Portraits of the Reformation: John Wycliffe – The Morning Star of the Reformation

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John Wycliffe was born 200 years before the Reformation and was a chief forerunner

1.  The Dark Landscape of Medieval Christianity
2.  The Significant Ministry of John Wycliffe
      Areas of disagreement
        A.  The Church Itself
              The papacy - Identified the true church as the elect, the redeemed
                    Ephesians 1:22, Colossians 1:18
        B.  The Mass - A false gospel
              Hebrews 7:27, 9:12, 28
        C.  The Scriptures
3.  The ongoing effect of Wycliffe's work
        A.  Having the Bible available for us to read
        B.  Being able to directly confess our sin to God
        C.  Faithful exposition of Scripture