Was the coronation sermon any good?
by David Robertson, Christian Today:
There have been some great sermons preached in history. Within the pages of the Bible, we have Ezra, Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, John the Baptist, Peter, Paul and of course Jesus. It is “through the foolishness of the preaching of the cross” (1 Corinthians 1:18), which is the power of God for salvation, that people come to know Christ.
In Church history we can still read the sermons of the ‘prince of preachers’, John Chrysostom (try his homily 21 on Ephesians 6:13). Or those of Aquinas, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Moody and Spurgeon. Three of the most influential sermons in history are Jonathan Edwards’ ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’ in 18th century America, Thomas Chalmers’ ‘The Expulsive Power of a New Affection’ in 19th century Scotland, or CS Lewis’s ‘The Weight of Glory’ in 20th century England.
The evangelist Billy Graham is reckoned to have preached to more people directly than any other person in history. Today, because of modern media, the sermons of people like Tim Keller, Alistair Begg, Joyce Meyer and many others are heard throughout the world.
But in terms of sheer viewing figures, I suspect that three ‘royal’ sermons have probably reached the largest audiences. I have already written about Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon at the wedding of Harry and Meghan. Then there was Justin Welby’s sermon at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. And this past week he was once again able to preach to billions at the King’s coronation.
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