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Henry Mahan

God's Preacher and His Message

Matthew 11
Henry Mahan • October, 26 1975 • Audio
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What does the Bible say about the role of a preacher?

The Bible describes a preacher as God's messenger who conveys His truth without compromise.

According to Matthew 11, a preacher must be sure of their message and not afraid to examine it constantly, just as John the Baptist sought reassurance directly from Christ. The preacher is not swayed by public opinion or personal gain; rather, they are called to deliver God's truth faithfully and boldly. In verse 7, Jesus highlights the characteristics expected of God's preacher, emphasizing integrity and conviction. This role demands a deep commitment to scripture and the responsibility to convey the gospel accurately, aligning with the understanding of God's sovereignty and grace.

Matthew 11:2-16

How do we know that God's grace is sufficient for salvation?

God's grace is sufficient for salvation as it is revealed through Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit.

God's grace is foundational to salvation, as demonstrated by Christ's invitation in Matthew 11:28, where He encourages the weary and burdened to come to Him for rest. The scriptures proclaim that it is by grace we are saved through faith, not of our own works. This grace is not only a call to salvation but also enables believers to respond to God’s call. The assurance of grace is illustrated through Jesus' fulfillment of prophecy and His workings in individual hearts, confirming that those who are called will respond to His voice as His sheep (John 10:26-27).

Matthew 11:28, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 10:26-27

Why is it important for Christians to examine their faith?

Examining one's faith ensures alignment with God's truth and fosters spiritual growth.

The importance of self-examination is emphasized in scripture, specifically in 2 Corinthians 13:5, which encourages believers to test themselves to see if they are in the faith. This practice fosters spiritual maturity and a deeper understanding of one's relationship with God. Just as John the Baptist evaluated his message and sought confirmation from Christ, Christians are invited to consistently reflect on their faith, scrutinizing beliefs against scripture. This self-examination serves both as assurance of salvation and as a means to cultivate a faithful walk with God, which is vital for spiritual health and growth.

2 Corinthians 13:5, Matthew 11:2-3

What does it mean that Jesus is the Messiah?

Jesus is the Messiah, the promised Savior who fulfills Old Testament prophecies.

The term 'Messiah' signifies the anointed one, predicted in the scriptures, who would save God's people. According to Matthew 11:4-5, Jesus confirms His identity through His miraculous works, thus validating His role as the Messiah. He fulfills the prophecies and expectations set forth in the Old Testament—He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29). This knowledge is pivotal for Christians, as it reassures them of the salvation and sovereign grace provided through His sacrificial death and resurrection, achieving redemption for all believers.

