A Sermon Outline by John Kennedy
Ephesians 3:8. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.
Let us consider the riches of Christ that are here referred to, that are said to be unsearchable, and then inquire what the preaching of them implies.
The unsearchable riches of Christ.
These are, in abundance, what is precious.
The abundance of them makes Christ Himself rich.
By them He can enrich others, even Gentile sinners.
The riches are His as the Eternal God.
They are riches of infinite glory in Himself as divine.
They are His to enjoy, and to use as the Son of God.
O how unsearchable!
The riches of His merit.
He required this as Surety, before He could pay the ransom.
Thus He carried out His work of atonement and obedience.
His life had two sides, obedience on the one, and suffering on the other.
The riches of His own grace appears as Prophet, Priest and King.
It pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell in Him.
How unsearchable all this is!
What this preaching implies.
It is a trumpet call to sinners to come to the riches.
It is an unfolding of the doctrine regarding Christ.
It is a proclamation calling sinners to Him.
In the preaching, Christ is set before you.
In the gospel He is brought near to you.
He is there to be received.
Application.
How blessed they are who receive Him!
How very wicked they are who refuse Him!
[1] Preached in Dingwall on 15 October 1882, and now edited.