Seeking videos of good clear gospel preaching to refer people to...

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Hi - what are the best videos online that one can refer people to in order to hear a clear and complete presentation of the Gospel so that they might be saved? Preferably on YouTube, but anything free to watch somewhere else is also good. I'm especially interested in the following qualities:

1. No "health, wealth, and happiness" promise preaching. That is not the Gospel of salvation.

2. No promises that "God has a wonderful plan for your life..." in this world or anything like that. That is also just another promise of happiness in this life, and that is also not the Gospel.

3. No trying to "sell" the Gospel, or persuade people it is true using worldly or carnal wisdom. That is also not Gospel preaching.

The priority is good sound Biblical preaching of the Biblical Gospel.

Thanks.
 

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No preacher I know of understands and therefore preaches the gospel better than Tim Keller who grew a church in the middle of New York City with nothing other than preaching the gospel.

Here is a sample. I think it's a great talk, and there are many other on Youtube and Vimeo.

 
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Thanks, Jimmy, I appreciate you posting. However, I'm looking for evangelistic sermons or messages designed for the initial conversion and salvation of unbelievers. That is really a message for those who are already Christians. I didn't listen to every minute, but I skipped through the whole video in a sampling of many small jumps and did not find anything like that. I am definitely familiar with Dr. Keller, however, and used to go to his church in NYC many years ago. I have spoken a number of times to people over the years since about Dr. Keller's preaching, which was certainly among my all-time favorite that's for sure. I also know the gentleman he mentioned in his opening remarks. I don't think Dr. Keller would remember me, but the other fellow would.
 
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Thanks, Jimmy, I appreciate you posting. However, I'm looking for evangelistic sermons or messages designed for the initial conversion and salvation of unbelievers. That is really a message for those who are already Christians. I didn't listen to every minute, but I skipped through the whole video in a sampling of many small jumps and did not find anything like that. I am definitely familiar with Dr. Keller, however, and used to go to his church in NYC many years ago. I have spoken a number of times to people over the years since about Dr. Keller's preaching, which was certainly among my all-time favorite that's for sure. I also know the gentleman he mentioned in his opening remarks. I don't think Dr. Keller would remember me, but the other fellow would.

All of Kellers messages are for both Christians and non-Christians. By this type of preaching Redeemer church grew from 15 people to 7,000, and in the heart of one of the most secular places on earth. No rock band. No "outreach" program. . . Just opening the Bible and preaching.

Before people are willing to grasp the gospel they must first become disillusioned with the "religion" which they currently practice, and there is none better than Keller to help people see that what they trust their souls with, will not save them.
 
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Jimmy, I perceive that no matter what I say, it will probably not change your position, so I will just say that I regard you to be mistaken about this. And we can pretend one of us said something about "agreeing to disagree." You may also be getting into a little idolatry here too, ironically. That can happen with really gifted ministers. I get it, and by now the theme is actually so old that many people already get it I would think - real religion vs. "religion," "'religion' is a bad word," etc. In fact, I even suspect I was perhaps going to Keller's church in NYC before you may have even been born or close to it, as I suspect a person might have to be very young to say something like that.

This type of preaching has a place, but is simply not the type of preaching I am talking about. That type of sermon is more like spiritual therapy for Christians, not a presentation of the Gospel. What happened in New York City is that probably those who came across the church were mostly already Christians to begin with. Or, if any people who joined the church were (genuine) converts, I suspect it may have taken considerable time before they actually heard enough of what was necessary to actually be saved even if they were attracted to preaching like that. That is not a sermon that presents the simple truth that: one needs to be saved; why; and how.

The church is built on the Gospel given to the Apostles, with the Lord being the cornerstone. The Apostles did not make a mistake in the kind of preaching they did, and that is the kind of preaching I am talking about. A clean and true presentation of the Gospel whereby a person can be saved. There is no new higher modern enlightenment or greater use of brain matter which replaces that Gospel or that kind of preaching. I'm confident even Tim Keller would tell you that, as well as Phil Ryken his former student and the president of the college there, as well as every one at the seminary Keller used to teach at. Some unbelievers may be attracted to that kind of preaching, and may eventually hear enough Gospel truth to be saved, but that is simply not evangelistic Gospel preaching for simple conversion and salvation. An unbeliever directed to a message like that is far more likely to walk away having no idea whatsoever, utterly clueless, about even needing to be saved, why, and how, at least based on the fairly extensive sampling I did while skipping through the whole video.
 
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I'm neither young (I'm 52) nor inexperienced in these matters. As a believer of 35 years and a student of both human nature and God's word, I made my recomendation to you from a position of experience not ignorance.

If you are in fact older than me, you likely don't understand that we live in a post-Christian and post-modern world. Post Christian in that the western world has heard the gospel. They've heard it a million times. They are not completely ignorant of it, but they reject. They reject it in part because the world has also been very influenced by postmodernism and relativism. If you understand the implications of that you understand that people no longer accept concepts such as "sin" or "truth". If you present the "Four Spiritual Laws" to them, as it appears yo would like to, they will respond with, "that's your opinion", or, "I'm glad that works for you".

Of course they still might say that to Keller, but his approach works with people who repel truth like ducks repel water off of their backs, because he is able to demonstrate their idolatry. Idolatry is the essence of sin (see the first commandment) so although he may not sound like Billy Graham, that's a good thing. It's a very good thing.