Matthew 11:4-5, John 1:29

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Now let's turn in our Bibles
to the book of Matthew, chapter 11. I want us to see if we can't
find in this chapter more than a sermon, but a message for this
hour, a message for us personally, for our situation, for our church,
for our in Matthew 11, verse 2. Now I
want you to look carefully at verse 2 and 3. Let's read it,
and then let me comment on it. Now, when John the Baptist had
heard from his prison cell the works of Christ, he sent two
of his disciples and said unto Christ, Art thou he that should
come, or do we look for another? God's preacher, regardless of
the time, regardless of the stage in his life or his ministry,
must be sure of his message. God's preacher, whether he's
just starting out or whether he's in the most important part of his ministry
or whether he's in the sunset years, God's preacher is not
afraid. to continually and carefully
examine himself and his gospel. He's not afraid to. Now John
the Baptist had been miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit.
His mother was an old woman when she bared him. He had been sent by God, commissioned
and ordained to be the forerunner of the Messiah. He had gone forth
clothed in camel hairs, a leather girdle. He had eaten locusts
and wild honey. He had ministered in the wilderness.
He had preached to royalty and to rabble. He had preached, he
thought, the message God gave him. He was convinced of it at
that time. When Jesus Christ approached
him, He pointed to Christ and said, this is he of whom Moses
wrote, for whom Abraham looked, this is the Messiah, this is
the Christ. Behold the Lamb of God that taketh
away the sin of the world. For three and a half or four
years he preached that message, or longer. He declared Jesus
Christ to be the Redeemer. Now his ministry was drawing
to a close. He was in prison. And he again
looks at his message. He again looks at his gospel.
And he calls some of his disciples to him, and he said, I want you
to go to Jesus of Nazareth, and I want you to ask him this question.
I'm not afraid to put the question to him. I'm not afraid to have
my message examined. I'm not afraid to look at it
carefully. I'm not afraid to re-examine
it. You go to him and ask him, Art
thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Have
I brought a wrong message? Have I pointed to the wrong Savior?
Art thou he that should come? Every preacher of the gospel,
every servant-sent of God, re-evaluates his message, re-examines it all
the time, and he's not afraid to. Of course, it's reconfirmed.
That's what Christ did here for John. He said, you go show John
what you've seen and what you've heard. Yes, I'm the Messiah. John's right in his message.
You go reconfirm it. You reassure him. I'm the Messiah. But what I'm pointing out is
this. Don't be afraid to expose what you believe to the Word
of God. Don't you be afraid for a moment to take any verse of
Scripture and throw it at your doctrine, at your creed, at your
faith. Examine yourselves. That's what
the Scripture says. Examine yourselves, whether you
be in the faith. Give diligence to make your calling
and election sure. And that's not just for the babe
in Christ, that's for you young men, and that's for you fathers
and elders too. Examine yourselves, whether you
be in the faith. John wasn't afraid to put his
faith to the test. John wasn't afraid to put his
message to the test. John wasn't afraid to put his
gospel to the test. The test of Christ. And we need
to do that constantly. So when they left, and the Lord
Jesus sent word to John in verse 6 and said, Blessed is he whosoever
shall not be offended in the way that I accomplish my business. Now then, and as they departed,
verse 7, let's look at this a moment. Jesus began to say to the multitudes
concerning John. Christ is speaking here of John
the Baptist. And he said to the people, these
people had heard John preach, they knew who John was. And Jesus
Christ, our Lord, said, what did you go out in the wilderness
to see? What did you expect to see when you got God's preacher,
when you went to hear him? What did you expect to see? A
reed shaken with the wind? Did you expect to find a compromiser? Did you expect to find a man
who's tossed with every wind of doctrine? You expect to find
a man, did you expect to find a man who listened for the direction
of the wind of public opinion and then formed his message?
A compromiser who blends with every strong pressure and breeze? Is that what you expected? Oh,
there are a lot of preachers like that. There are a lot of
preachers that listen for the direction of public opinion and
then they preach their message. That's not God's preacher. Verse
8, our Lord said, what did you go out there to see? A man clothed
in soft raiment, a feminine man, a man looking for an easy living,
whose glory is his shame, whose God is his belly and his flesh? Did you go out there looking
for someone who could be bought, who would give in to your demands? These types of people are in
kings' houses. They who wear soft clothing are
in kings' houses. That's not God's preacher. God's
preacher is not interested in filthy lucre, or popularity,
or fame of men. What do you go out there to see,
verse 9? A prophet? Just another preacher? Just another religious voice
