Posts Tagged ‘ Gospel ’
Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12, HCSB
When we put our faith in Christ and His work on the cross, the Holy Spirit enters us and fills us with the light of Christ to go into the world and share that light.
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
Matthew 9:37-38, HCSB
When we put our faith in the work of Christ through the cross, we are invited and commanded to share that faith with others, showing them the truth of who Christ is in the power of the Holy Spirit.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:16, HCSB
When we put our faith in Christ and His work on the cross, we are saved from God’s wrath and the shame of sin, empowered to boldly proclaim this good news to others.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26, HCSB
When we put our faith in Christ and His work on the cross, the Holy Spirit comes into us and changes our hearts to truly live for Christ to the glory of the Father.
“The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”
John 7:38, HCSB
God is faithful, so we can put our faith in Christ, the truly faithful one who went to the cross. He then sends us the Holy Spirit to live in His faithfulness.
I preached again!
Once again I was in Paulden Christian Fellowship. Pastor Paul started the Letter to the Galatians, so as I cover the preaching and teaching while he recovers from surgery I picked up with the second half of chapter 2.
Unlike usual, I do not have a copy of notes below, but I have provided the PowerPoint.
Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children.
Ephesians 5:1, HCSB
God is the only true way to eternal life, and we are called to imitate His sacrificial love, grace, compassion, and mercy with all people, seeking to glorify the name of God and make Christ known.
Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires.
Psalm 37:4, HCSB
God is the only true way to eternal life, so we should want to make Him our greatest desire, to know Him and to make Him known.
Yahweh, You are my God; I will exalt You. I will praise Your name, for You have accomplished wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
Isaiah 25:1, HCSB
God us the only true way to eternal life, and He is found through the wonderful of Christ’s coming, death on a cross, and rising again, as was always planned for our salvation and His glory.
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.”
Matthew 13:44, HCSB
Seeking God is the inky true way to eternal life, and that treasure of life is Christ. In Him alone are we at peace with God with hope for eternity.
a simple man of God 