2. WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?
“now after John was arrested, Jesus
came into Galilee, proclaiming the
gospel of god, and saying, “the time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at
hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
-Mark 1:14-15
4. “i am the alpha and the omega,
the First and the Last, the
Beginning and the end.” –Revelation
22:13
5. PURPOSE:
God created you for His glory. –Isaiah 43:7
To worship Him in Spirit and Truth. –John 4:23-24
To be Holy as He is Holy. -Leviticus 11:44
To be stewards of His creation. –Genesis 2:28
6. God always has a plan A
You are not here by mistake. God has a plan for you.
Our plans change and fall apart. His plan remains the
same because He never changes. –Hebrews 13:8
God has always had a plan to love you!-1 John 4:19
7.
“But the angel said to the women, “do
not be afraid, for I know that you
seek Jesus who was crucified. He is
not here, for he has risen, as he said.
Come, see the place where he lay.” -
Matthew 28:5-6
9. Jesus really died!
Jesus really rose!
Jesus is always working! And He is ready to
act in your life this week and the rest of your
life. –John 5:17; Romans 8:28
10. “and you were dead in the trespasses
and sins in which you once walked,
following the course of this world,
following the prince of the power of
the air, the spirit that is now at work
in the sons of disobedience—
11. among whom we all once lived in the
passions of our flesh, carrying out
the desires of the body and the mind,
and were by nature children of wrath,
like the rest of mankind.
12. But God, being rich in mercy, because
of the great love with which he loved
us, even when we were dead in our
trespasses, made us alive together
with Christ—by grace you have been
saved—
13. and raised us up with him and seated
us with him in the heavenly places in
Christ Jesus, so that in the coming
ages he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness toward
us in Christ Jesus.
14. For by grace you have been saved
through faith. And this is not your
own doing. It is the gift of God, not as
a result of works, so that no one may
boast
15. For we are his workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God prepared beforehand, that we
should walk in them.” –Ephesians 2:1-10
16. Jesus made things right between you and
the Father!
Jesus is your reward!
17. “for I am not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes, to
the Jew first and also to the Greek. -
Romans 1:16
18. The Gospel will never be the Good News to you until
you believe it is Good News done for you, not by you.
Good works will never be good enough to earn you
good graces into the throne of God.
You gotta believe to be set free!
It is the goodness of God that wakes our dead
hearts
19. “finally, then, Brothers, we ask and
urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you
received from us how you ought to
walk and to please God, just as you are
doing, that you do so more and more
20. For you know what instructions we
gave you through the Lord Jesus. For
this is the will of God, your
sanctification: that you abstain from
sexual immorality;
21. that each one of you know how to
control his own body in holiness and
honor, not in the passion of lust like
the Gentiles who do not know God;
22. that no one transgress and wrong
his brother in this matter, because
the Lord is an avenger in all these
things, as we told you beforehand
and solemnly warned you.
23. For God has not called us for
impurity, but in holiness. Therefore
whoever disregards this, disregards
not man but God, who gives his Holy
spirit to you.”-1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
24. If you truly are born-again we will have no
problem following His commands, because they
are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3
Knowledge is useless if you don’t put it into
practice!
He always finishes what He starts. Rom. 8:28
25. “and I heard a loud voice from the
throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling
place of God is with man. He will dwell
with them, and they will be his people,
and God himself will be with them as
their God.
26. He will wipe away every tear from
their eyes, and death shall be no more,
neither shall there be mourning, nor
crying, nor pain anymore, for the
former things have passed away.”-
Revelation 21:3-4
28. WHY THE GOSPEL?
I am astonished that you are so
quickly deserting him who called you
in the grace of Christ and are
turning to a different gospel
29. WHY THE GOSPEL?
-not that there is another one, but
there are some who trouble you and
want to distort the gospel of Christ.
30. WHY THE GOSPEL?
But even if we or an angel from
heaven should preach to you a gospel
contrary to the one we preached to
you, let him be accursed.” –Galatians 1:6-8
31. WHY THE GOSPEL?
“Why”-for what reason or purpose.
What is the reason and purpose of the Gospel?
