Title: The True Meaning of the Gospel
Contents
Welcome message John 1:12
1. The original human (Genesis 1:27-28)
1) Genesis 1:27 Creation in the image of God
2) Genesis 1:28 God's blessings - Fruitfulness, multiplication, fullness, subjugation, and rule.
2. The fundamental problem of man (Genesis 3 problem)
1) Leaving God (Genesis 3:1-6) - Disobedience (Eating with good and evil)
2) Sin-curse, calamity (Romans 3:23) - Everyone sins
3) Children of the devil (John 8:44) - possessed by the devil
3. The problem of man leaving God
1) Identity problem- Children of the devil (John 8:44)
2) Spiritual problems - taken over by the devil (Ephesians 2:2, Genesis 3:7)
3) Mental problems - worldly customs (Ephesians 2:3, Matthew 11:28)
4) Physical problems - sickness, pain (Acts 8:4-8)
5) Problems of the afterlife - eternal problems (Hebrews 9:27, Luke 16:19-31)
6) Descendant problem - Descendants fail (Ex 20:4-5, 1 Corinthians 10:20)
4. Human Effort
1) Religion (Acts 4:12)- There is no other way.
2) Philosophy (Colossians 2:8) - vain deception
3) Good deeds (Isaiah 64:4) - It is like dirty clothes.
5. God's Solution - Jesus Christ
♣ Romans 5:8, John 3:16, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
1) The true prophet (John 14:6) - The way to meet God
2) The true priest (Romans 8:2) - Solving the problem of sin
3) The true king (1 John 3:8) - Breaking the power of Satan
6. Blessings you receive if you believe in Jesus
1) Children of God (John 1:12) - Receive Jesus as Savior
2) Guided by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16) - Makes me a temple
3) Answer to prayer (John 16:24) - Just ask in the name of Jesus
4) The forces of darkness are bound (Luke 10:19) - Received authority to control all the powers of the enemy
5) Heavenly armies, protection of angels (Hebrews 1:14) - God works as an angel
6) Citizenship in Heaven (Philippians 3:20) - Citizenship is only in heaven.
7) World evangelization (Acts 1:8) - Witness to the ends of the earth
7. How can we be saved?
1) Romans 10:13 - Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved
2) John 5:24 - Transition from death to life
3) John 1:12 - Jesus is Lord
4) Romans 10:9-10 - Believe and confess with your heart
5) Now (Proverbs 27:1) - Today, not tomorrow
8. The confidence that saints should have
1) Assurance of salvation (1 John 5:10-13) - Those who have the Son (Jesus Christ) have life.
2) The assurance of answers to prayer (John 16:24) - If you ask in my name, you will receive it and you will be filled with joy.
3) Confidence of the guidance of the Holy Spirit (Proverbs 3:5-6) - If you trust in the Lord, He will guide you on your way.
4) Assurance of forgiveness (1 John 1:9) - If we confess our sins, He cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
5) Confidence of victory (Romans 8:37) - Overcoming abundantly through Jesus Christ
welcome prayer
Realizing that I am a sinner who has left God, the God of love, I thank you for dying on the cross for me and resurrecting me. Now, I open the door of my heart and receive Jesus as my Savior and my God. Come into my heart and rule and guide me to the end of the world.
- I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen -