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en-wikipedia-org-6538		Sermon - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	4444	516	64	In Christian churches, a sermon is usually preached in a place of worship, either from an elevated architectural feature, known as a pulpit or an ambo, or from behind a lectern. The Reformation led to Protestant sermons, many of which defended the schism with the Roman Catholic Church and explained beliefs about the Bible, theology, and devotion.[15] The distinctive doctrines of Protestantism held that salvation was by faith alone, and convincing people to believe the Gospel and place trust in God for their salvation through Jesus Christ was the decisive step in salvation. Redemptive-Historical Preaching – sermons that takes into consideration the context of any given text within the broader history of salvation as recorded in the canon of the bible. Preacher and Audience: Studies in Early Christian Homiletics (A New History of the Sermon; Brill, 1998)	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6538.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6538.txt