32. THE GOSPEL REASON
The gospel is meant to expose the
kingdom of darkness and it’s lies with
the marvelous light of the Kingdom of
God through the glorious truth of the
finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
33. THE GOSPEL REASON
So that mankind may experience the
goodness of His grace through His
salvation and have their souls forever
preserved in the pleasure of His
presence by fulfilling the chief end of
their design, to glorify God.
34. CAUTION
If you do not know the Gospel, growing
in the Gospel, or showing the fruit of
the Gospel in your life and in the lives
of others you will be easily deceived by
something other that isn’t the gospel.
35. MIXING BAD NEWS WITH
GOOD NEWS
Spirituality- We are all spiritual beings. God is spirit
and we were created from Him, but yet he is distinct. -
John 4:23-24
There is no other God, but our God. Any other
claims that Jesus is not God must not be mixed with
the Gospel! –Deut. 6:4; John 8:58; Isaiah 48:11
36. MIXING BAD NEWS WITH
GOOD NEWS
Jesus is the only way to the Father. There is no
other way! –John 14:6
People will spend eternity either two: Under God’s
peace or under God’s wrath.
Sin has consequences and it must be punished.
37. MIXING BAD NEWS WITH
GOOD NEWS
Relational-concerning the way two or more people
or things are connected.
We are relational beings. We love friendship and
family and being apart of a loving environment.
38. MIXING BAD NEWS WITH
GOOD NEWS
Connecting with Entertainment
Music, Movies, and social media have ability to
produce multiple messages that either complement the
Gospel or contend against the Gospel.
We must always be mindful of who or what we allow
to influence us!
39. MIXING BAD NEWS WITH
GOOD NEWS
Connecting with friends and family
Anger-Proverbs 16:32; Ephesians 4:31
Bitterness-James 3:14-15; Ephesians 4:31
Forgiveness-Matthew 18:21-22
40. MIXING BAD NEWS WITH
GOOD NEWS
Physical-worshipping with our bodies
Our bodies are temples meant to bring glory to the
Lord. -1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Sexual identity: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Sexual promiscuity: 1 Corinthians 6:12-18
Physical inhibitors: Drugs & Drinking -Eph.5:18
41. THE GOSPEL IS THE ONLY
HOPE
We must know the Word of God and Wash ourselves
with it daily!
The Word of God will always weed out the Bad News!
Psalm 119:105
2 Corinthians 10:5
John 6:68
42. WHY THE GOSPEL?
It helps us clearly see God and if we can clearly
see God He can clearly see us and if He can
clearly see us then that means that sin is far
from us and if sin is far from us that means He is
truly pleased with us and that should always be
our ultimate aim.
43. LOVING THE AUTHOR OF
THE GOSPEL
“do not love the world or the things
in the world. If anyone loves the
world, the love of the Father is not in
him. For all that is in the world—the
desires of the flesh and the desires of
the eyes and pride of life—
44. LOVING THE AUTHOR OF
THE GOSPEL
is not from the Father but is from
the world. And the world is passing
away along with its desires, but
whoever does the will of God abides
forever.”-1 John 2:15-17
45. THE AUTHOR
Every one loves the story. We are a generation that lives
for the sequel. We love stories because of how it makes us
feel, it’s challenge us, convicts us, and inspires us to be
swept up into the characters and their lives. God is the
author of our salvation and has written a story much bigger
than any story man could ever write and he doesn’t want us
to spectators in the story, but participants.
46. THE CHARACTERS
There are three sets of characters in the story of God:
The main character Jesus: It’s all about Jesus, not you!
Those who love the Father
Those who hate the Father
47. THE LOVERS
We must always remember that it was God who first loved,
not the other way around. –Rev. 2:4
Noah-Genesis 6:1-14
He walked with the Lord and built an ark despite the
criticism from all the people who thought he was crazy for
believing that a flood was coming to cleanse the world of
wickedness. God spared him and his family.
48. THE LOVERS
Abraham-Genesis 22:1-14
He loved the Lord so much so that he was willing to sacrifice
his own son. The Lord saw that he feared Him and spared his
only son by providing a ram for the sacrifice.