preaching the same old tradition, and the same old custom, and
the same old ear-tickling themes that you've listened to all these
years? I'll say unto you more than a
prophet, God's preacher, that's who he is. He's not a compromiser,
he's not a covetous man, and he's not a poor parrot. What
is he? God's preacher is a man of conviction. He didn't get his message from
men, and he doesn't preach it to please men. Paul said, if
I please men. This now goes not only for God's
minister, but for God's witnesses and God's people. If I please
men, I am not the servant of Christ. God's preacher is not
greedy or filthy lucre. He does not seek nor covet earthly
possessions. Paul said, I've learned in whatsoever
state I am therewith to be content. God's preacher is more than a
religious preacher or leader. He is actually God's messenger. Listen to verse 10. For this
is he, this man, John, is he of whom is written, Behold, I
send my messenger. I send my messenger. When men
hear him, they actually hear, not God, they hear from God. No preacher is God, no preacher
is Christ. We stand in the stead of Christ.
When men hear God's preacher, they hear from God. If he's God's
preacher, if he's not God's preacher, they just hear a man, that's
all. And then in verse 16, God's preacher has a message that is
not popular. with any generation. Christ said
in verse 16, but where unto shall I liken this generation? What's
this generation like? Well, it's like children sitting
in the marketplace and they call to their fellows and they say,
we piped unto you, we played a happy tune, we tried to be
friendly, we played a merry tune, we tried to appeal to your glee
and happiness and joy, and yet you haven't responded. You haven't
danced. And then seeing that that didn't
work, we mourned under you. We got down in the valley of
sorrow and despondency and judgment and these things. But you have
not lamented. John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they said, He hath a devil. John came with a message
of judgment, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
John came with a message of repentance and judgment. He began to tell
the soldier not to mistreat people. He began to tell the tax collector
not to take that which was not due. He began to tell the kings
to rule in righteousness. He began to tell the slaves of
service to be obedient to their masters. He began to tell the
masters to be kind and loving employers. He began to tell men
to be content with their wages. He told these people this message
of severity and judgment and principle. They said, we'd only
hear him, he hath a devil. Well, the Son of Man came, eating
and drinking. He came with a message of grace
to the guilty and mercy. Father Unlovely. He came with
the good news, the glad tidings. I've come to set the prisoner
free. I've come to give sight to the blind. I've come to give
hearing to the deaf. I've come to preach good news
to the poor. I've come to preach acceptable
year of the Lord." And they said, We don't want to hear him. He's
a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber and a friend of publicans and
sinners. But he said, Wisdom is justified
over children. That is, everybody has a way
of justifying themselves. Everybody has a way of justifying
themselves. They don't hear the word, they
won't receive it, no matter who brings it, no matter how it's
brought, no matter what type of message it is, no matter what
spirit in which it's delivered, they will not receive it. And
while they're refusing it, while they're talking about John coming
one way and he has a devil and Christ coming the other way and
he's a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber and a compromise and a friend
of sinners, wisdom is justified. That is, you justify yourself,
you have a way of doing that. And then the Master, in summing
this whole thing up, left with them a threefold message. A threefold
message. And that threefold message is
this. First of all, he dealt with them
on the subject of human responsibility. God sent his messenger to you.
God sent you a lot of messengers. God sent you John, the man of
judgment, the man of conviction and principle and condemnation
and repentance. And you had a way of getting
around his message. Then God sent you even his son
with the message of grace and mercy. You had a way of getting
around his message while you justified yourself. Now, I want
you to know this, he said, you're responsible. You're responsible. He said, then he began to upbraid
these cities. upbraid these cities wherein
his mighty works were done, wherein his message was preached, wherein
this message which John brought was preached, and which Christ
brought was preached, and where this message that James and John
and Peter and Matthew and Luke and Mark and all the rest of
them preached. And he said, I'm telling you,
and where his mighty works were done, we're not just talking
about healing some blind people and Raising some dead folk. We're talking about His mighty
presence. His mighty gospel. His mighty
gospel. His word. His word. Woe unto you, Chorazin! I've walked your streets. I've
preached in your fields. I've proclaimed the gospel throughout
your alleys and lanes and hills and valleys, warned to you by
Satan, if the mighty works which are done in you, if the presence
