I Love Jesus Because, By R. G. Lee

I listened to a sermon given by R.G. Lee called, “I Love Jesus Because.” He is a very enthusiastic preacher and he starts out by saying, “I love Jesus because I can pray in his name.” We need to be grateful to Christ and love him because we can pray in his name. When he prays in Jesus’ name, he rolls upon the mind of God, all the memories he has. He has forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. God has casts our sins into the depth of the sea. Not on the surface where men can look at them, but down deep in the depths of the sea. He loves Jesus because he died for him. There were folks who hated Jesus and Jesus said to his disciples, “if the world hates you, it hated me, therefore it hated you.” God referring to his son Jesus said, “This is …show more content…
religious history faced differences, they also shared similarities. Both R.G. Lee and Billy Graham had a distinct and memorable preaching style. Lee would paint pictures in the audience’s mind. His fluent sermons were delivered with imagination. Clearly his preaching style was successful, as he delivered his famous sermon over 1,000 times. Graham spoke in different ways in different contexts and had a signature structure. His messages unfolded like a script sent over from central casting. He flashed his “million-dollar smile” and started with icebreaker lines and warm-up jokes. His timing and word choice was constantly improving (page 56). Lee and Graham also had similar views on sin and afterlife. Lee said, “If you believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that he died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again from the dead, then he will save you from all sin and save you forever.” Graham says in Wacker’s book that because Jesus lived a sinless life, his death paid the penalty for sin and his resurrection defeated the grave. If people repented of their sin and embraced Christ as Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit would enable them to live lives of inward holiness and outward integrity. After death, believers would enter into the everlasting joys of heaven and nonbelievers in the everlasting sorrows of hell (page 33). The final similarity that these two people share is their thoughts on the Bible. Lee loves Jesus because Jesus loved the Bible. According to Lee, it was the book of his ministry, history, and education. Graham believes that God created the universe and created man. On page 38 of America’s Pastor, Graham is quoted by saying, “we must read the Bible, not primarily as historians seeking information, but as men and women seeking