Hannah-1 Samuel 1:1-28
She loved the Lord so much that she gave her only son,
Samuel, to service of the Lord, because the Lord had provided.
49. THE LOVERS
David- 1 Samuel 16:7
He is said to be a man after God’s on heart. He was not
perfect but he did love the Lord and when he sinned he
confessed his sin to the Lord. He did many great things for the
Lord.
The Disciples-The New Testament
The Disciples of Jesus gave them even until death for the
sake of the Gospel.
50. THE LOVER
Jesus-Romans 5:8; John 15:13
These verses explains everything.
There is no greater lover than Jesus. He is faithfully
committed to lavishing His love on you every sec of every
hour of every day for all eternity and nothing will get in the
way.-Romans 8:37-39
51. THE HATERS
Pharaoh- Exodus 14:3-4
He is a punk. He thought he was the greatest man to live
and all had all power. God showed him otherwise.
Ahab-1 Kings 16:30
He did evil in the sight of the Lord more than any other
king before him. He worshipped Baal and not the living God
of his fathers.
52. THE HATERS
Jezebel-Revelation 2:20
This lady was bad. Enough said. Girls don’t be this girl.
Pharisees- Matthew 23
They hated Jesus. They were teachers of the Law and knew
Scripture better than anyone, but couldn’t recognize the God
of the Scriptures when he was standing right in front of
them. John 5:39-47
53. THE HATER
El Diablo, Lucifer, or Stank face- 1 Peter 5:8; John 8:44
He despises the main character Jesus. He thought in his
heart that he was more magnificent than God. He thought
wrong. He was not extended salvation and hates without any
mercy the lovers of God.
54. IDENTIFYING A HATER
The Jealous Joker
This person loves world period. They don’t have to have
the things of the world their are bent on evil and being with
world. They don’t care about anything. They just want to
watch the world burn. Your with Satan’s posse and your
trying to cause as much havoc as you can. Your about his
will, not God’s, because you love him and not God.
55. IDENTIFYING A HATER
You make life chaos for those who really love you and
care for you. The sad part is you don’t care.
You and the world are in starring roles. As long as you
have the world your alright.
You are an assassin against God. Anything that has
assignment to bring God Glory your signing up to take it out.
56. IDENTIFYING A HATER
The Gaudy Gold digger
This person loves the trinkets and treasures the world’s
gives. They do whatever the worlds wants to flaunt whatever
the world wants the others to see. They love the world for the
money, because their more about themselves and they will
align themselves with the world to gain the world’s pearls.
57. IDENTIFYING A HATER
When things get tough and there’s tension between the
light and dark. They take dark’s side every time, because
they love the things the world and don’t want to be apart
from them.
Fashion, popularity, pleasure, riches, success, comfort,
etc. are their goals in life and they dig however deep they
need to dig to get them. Very easy to sway.
58. IDENTIFYING A HATER
They try to manipulate to get want they want
They don’t like correction, but really don’t care. They say
what they got say to keep their treasure. They rather go
through the self checkout than being checked out.
These people are billboards on the road of life marketing
death to those on the way to God’s throne. They sold
themselves out for far lesser pleasures.
59. IDENTIFYING A HATER
Confused carl & Carla
The most dangerous group to me because their hard to
identify. These people have the Hannah Montana mentality,
“they want the best of both worlds.” they like this mentality
because it allows them to have a passport into both camps,
the Kingdom of light and the Kingdom of darkness.
60. IDENTIFYING A HATER
They either stay neutral not taking a clear stance at all, or
their standing up for both, because they don’t want to fight.
You think by doing good things that it’s good enough to
keep your status as Christian, so everyone will think you are
a Christian, so you can put on your dancing shoes and dance
it up with the world at night without anyone knowing.
Smoke screen conviction
61. IDENTIFYING A LOVER
Content Carl & Carla
This people love God and truly have the Father abiding in
them. They find the world completely unfulfilling and
distasteful. Only God can satisfy them. Whether they are
married or not, rich or poor, fame or no fame their hope is
in Christ and Christ alone is their righteous. They are the
real deal and they make no deals with the world.
