Basics of the gospel

  • Sinners are separated from God,
  • Jesus died to save us from sin
  • We enter into the Kingdom by receiving Jesus through repentance and faith.

Teaching Session

  • Topic of this 15 minute session: Gospel
  • Gospel = Good news
  • Study = Theory followed by Practical
  • Practical encounter with gospel followed by Theory of the gospel
  • Loving GOD: Created man for fellowship/sonship
  • God told man to not do something but he disobeyed.
  • Sin = wrongdoing
  • One Lie – Liar. Likewise one sin – sinner
  • Adam sinned – passed on sin to all humans
  • Sin separates us from GOD – now and after this life
  • God says all sinned – if anyone says not, they make out God to be a liar
  • Holy GOD: cannot associate with sinful man
  • But loving God devices means to restore
  • Just GOD: Sin punishable – wages of sin death – punishment soul death
  • Only way to escape punishment – Someone else had to take the punishment
  • But that someone had to be sinless person
  • No man could pay because all sinned (sin nature passed on)
  • GOD sent Jesus – lived sinless life – died bearing/carrying all our sins upon Himself – rose again 3rd day

Gospel Summary

  1. Admit (sinner) & Ask for forgiveness (repentance). Ref AA 
  2. Believe (Jesus died for you bearing your sins & God raised Him from the dead)
  3. Water Baptism

References

  1. The lake of fire is the second death. Revelation 20:14 NIV 
  2. of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:17 NKJV
  3. All wrongdoing is sin 1 John 5:17 AMP
  4. … through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all mankind, because all sinned Romans 5:12 NKJV
  5. Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 6:5 NKJV
  6. your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear. Isaiah 59:2 NKJV
  7. Yet God … makes plans so that the banished one will not be cast out from Him. 2 Samuel 14:14 NASB
  8. all have sinned  Romans 3:23 NIV
  9. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar 1 John 1:10 BSB
  10. His own arm brought salvation to Him Isaiah 59:16 AMP
  11. I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you … Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures
  12. who Himself bore our sins in His own body 1 Peter 2:24 NKJV
  13. if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 NKJV
  14. “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38 NIV
  15. the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 NKJV

Questions

  • Why did God create man?
  • What is sin?
  • What is the gospel?
  • Why do we need the gospel – The Good News?
  • How will you respond?
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