Beyond Moralism: Finding Christ in the Faith of Abraham
The sermon is a topical character study of Abraham, intended to encourage faith and persistence. However, its hermeneutic is fundamentally moralistic, treating Abraham as a behavioral model to be emulated rather than as a redemptive-historical figure whose faith pointed toward Christ. This Christless approach, combined with an anthropocentric focus on the listener's personal 'dreams' and an extremely low amount of Scripture actually read to the congregation, results in a theologically weak message that lacks the power of the gospel.