62. IDENTIFYING A LOVER
Cautions:
Remember it’s not Jesus and me, it’s Jesus and we
God gifts you to serve mankind, not save mankind
You will always be tempted to leave the One who called
you until your in the ground. Do not listen to the world and
it’s lies, abide in the Father and do His will and you shall live
forever
63. LOVER OR HATER?
How will it end?
Do you want to be remember as a Lover or Hater of God?
John 8:12-30
64. LOVING MY ROLE IN THE
GOSPEL
“and he gave the apostles, the
prophets, the evangelists, the
shepherds and teachers, to equip the
saints for the work of ministry, for
building up the body of christ,
65. LOVING MY ROLE IN THE
GOSPEL
Until we all attain to the unity of
the faith and of the knowledge of the
son of god, to mature manhood, to the
measure of the stature of the
fullness of christ,
66. LOVING MY ROLE IN THE
GOSPEL
So that we may no longer be
children, tossed to and fro by the
waves and carried about by every wind
of doctrine, human cunning, by
craftiness in deceitful schemes.
67. LOVING MY ROLE IN THE
GOSPEL
Rather, speaking the truth in love,
we are to grow up in every way into
him who his the head, into christ,
from whom the whole body, joined and
held together by every joint with
which it
68. LOVING MY ROLE IN THE
GOSPEL
is equipped, when each part is working
properly, makes the body grow so that
it Builds itself up in love.”-Ephesians 4:11-
16
69. KNOWING YOUR ROLE
Role: the function or part played by a person or thing in a
particular situation that is orchestrated by God.
We all have universal roles and distinct roles to play in the
story of God.
Our universal role is to worship God, glorify God, and love
God with everything we are by making Him everywhere we
go. John 4:23-24; Isaiah 43:7; Matthew 22:37-40
70. KNOWING YOUR ROLE
Our distinct role is to worship God, glorify God, and love
God with everything we are by making Him known
everywhere we go through the specific gifts He has given
each us. Ephesians 4:12; Romans 12:6-8
As a Christian we must all identify our role.
71. UNIVERSAL ROLES
We have already discussed what it means to be lover of
God lets look at what it means to be a child and follower of
God.
All believers are Sons and Daughters of God. These roles
stem from the love the Father has towards all sons and
daughters that we all should be called children of God. 1
John 3:1; Eph. 4:14
72. UNIVERSAL ROLES
A son savors the words of the Father. John 8:38
A son spends time with the Father. Mark 1:35
A son works hard for the Father. John 4:34; 1 Tim 5:8
A son must be blameless. Jude 24
A son must honor authority. Titus 3:1-2
A son must honors the family name. Philippians 1:27
73. UNIVERSAL ROLES
A daughter savors the words of the Father. John 8:38
A daughter spends time with the Father. Mark 1:35
A daughter must know she is beautiful. Proverbs 31:10
A daughter must not adorn herself with the world, but with
a gentle and quiet spirit. 1 Peter 3:3
74. UNIVERSAL ROLES
We are all Brothers & Sisters in the family of God.
Bro’s & Sis’s look out for each other. Galatians 6:2
Bro’s & Sis’s have a right relationship with each other.
Ephesians 5:3
Bro’s & Sis’s work better together for the glory of the Lord
than apart. Ephesians 4:5
Bro’s & Sis’s always speak the truth in love. Ephesians 4:15
75. UNIVERSAL ROLES
We are all called to be co-labors and make disciples of all
nations so that we may grow up into mature manhood and
womanhood and attain complete unity of the faith. 1 Thess.
3:2; Matt. 28:19
Co-labors have to be sanctified into that role through
themselves being discipled. What does that look like?
76. UNIVERSAL ROLES
Spiritual babe: John 3:3; Hebrews 5:13(Children)
Maturing Disciple: 1 John 2: 12-14(Young men)
Multiplying Leader: 1 John 2:12-14(Young men)
Co-Laborer: 1 Thess. 3:2; 1 John 2:12-14(Fathers)
77. DISTINCT ROLES
We are all called to the ministry of reconciliation, but we
all have distinct roles in carrying out that ministry. 2
Corinthians 5:18
God has called us and has equip for a certain task here
on this earth.
God never calls the equipped he equips the called.
78. DISTINCT ROLES
What’s your role?
God has given gifts. What’s your gift and how can you glorify
the Giver with it?
Some will be called into ministry to equip the saints: Pastors,
Teachers, Evangelists, Apostles, and Prophets.
Some will be called into ministry in the secular world:
Doctors, Lawyers, Athletes, Business, Politics, Social Services,
Military.
79. BE A ROLE MODEL
Where ever you may be in life you are called to glorify Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:1(Christ is the Head)
1 Timothy 4:12
Use your influence to be influential for the Kingdom of God,
not the Kingdom of self.
Know your role, love you role so the body can function
properly in seeing the world redeemed by Jesus.
80. THE GOSPEL IS THE
GLORY FOR ALL NATIONS
“so when they had come together
they asked him, “lord, will you at this
time restore the kingdom to israel?”
he said to them, “it is not for you to
know times or seasons that the Father
81. THE GOSPEL IS THE
GLORY FOR ALL NATIONS
Has fixed by his own authority. But
you will receive power when the holy
spirit has come upon you, and you will
be my witnesses in jerusalem and in all
judea and samaria, and to the end of
the earth.”
82. THE GOSPEL IS THE
GLORY FOR ALL NATIONS
And when he had said these things, as
they were looking on, he was lifted up,
and a cloud took him out of their
sight. And while they were gazing into
heaven as he went, behold, tow men
stood by them in white robes, and said,
83. THE GOSPEL IS THE
GLORY FOR ALL NATIONS
Men of galilee, why do you stand
looking into heaven? This jesus, who
was taken up form you into heaven?
This jesus, who taken up from you into
heaven, will come in the same way as
you saw him go into heaven.” –Acts 1:6-11
84. ARE YOU READY?
Ni zhun bei hao le ma? (Are you ready?)
While they were staying with Jesus in Jerusalem he gave
them final instructions and ascended into heaven. While they
looked up two angels asked, “Why are looking into heaven?”
Jesus will come again.
We got work to do son!
85. HE IS COMING BACK!
Jesus is coming back for His Bride!-Acts 1:11; 1 Thess.
4:13-18; John 3:29
We must be a blameless Bride that her Bridegroom
delights to be with and show off to all of creation.
We must remember the Gospel will advance forward
whether we choose to partake in it or not.
Beyonce mentality- You are replaceable. Acts 1:24-26
86. THE GOSPEL JOURNEY
The Gospel is the greatest story ever told and everyone
needs to here it, because God desires for them to hear it and
draw near it! Ezekiel 18:32; 1 Timothy 4:2
There is nothing more exciting and fulfilling than living
and dying for the sake of the Gospel. Whether through
suffering and success the glory of God is of the upmost
importance to the existence of a believer. 2 Cor. 11:24-33
87. THE GOSPEL JOURNEY
Sharing the Gospel to the nations requires us to be
content in Christ, not comfortable in Christ.
We must be willing to get dirty and get in the trench’s
where dead hearts lie and speak to them the Words of life.
We must be willing to be the first ones to go. Why?
Because no one is innocent.
We must go with the church and through the church
88. THE GOSPEL JOURNEY
Buddy evangelism; Brimstone evangelism
Carrying a too heavy of a burden, and not carrying a
burden at all.
Being a coward and not a conquer.
Do not fear for He is with You!
Living pure and blameless is essential to our testimony to
the world. Rev. 21:8
89. THE GOSPEL JOURNEY
The goal of the Gospel is to glorify Jesus and to fulfill the
followers of Jesus.
Preserver to the end. John 6:62; Acts 1:9
Don’t be on the outside looking in. Rev. 22:14-15
When you feel yourself swaying remember what you’ve
learned this week and cling to the cross and continue to make
your boast in Christ and He shall see you through to the end.
90. WELCOME HOME
Be the child in the family of God that loves their Father
and embraces their purpose in the plan of His great love in
redeeming the world through the finished work of the Son.
Enter in my good and faithful servant.