of Jesus Christ had walked down the streets of Tyre and Sidon,
if the men God sent to you had been sent to Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented a long time ago in sackcloth and ashes. And I say unto you, the cities
of Tyre and Sidon shall find it much easier when God judges
sinners than you're going to find it. And even this, and this
is a shocking thing, and thou Capernaum, thou hast been exalted
unto heaven, you're going to be brought down to hell. For
if the mighty works, if the gospel which you have heard, if the
messages which you've listened to, if their presence of the
Son of God in divine mercy had been given to Sodom, it would still be standing. And
I say unto you, when those twisted, perverted, lower than the dirt
pieces of humanity stand before God in the judgment, it's going
to be easier for them than it's going to be for you. That's what
he said. Now brethren, I say unto you,
in this congregation, we are responsible for the word we've
heard, we're responsible for the light God's given us, We're
responsible for the messages we've heard. I don't know of a city in America
that has heard more gospel, grace, preaching than this area in which
we live right here. From back years and years ago
when men, when God sent his messenger I call him the John the Baptist
of that day, Ralph Barnard to this city, A.D. Muse, Clarence
Walker, D.B. Eastdale. All of these men, that
was the beginning, and then year after year, year after year,
anywhere from five to fifteen messengers of God descended on
this town to preach from this pulpit and from other pulpits
and over the radio the gospel of God's redeeming grace. We
have heard the truth about our sins. The law of God has revealed
our sin. We've been made aware of how
God hates sin. The scriptures say Paul declared,
I never would have known sin. I never would have known the
depths of original sin if God hadn't sent his word to me. Most
of you never heard the term original sin up to 25 years ago. didn't
even have the faintest idea what it was. The depravity of the
human heart, man being what he is, not just what he does, what
he is, where it all came from, where it leads to, what started
it, the results of it. These were not even issues twenty-five
or twenty-six years ago, and now they've become issues. We've
learned the truth about God's law. How that God's law demands
more than the negative principles, thou shalt not kill. God's law
demands that I love my neighbor as myself. God's law demands
more than thou shalt not steal. It demands that I give, that
my enemy hunger, that I feed him, that my enemy despitefully
use me, that I pray for him. Most of us were like Paul back
before 1950. We were religious Pharisees who
thought we were concerning the law blameless, but God sent us
a message. And He showed us our sin, and
He showed us our wickedness, and He showed us our depravity,
and He showed us our corruption. He showed us original sin, actual
sin, sins of imagination, sins of thought, sins of word, sins
of motive, sins of attitude, sins of deed. Made us cry, O
wretched man that I am, a word we never cried before. Not only the law has revealed
our sins, but we learn something about the men who wrote the Bible.
How that Isaiah cried, I'm a man of unclean lips. How that Job
cried, I abhor myself. How that Paul cried, O wretched
man that I am. How that David cried, my sins
are ever before me. We learn the truth about the
Savior. God sent his messenger and we learned that Jesus Christ
just wasn't a little helpless, defeated, frustrated martyr that
died on the cross. We found out he was the lamb
slain from the foundations of the world. We found out that
God in covenant mercies and God in everlasting love sent his
affections upon a people. We found out that God was not
the victim but the victor. We found out that God was sovereign,
that God was on a throne, that God would accomplish his will
in heaven and earth and the seas and all deep places. God told
us that. We learned of his everlasting
love and his eternal mercy. We learned how that Christ came
to effectually redeem a people for his name. We learned how
that God's justice is satisfied in his Son, and most people didn't
even know what the word imputed righteousness meant. But we found
out it's the sweetest term the sinner's ears can hear. Christ
obeyed for me the law and presented me before the Father without
blame. Unreprovable, unblameable in
His sight. We're clothed with the righteousness
that cannot fail. And yet, in spite of all this
revelation, in spite of all this knowledge, in spite of all this
teaching, You will not come to me that
you might have life. I am come in my Father's name,
and you receive me not. Let another come in his own name,
seeking his own glory, seeking his own praise, preaching his
own message, and you'll follow him like little dogs follow a
butcher. But I come in my Father's name,
and you receive me not. It'll be easier for Sodom, who
heard no gospel. It'll be easier for Gomorrah,
who had no message in the day of judgment, than for you who've
heard it and heard it and heard it and heard it and not heeded
it. The second thing then our Lord
points out, beginning with verse 25, He began to upbraid these
cities. He pronounced a condemnation
upon them that ought to make every God-fearing man tremble. It will be easier in the judgment
