Hellfire and Brimstone
Faith of Our Fathers
August 21, 2022
Rev. Darin Stone
The sermon 'Hellfire and Brimstone' models expository preaching to highlight God's justice and mercy—using Sodom and Romans 1:18 to confront modern pride and autonomous identity, calling listeners to self-examination, repentance, and persistent prayer.
Summary
Preferring consecutive, book-by-book preaching, the sermon titled 'Hellfire and Brimstone' focuses on two central aspects of God—His justice and His mercy. Drawing on Sodom and Romans 1:18, the preacher emphasizes God's holiness and righteous wrath in the face of sin while warning that modern culture's celebration of pride and self-created identity only deepens that indictment. Listeners are challenged to recognize that the difference between themselves and Sodom is one of degree, to search their hearts for pride that needs redemption, and to respond through repentance and steadfast prayer, which God uses as a means of action.
Key Points
- Prefers expositional, consecutive preaching to avoid topical selectivity
- Sermon title: 'Hellfire and Brimstone'—focus on God's justice and mercy
- Uses Sodom as an example and discusses sexual relations, equality in God's image, and the sin involved
- Cites Romans 1:18 to show God's justice and holiness confronted by sin
- Critiques contemporary pride and the notion of self-created identity (autonomy)
- Argues the difference between us and Sodom is one of degree—calls for personal self-examination
- Asks whether God's wrath was just and whether our pride needs redemption
- Encourages repentance and persistent prayer as means God uses to act; don't stop praying
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