pentecost" . The other three are hard to write . 3. The chapter on "Christ, the Christian's Creed" and "In Memoriam", were already written. This shorter route was made necessary because I was so busy and because people who had ordered the book were impa tient and were constantly inquiring about it. I claim nothing new or original for these sermons. They tell the old, old story in as simple a may as I could put it. "Christ Crucified'' is always my theme and I am determined never to preach anything else. I desire to thank all the brethren of Fort Worth for their splendid fellowship and co-operation during the meeting. I thank, also, every one who has in any way assisted me in bringing out this book. I am indebted to many. May our great, Jehovah, whose I am and whom I serve and by whose goodness and mercy I have ever been able to accomplish anything, take this book and sanctify it tu the good of all who read it and to the glory of Christ, the crucified, now risen and glorified Lord, is my humble prayer. G C. BREWER. Martin, Tennessee, April 10, 1928. :EVOLUTiON 9 CHAPTER I. EVOLUTION [Delivered in First Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday Afternoon, September 18, 1927.] MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I am highly sensible of the honor done me in being invited to do the preaching in this cooperative meeting , to be held by the churches of Christ of this city. I thank my good friend and brother, C. M. Stubblefield, for his words of introduction; and I am humbly thankful to our heavenly Father for the blessings of this hour, especially for this privilege of speaking to this very large audience of respectful and intelligent men and women. The subject that has been announced for this, the initial address of this series, is "Evolution :" This is, therefore, to be a lecture, but every other address will be a gospel sermon. The question of evolution is such a broad question that naturally you are wondering what part of it is to be discussed in this address. For that reason I shall adopt the policy of the old Negro preacher and give you an outline of the address in the beginning. The old Negro said: "I a'ways 'vides mah suhmons into three pahtes. Fust, I tells 'em whut I's gwine ter tell 'em; den I tells 'em; den I tells 'em whut I done tole 'em." Likewise I shall now tell you what I am going to tell you, and then I shall tell you.