for Sodom than it will for you. But he says in verse 25, God's
purpose will be fulfilled, God's going to have a people. It may
not be from among you, but God will have a people. At that time,
Jesus answered and said, he began to pray, I thank you, Father,
I thank you. You're the Lord of heaven and
earth. God's going to have a people.
Heaven's going to be populated. Jesus Christ is going to have
a bride. There's going to be more in glory
than there will be in hell. God's going to have a people
out of every tribe, kindred, nation, and tongue unto heaven.
As the sands of the sea and the stars of the sky, a multitude,
he said, which no man can number. God's going to have a people.
One day he said to Paul, his apostle, he said, You stay in
that town a little while longer, about three years. I've got much
people down there. Paul started to go to that town
over here, and God said, Don't go there. He started to go, Don't
go there. He started to go, Don't go there. You go over here. I've
got some people over here. In John chapter 10, turn over
there just a moment, in the 10th chapter of John, listen to this.
The 10th chapter of John, beginning with verse 23. And Jesus walked
in the temple in Solomon's porch, and the Jews came round about
him, and they said, How long do you make us to doubt? If you
be the Christ, tell us who you are plainly. He said, I told
you, and you didn't believe me. That sounds familiar, doesn't
it? The works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness
of me. Anybody but a blind man could
see what I'm doing. Anybody but a blind man could
see what I'm presenting. Anybody but a deaf man could
hear what I'm saying. But I'll tell you why you don't
believe. Verse 26, you don't believe because
you're not of my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. My sheep hear my voice. He's
Lord of heaven and earth. He's Lord. God put an old king
out to pasture one time because he didn't believe that. He sent
Nebuchadnezzar out for seven years to eat grass like an oxen. And when his understanding came
back to him, he said, I praise God And I said, God reigns in
the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of this earth,
and giveth it to whosoever he will. God sends his preachers to an
area, to a section, to a city, to a place, and he gives them
a message. And his people will hear him.
His people will hear him. The majority of the folks won't.
And he goes on, he says, I thank you, Lord, of heaven and earth.
You have hid these things from the wise and the prudent, and thou hast revealed them unto
babies. If we had hid these things from
the folks that they know it all, They know it all. They plot in
their own course and draw in their own blueprints and plan
in their own lives, and you just pass them by and let them go
ahead and plot and plan and devise. And then they find a babe somewhere
that doesn't have the answers. Empty, and God fills him. Naked,
and God clothes him. Hungry, and God feeds him. Blind,
and God gives him eyes to see. I'm not come to call the righteous,
I'm come to call sinners to repentance. And even so, Father, it seemed
good in thy sight. All things are delivered unto
me of my Father. Nobody knows the Son but the
Father. Neither knoweth any man the Father
save the Son. And he to whom the Son will,"
look at this word, he uses it twice, "...reveal Him." Reveal
Him. Thou hast revealed it to babes. He to whomsoever is son will
reveal him. Now you're not going to go sit
down at your desk and get your paper and pencil and figure out
who Jesus Christ is. You're not going to go buy all
the books on theology and all the books on famous world religions
and find out who Jesus Christ is. God Almighty is going to come
along and reveal him to somebody. He's going to reveal him. When
God saves a sinner, he shuts his mouth. When God saves a sinner,
he humbles his heart. When God saves a sinner, he breaks
his will. He breaks his will. When God
saves a sinner, he brands him on the ear, and he hears God's
word, and he brands him on the feet, and he walks in the paths
of the Lord. The old Titanic, I don't know
what year they made that thing, but they said it wouldn't sink. They had finally made an unsinkable
ship. About the only thing one fellow
said it did was sink. But that Titanic set out on its
maiden voyage, first time it ever put out to sea. There were
There were hundreds of people on board that ship. When it left
the dock at New York or wherever it left from, it had rich men
on board and it had poor men on board. It had old men and
women and it had young men and women. It had educated men and
women and it had shoe blacks and uneducated people. It had
folks with gold blade on their caps, and it had folks that didn't
even wear caps. It had white people and black
people. Every imaginable class of people
on the face of God's earth was on board that ship. And after
it hit that iceberg and went to the bottom of that sea, And
they began to telegraph the messages back to New York, and they put
a piece of paper up on a bulletin board, one but two classes of
people mentioned. Lost and Saved. Lost and Saved. And when all this is over, all
of our religious organizations and all of our Life has been lived and all of
our scrambling and scratching and striving is over and throughout
