When God’s People Demand a Human King: A Review of ‘Sunday Sermon’
The sermon is a well-structured expository message from 1 Samuel 8, successfully tracing the redemptive-historical line from Israel's failed monarchy to Christ's perfect reign. Its primary weakness is soteriological; the conversion call employs synergistic language ('decisionism'), which obscures the monergistic work of God in salvation. A secondary weakness was observed in the administration of communion, which lacked the biblical warning against partaking in an unworthy manner.