Sermons on the Protestant Reformation

More than five hundred years ago, the Protestant Reformation called the church back to the authority of Scripture and the good news that sinners are justified by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. Over the course of his pastoral ministry, Alistair Begg routinely took a Sunday adjacent to October 31—traditionally, the day when Martin Luther published his Ninety-Five Theses—to reflect on the Reformation’s legacy and relevance for today’s believers. As we prepare again to observe this important day in church history, we invite you to revisit a selection of these Reformation Day sermons, which together remind us of the biblical truths the Reformers labored to recover and preserve—and of our responsibility to hold fast to those same truths and pass them faithfully to the generations that follow. The Hinge of SalvationThe Reformation marked the rediscovery of the apostolic Gospel by a troubled monk, Martin Luther, who was seeking peace with God. In this message, Alistair Begg unpacks the biblical truth of justification by faith, which the Reformation retrieved, explaining why it is important, what it means, and how we receive it. This doctrine is the beating heart of ...