With the Easter season coming into view, we thought that Colin Smith's sermon series Regarding God's Son, based on Romans 1:1-4, would be ideal to enrich your own meditation on the glory of Christ and prepare you to inspire your people. What a great Savior!

When we realize how great he is, the sacrifices made by those who serve him make complete sense, as seen in the illustration Saint Patrick Returns to Ireland to Bring the Gospel.

Did you know that we double the amount of illustration ideas and cultural connections added each week to our site through the News That Illustrates?

Read about America's Gnostic Impulse in John Koessler's review of Thomas Long's book Preaching from Memory to Hope

Preaching Christ,

Brian Larson
Editor, PreachingToday.com
blarson@christianitytoday.com

Craig Brian Larson is the pastor of Lake Shore Church in Chicago and author and editor of numerous books, including The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching (Zondervan). He blogs on Knowing God and His Ways at craigbrianlarson.com.