What IS the Gospel? Part 2

Big Question: What IS the Gospel?

1.      How do the Gospels define the gospel?

Mark 1:1, 14–15; 8:29–30; 14:61–62; 15:26, 39; Isa 52:7; 2 Sam7:11–16; Pss 2; 72; Matt 24:14; Lk 3:1–18; 4:16–21, 43; 24:44–49; Jn 20:30–31

2.      How does Acts define the gospel?

Acts 5:42; 8:12, 35; 10:36–42; 13:22–39; 17:1–7, 18; 28:31

  3.    How do the Letters of Paul define the gospel?

1 Cor 15:1–11, 20–28; Rom 1:1–4; 1 Cor 2:1–2; 2 Tim 2:8

What is the Proper Response to the Gospel?

Big Idea: Repent and be baptized, keeping faith and discipleship with Jesus the Christ.

1.      Repent

Luke 3:3–18; 5:32; 24:44–47; Acts 2:38–41; 3:19–21; 17:30–31; 26:16–20

2.      Be baptized

Matt 28:18–20; Acts 2:38–41; 22:16; Gal 3:25–29; Rom 6:1–11; 1 Pet 3:18–22; 1 Cor 12:12–13

3.      Keep faith

Mark 1:14–15; Jn 20:24–31; Rom 1:5, 16–17; 10:14–17; 16:25–27; Gal 2:20; 2 Tim 4:6–8; Jas 2:14–26

4.      Be a disciple

Matt 11:28–30; 16:24–27; 28:18–20

What are the Results of the Gospel?

Big Idea: Responding to the gospel rightly results in a righteous kingdom entrance in Christ.

Results in reverse order:

1.      Entrance into the Kingdom

Matt 25:31–46; 7:13–14, 21–23; 1 Cor 15:20–28; Rom 2:5–16; Rev 21:1–8; 21:22–22:5

2.      Walking in Righteousness

Matt 5:17–21; Jer 31:31–34; Ezk 36:25–27; Rom 8:1–15; Gal 5:16–26; Titus 2:11–14; Eph 2:8–9; 2 Pet 1:1–11

3.      Union with Christ

Acts 2:38–41; 1 Cor 12:12–13; Rom 6:1–11; Gal 3:26–29; Rom 1:1–5, 16–17; 3:21–26; 4:1–25; 5:9–11; Phil 3:7–11; Jn 15:1–11

Grace Behind the Gospel

Big Idea: Praise God’s multidimensional grace behind the gospel!

1.      Incongruity of Grace—Humanity’s Pervasive Depravity

Rom 3:9–18; Eph 2:1–3

2.      Priority of Grace—The Father’s Eternal Choice

John 10:22–30; Eph 1:3–6; Rom 8:28–33; Acts 13:48

3.      Superabundance of Grace—The Son’s Specific Redemption

Jn 6:35–40; 10:14–30; Rom 8:28–39

4.      Efficacy of Grace—The Spirit’s Decisive Regeneration

Jn 3:1–8; 6:41–44; Rom 8:28–30; Acts 16:11–15

5.      Enduring Grace—The Trinity’s Unconquerable Preservation

Jn 6:35–40; 10:22–30; Rom 8:28–30; Eph 1:13–14

Proclaiming the Gospel

Big Idea: Proclaim the Christ out of love, partnered with the local church.

1.      Reframing our Proclamation

Rev 1:4–7; Acts 17:30–31; Phil 1:27–30; 2 Cor 5:11–

2.      Resolution for Proclamation

Eph 6:15; Col 4:2–6; Rom 1:16–17; Lk 19:11–27; 1 Cor 15:58; 2 Cor 5:11–21

3.      Realizing our Proclamation

Jn 4:28–29, 39–42; Acts 5:42; Jn 13:34–35; 17:20–21; Phil 1:27–30; 1 Pet 3:13–16; 3:1–6; Eph 6:1–4; 2 Tim 2:24–26

Conclusion: