Martin Luther held the idea that Christ appeared throughout the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation and I affirm this idea, since the person of Christ is noted throughout the Bible. In the old testament we can find many teachings that remind us of Christ Himself, and is that friends, for God, Christ is the most important person, all creation, all beauty, has been subject to the power of Jesus Christ and today we can not find a more important personality that has crossed the line of the existence of humanity.
From the very beginning of the Scriptures we see shadows, figures, and promises that point directly to the work that Christ would later accomplish. Every sacrifice, every prophecy, every act of deliverance narrated in the Old Testament was ultimately preparing the way for the One who would bring true reconciliation between God and man. This reveals that the Bible is not a collection of disconnected stories, but a unified revelation that finds its center in Jesus.
Is it not true that many of the sermons you listen do not contain Christ as the center of everything? This is one of the great problems that the church is going through, many of its preachers are hurting it, many pastors, many who call themselves apostles. We listen to their sermons and they seem to be inflated and misguided of what the Gospel really is.
Sadly, in our day, the message that should exalt Jesus has been substituted in many pulpits for motivational speeches, human philosophies, or superficial teachings that do not confront sin and do not announce the redeeming work of the cross. When Christ ceases to be the center, the message loses its power, because the power of the church does not rest on eloquence or charisma, but on the person and work of Jesus. The church weakens not because of external enemies, but because it forgets its foundation.
Perhaps is it not already natural that when many preachers come to the platform, take their Bibles and when they begin to speak do not mention anything they have read and forget to mention Christ in the entire sermon? This is extremely noticeable when we watch certain videos on social networks and the worst thing is to listen to a lot of people saying “Amen”.
This situation is alarming because it shows that not only preachers are drifting, but also congregations are losing discernment. When Christ is absent from the message, the sermon becomes empty, no matter how emotional or persuasive it may seem. A church that applauds a Christless sermon is a church that is gradually moving away from the truth. We must be vigilant and return to the simplicity and depth of the gospel.
The apostle Paul always understood that the only thing that was relevant was talking about the person of Christ:
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:1-2
Paul reminds us that the strength of the message does not lie in the ability of the preacher, but in the message itself. He chose to preach Christ because he understood that only the cross can break chains, forgive sins, and give true hope. The early church grew not because of strategies, but because Christ was at the center of everything they proclaimed. This must also be our conviction today.
We as a church have been called to announce a message: “The gospel.” But if we do not know the meaning of the Gospel and who God is, we can never preach what has been entrusted to us. I ask: What is the Gospel? The Bible says that the Gospel is “Good news”. What is that good news? The news is that Christ became man (John 1:1) and walked among us, died with Cross’s death and rose again on the third day, but why did He die? To free us from sin and hell. That is the message of the gospel through all the Scriptures and we do not need to add anything else.
The simplicity of the gospel is powerful enough to change the hardest heart. The good news is not about personal success, material blessings, or earthly triumphs—although God can grant these things—but about the eternal salvation that only Christ offers. When we distort this message, we rob people of the only truth that can save them.
Do you know what is the worst? That after many preachers to speak an hour in their sermon without mentioning Christ they say to the public: Does anyone desire Christ?. This is the problem, we are leaving Christ for the end when He should be the begin and the end. A certain preacher said: “Christ is not a cherry we put on an ice cream, or He is everything or nothing in your life”.
Christ is not a closing ornament to make a sermon sound spiritual. He is the essence, the foundation, the reason for every message. When He is relegated to the final minutes of a sermon, we reveal our lack of understanding of who He truly is. Christ must be proclaimed from the opening word to the last breath of the message.
Let us preach Christ and only Christ, He is the only one who can transform life, there is nothing more important than telling men.
If we truly desire revival, transformation, and a church filled with power, then we must return to Christ-centered preaching. The world does not need more opinions; it needs the Savior. Let every sermon, every teaching, and every conversation reflect the glory of the One who died and rose again. Only He can save, only He can heal, and only He is worthy of all proclamation.