What Was the Gospel-Centered Movement, and Did it Fail?

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What Was the Gospel-Centered Movement, and Did it Fail?

11 min

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The Church

What Was the Gospel-Centered Movement, and Did it Fail?

11 min

“Gospel-centered preaching is not an excuse for historical, contextual, and exegetical laziness.”
-Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Did the Gospel-Centered Movement that was influenced by figures such as John Piper, Tim Keller, and Matt Chandler fail? Are there dangers when pastors’ sermons begin to sound formulaic and forego moral exhortations in the name of “the gospel”? Pastor Adriel Sanchez answers these questions and if it is necessary to preach the gospel in every sermon.

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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