As a connoisseur of sermons, if that's not too odd a term, I listen to them as I'm driving (2-4 hours per day) so when I mention Keller as the best source of what you are after, I do so not out of idolatry but in order to be helpful to you and those you wish to impact with the lift-changing power of the gospel. No good deed goes unpunished, as the saying goes, and this has been no exception to that rule. Nonetheless, all the best in you endeavor.
 
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Thanks T.C. These are good videos. I would say the MacArthur one is much more "meaty" and would even call it a "great" video. I've always loved his preaching but haven't been exposed to it much since a long time ago.

In looking at both videos, however, I have tried to view both as if I was an unbeliever who needs to be saved and needs to hear a clear and complete presentation of the basic elements of the Gospel, in addition to any other expanded message that may accompany it no matter how excellent.

It is ironic that both videos actually do not mention explicitly that Christ died on the cross for our sins. If I were still an unbeliever without any solid knowledge of the Gospel, I would come away from each video still having a major gap in essential knowledge about that. The MacArthur video comes a bit close to doing that, however. There seems to be an implicit assumption that perhaps people already know.

Nonetheless, these are good videos, especially the MacArthur video in my view. I will almost certainly use the link for that one, maybe even the other. I have not looked at the Wilkerson video posted previously yet though.
 
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Thanks T.C. These are good videos. I would say the MacArthur one is much more "meaty" and would even call it a "great" video. I've always loved his preaching but haven't been exposed to it much since a long time ago.

In looking at both videos, however, I have tried to view both as if I was an unbeliever who needs to be saved and needs to hear a clear and complete presentation of the basic elements of the Gospel, in addition to any other expanded message that may accompany it no matter how excellent.

It is ironic that both videos actually do not mention explicitly that Christ died on the cross for our sins. If I were still an unbeliever without any solid knowledge of the Gospel, I would come away from each video still having a major gap in essential knowledge about that. The MacArthur video comes a bit close to doing that, however. There seems to be an implicit assumption that perhaps people already know.

Nonetheless, these are good videos, especially the MacArthur video in my view. I will almost certainly use the link for that one, maybe even the other. I have not looked at the Wilkerson video posted previously yet though.

I think I understand where you are coming from, but I actually do agree with @jimmyjimmy 's stance on this thread topic. I might not have if it were not for watching this sermon a few days ago, and it's a long one, though a good one in my opinion. I'm not offering the video as an example for your intended audience, such as perhaps an agnostic friend or something, but rather for you, in regards to your topic. My own opinion takes it a step further, from what I absorbed from this sermon, though, in that there is nothing we can do to somehow force an understanding into someone's heart, if their heart is not prepared to receive it. And if their heart is prepared to receive the truth, then the scriptures alone are sufficient. If you have a free hour over the next couple of weeks to give it a listen, I think it is a good one since it can save one from a lot of unnecessary stress and exhaustion, as far as trying to force the Gospel into someone's head. Rather I think we can just tell like it is, right out of scripture, and if/when someone is ready, they will pursue more.

 
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I think I understand where you are coming from, but I actually do agree with @jimmyjimmy 's stance on this thread topic. I might not have if it were not for watching this sermon a few days ago, and it's a long one, though a good one in my opinion. I'm not offering the video as an example for your intended audience, such as perhaps an agnostic friend or something, but rather for you, in regards to your topic. My own opinion takes it a step further, from what I absorbed from this sermon, though, in that there is nothing we can do to somehow force an understanding into someone's heart, if their heart is not prepared to receive it. And if there heart is prepared to receive the truth, then the scriptures alone are sufficient. If you have a free hour over the next couple of weeks to give it a listen, I think it is a good one since it can save one from a lot of unnecessary stress and exhaustion, as far as trying to force the Gospel into someone's head. Rather I think we can just tell like it is, right out of scripture, and if/when someone is ready, they will pursue more.

Yes, John MacArthur has produced a lot of good material! :)
 
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Hi - what are the best videos online that one can refer people to in order to hear a clear and complete presentation of the Gospel so that they might be saved? Preferably on YouTube, but anything free to watch somewhere else is also good. I'm especially interested in the following qualities:

1. No "health, wealth, and happiness" promise preaching. That is not the Gospel of salvation.

2. No promises that "God has a wonderful plan for your life..." in this world or anything like that. That is also just another promise of happiness in this life, and that is also not the Gospel.

3. No trying to "sell" the Gospel, or persuade people it is true using worldly or carnal wisdom. That is also not Gospel preaching.

The priority is good sound Biblical preaching of the Biblical Gospel.

Thanks.

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These videos from Living Waters are great examples of Biblical preaching on the street.





Here's a 37 minute video explaining how some evangelism doesn't work and why Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron from Living Waters evangelize the way that they do.

 
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Hey there,
I run an Apologetics youth Bible study once a month at church...
I have used James Choung's "The big story." You can find it on YouTube to see how it goes. It also comes as a very handy free phone app:

Get the Big Story App | InterVarsity - Evangelism
James Choung was witnessing on campus at MIT, when he was studying engineering.
I like the presentation because I find it easier to use than the Roman Road.
It is also fairly easy for the youth to get a handle on.
Hope you can use those YouTube clips ...
 
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promises that "God has a wonderful plan for your life..." in this world

I actually change the four spiritual laws a bit.

"God loves you and has a horrible plan for your life,"

Now that is provocative, even the new atheists ask me what that means.

I would avoid video by Ray Comfort or Ken Ham as they rely on fallacious reasoning and manipulation.

Secondly, I do a lot of "soil preparation," before I introduce people to the gospel.
 
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