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Outline and Summary of Samuel Davies' Sermon on 1 Cor. 3:6-7

By: Thomas F. Booher Here is an example of sermon outlining. I find it to be incredibly spiritually enriching.                                             Samuel Davies’ Sermon: 1 Corinthians 3:6-7   Sermon Outline Intro: God is sovereign over all things, and He uses secondary means to glorify His name Need: There is spiritual lethargy in the land despite full pews and sound preaching. What is lacking? M.P.: Without the divine agency to render the gospel successful, all the labors of its ministers will be in vain.       I.           The present degeneracy of human nature is so great that the gospel, apart from divine grace, cannot remedy it A.     The seed of the gospel dies on barren soil (Matt. 13 parable) B.     Scripture indicates that man is spiritually dead (Eph. 2:1) and blind (2 Cor. 4:4) C.     The gospel apart from the work of God on the heart cannot give spiritual life/sight D.     Experience confirms Scripture’s representation of man’s