Sermons on Gospel Meetings (Page 9)
Gospel Meetings ’22: “What Road are you on?” and “How shall we escape?” (37 mins)
A gospel meeting landmarked by questions relating to the gospel. Gene Higgins opens the meeting by reading from Matthew 18 and compares the biblical broad and narrow way before asking his audience this question – what road are you on? He then goes on to describe life’s journey as one that you are on involuntarily, with an indespensible guidebook and with an inimitable foe. James Cartwright closes the meeting by asking his audience the question from Hebrews 2 – “How…
Gospel Meetings ’22: “They remembered His words” and “God be merciful to me a sinner” (40mins)
Kicking off the second week of drive-in gospel meetings in Bicester, James Cartwright opens with a message from Luke 24 on the Saviour’s words. He preaches on His words of warning, His words as He was wounded, His words as He welcomed and His words when He was worshipped. Gene Higgins closes the meeting by preaching from the parable of the pharisee and the publican – emphasing 3 major points, firstly how greatly you need to be saved, secondly how…
Gospel Meetings ’22: “Glad Tidings” and “3 Everlasting Truths in John 3:16” (33 mins)
Gene Higgins opens the meeting by reading from Luke 2 and compares the glad, global and gracious tidings that the angels presented to shepherds and compares them with the tidings of the gospel. James Cartwright follows on by preaching from the most well-known gospel verse – John 3:16. He brings out 3 everlasting truths presented in the text; the everlasting God, the everlasting gift and the everlasting gap.
Gospel Meetings ’22: “Where Art Thou?” and “Seek ye the Lord” (40 mins)
James Cartwright preaches from Genesis 3 on the first question in the Bible, asking his audience where they are spiritually located. Gene Higgins closes the meeting by preaching from the verse “Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near”. Gene urges His audience to make seeking the Lord their greatest priority, given it’s implications for eternity.
Gospel Meetings ’22: “By Grace are ye saved” and “Grace.. that bringeth forth salvation” (38 mins)
Gene Higgins opens the gospel meeting by preaching from Ephesians 2:8; “For by grace are ye saved through faith”. Gene develops this by preaching that salvation cannot be obtained through works but only through faith in Jesus Christ. Throughout the message, Gene hearkens back, on numerous occasions, to his own conversion 56 years ago. Following on from Gene’s message, in a special guest appearance, Craig Munro continues on the gospel theme of “Grace”, preaching a weighty message from Titus 2:11, preaching on the “grace of God that bringeth forth salvation”, homing in on why Christ died and why sinners desperately need the salvation that has been provided thanks to God’s grace.
Gospel Meetings ’22: “I am the door” (20 mins)
Gene Higgins preaches powerfully on the illustration of salvation from the words “I am the door” (John 10:9). Gene goes on to outline salvation in the simplest of terms, emphasizing that entering the door is essential. Gene explains this statement made by the Lord Jesus by splitting it in two: the claim that he makes, and the condition that he sets.
Gospel Meetings ’22: “God sent His son to bless YOU!” (20 mins)
“God sent His Son to Bless You!” In this message, Gene Higgins seeks to impress these seven words on the minds of those in the meeting. Tracing sin’s entering into the world and the mark it left upon creation, Gene presents a clear and compelling case for why God sent His Son into this world, and how we can be blessed through having our sins forgiven.
Gospel Meetings ’22: “Christ died for our sins” (20 mins)
On the 56th anniversary of his conversion, Gene Higgins opens up the drive-in gospel meetings by simply proclaiming the truth that “Christ died for our sins”. Gene pleads with his audience to consider this message and how that Christ died for all, and urges his audience to put their faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Way and Day of Salvation
Jack Hay preaches a simple gospel message on the WAY of salvation from Acts 16:31 and the DAY of salvation in 2 Corinthians 6:2. (Preached: 27th March 2022)
Christ Suffered!
GOSPEL – John Dennison preaches on 1 Pet 3:18 (“Christ has once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that He might bring us to God”), and emphasises the two words “Christ suffered”. The sufferings of Christ were unmatched, were necessary, and accomplished what they were designed for – meeting the claims of God against sin and providing salvation for sinners. (Preached: 1st March 2020)
Surprised by Salvation (33 mins)
“Salvation was completely different to how I imagined it would be.” Eugene Higgins explains the way of salvation from the last verse of John’s Gospel chapter 3, which reads: “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” (Jn 3.36). He develops his presentation of the gospel around 4 contrasts in this verse: “Whom”, not “How” “Him”, not “you” “Having”,…
Gospel Tent ’19: 3 Object Lessons from Luke 13 (33 mins)
GOSPEL TENT 2019 – Andrew Steele preaches from Luke Ch 13 on three object lessons that illustrate gospel truth. A tower that collapsed (“Except you repent you will all likewise perish”); a door that closed (Don’t be left outside); and a hen that called (“I would…but you would not”). The Lord Jesus is seen as the “prince of preachers” in this powerful chapter of the Bible (Message preached 6th July 2019)
Gospel Tent ’19: “Salvator Mundi” and “Heaven or Hell” (48 mins)
GOSPEL TENT 2019 – John Fleck preaches from John 4, and in particular v42, on Christ as “the Saviour of the world”, a title used by Leonardo da Vinci in 1500AD for one of his famous paintings. Andrew Steele follows with a contrast between heaven and hell, the two destinies that lie before every one of us. Quote: “The worst thing about hell is to have missed heaven” (Messages preached 28th June 2019)
Gospel Tent ’19: “Rest” and “Unexpected Happenings”
GOSPEL TENT 2019 – John Fleck preaches on the topic of “rest”. The Requirement, Expense, Simplicity and Time of rest, from Isa 57:20-21, Matt 11:28, Heb 3:3 and Rev 14:9-11. Andrew Steele follows with a look at three “unexpected happenings”: someone privileged who perished; Someone perfect but pierced, and someone poor but pardoned. Note especially the three things the man in hell learnt in Luke Ch 16 (Messages preached 25th June 2019)
Gospel Tent ’19: “Salvation” and “The Gift of God” (46 mins)
GOSPEL TENT 2019 – John Fleck preaches from Acts 16 – the narrative of the Philippian jailer – on the subject of salvation. What we need to be saved from, why we need to be saved and how we can be saved. Andrew Steele follows with a message on “the gift of God” from Romans 6:23. The opposite of the gift, the origin of the gift and the offer of the gift (Messages preached 22nd June 2019)