this life there's been, some of you have been rich and some
of us have been poor and some of you have been smart and some
of you not so smart. Some of you have been compassionate
and some of you have been unkind. When it's all over, it's going
to be two classes of people. the lost and the saved. Those
who know the Lord and those who don't know him, those whose sins
are under the blood, and those whose sins will be judged and
sent to hell. But here is verse 28, last of
all. Our Lord, in this threefold message,
he says, I've sent my messenger to you. And it hadn't done any good,
but I'll tell you this, it's going to be easier for Sodom
in judgment than for this generation. But he says it's not going to
be a failure. God has a people. God has a people. Then verse 28. Thank God for
this free and full invitation. It's not over yet. Not over till
the door is shut. Not over till the door is shut.
Come unto me. All ye that labour and are heavy
laden, if there's anybody, if there's anybody under the burden
of sin and personal guilt, personal guilt, come to me, I'll give
you rest. I'll give you rest. While the
goodness of God leads us to repentance, we must repent. Isn't that correct? While the goodness of God leads
us to repentance, repentance is the gift of God, yet repentance
is an act of my heart. And while faith is the gift of
God, I must believe. I must believe. God's not going
to send a bolt of lightning to strike me. God decrees and orders
and directs all things, I know that, but He's the God of means.
And while the Holy Spirit leads a man to conviction and repentance,
the Holy Spirit does not repent. I must repent. I must hear that message, and
I must believe it, and I must walk in it. And while the goodness of God
grants unto us faith, the Holy Spirit's not going to believe
for us. He's not going to bow for us. He's not going to bend
these stubborn necks for us. We're going to bend them. We're
going to bend them. And those who don't bend them,
they'll be bent. Look at verse 29. Take my yoke
upon you. You take it. God's not going
to bend you over and put his yoke on you. You're going to
take that yoke willingly, lovingly. Take it, Lord. Break me and I'll
be broken. Humble me and I'll be humble.
But there's got to be a desire. Take my yoke upon you. Learn
of me. God's not going to open your
heart and cram knowledge in it. You're going to seek that knowledge
and search for that knowledge. Learn of me. I'm meek and lowly
in heart. You'll find rest unto your souls.
And when this whole thing is over, you'll see my yoke is easy. It's a lot easier to love than
it is to hate. A lot easier. It's a lot easier to give than
to take. A lot easier. We don't think so, but it is. We don't think so because we
haven't tried it. We haven't tried it. The yoke of Christ
is mercy. It's a lot easier to be merciful
than to get vengeance. You haven't tried it. You've
got to take that yoke. The yoke of Christ is submission.
to him, to his word, to his will. But if you haven't tried it,
you don't know. Get in the yoke and find out. It's not so bad
after all. He said, my yoke is easy. It's
a lot easier to forgive than to go on carrying a grudge. But
if you've never tried it, you don't know. It's a lot easier. That's what he's talking about
here. You burdened and heavy-laden and tired of selfishness and
self-righteousness and self-war, try my yoke, that yoke of mercy
and grace and faith and kindness and love and tenderness. Try that. The only reason you
think it's such a burden is because you've never tried it. If you
try it, you'll find out when it's all over that That all of
this malice and disagreement and greediness and worldliness
that you carry in your heart against others, that's what's
getting you down. That's the great, that's the
heavy burden. That's what, that's what kills
folks. That's what causes nervousness
and heartaches and heartbreaks and heart attacks and everything
else. But the yoke of Christ brings peace. My peace I give
unto you. I rest. It's a lot easier. It's a lot easier. Our Father, we give thanks unto
Thee for Thy Word, the mystery of Thy Word, unexplainable
to the natural heart, to talk of the yoke of Christ
being easy. Chained to another, submissive
to another's will, and to talk about a burden being light, but
His burden is light. Teach us thy way, O Lord, leave
us not, neither forsake us, thy God of our salvation. As thou
hast been long-suffering and patient, wilt thou not tarry,
O God, and continue to deal with us by thy Holy Spirit? Speak to our hearts tonight through
thy Word, and accomplish thy purpose and thy glory. For Christ's
sake we pray. Amen. Ronnie, you come lead us
in a hymn. Turn to number 242. We'll stand and sing. 242. Out of my bondage, sorrow, and
night, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come, into Thy freedom, gladness,
and light. Jesus, I come, Out of my sin and into thy well
Out of my sin and into thy cell will be
Henry Mahan
About Henry Mahan

Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.

At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.

In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.

Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.

Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.

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