The Gospel & How to Share It!
Romans 1:1-17
10/03/2012
INTRO
•Gospel Threads = weave gospel truths into peoples lives until they have the full quilt of the gospel.
•This series is NOT about giving you some kind of guilt trip… BUT about being overwhelmed by the Gospel of Christ
•How can these simple threads of the Gospel become part of our daily conversation?… we are hear to lead people to Christ… the Gospel should so captivate us that we can’t not share it!
•Foundations for Personal Evangelism…
1. WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHOSE WE ARE vs 1-2
•Rom 1:1-2 “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,”
•Notice, Paul’s entire identity is wrapped up in Christ… servant of Christ, called by Christ, sent by Christ, set apart for Christ
•We are SERVANTS of the Gospel.
•We are SENT OUT with the Gospel.
•We are SET APART for the Gospel.
2. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE WHAT WE BELIEVE vs 3-4
•Vs 3-4 “concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,”
•The Gospel…The just and gracious God of the universe looked upon hopelessly sinful people and sent His Son, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, to pay the penalty for sin on the cross and to show His power over sin and death in the resurrection so that all who repent and trust in Him alone will be reconciled to God forever.
•The Threads…
> The Character of GOD
> The Sinfulness of MAN
> The Sufficiency of CHRIST
> The Necessity of FAITH
> The Urgency of ETERNITY
•How do we let these threads flow into our conversation on a DAILY BASIS… continually, all over Byesville, Cambridge, Guernsey County… THEN look for opportunities to pull all the threads together to help people see the beauty of Christ.
3. WE NEED TO REALIZE WHY WE’RE HERE vs 5
•Vs 5 “through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations”
•WORSHIP – We are here to EXALT His Name.
> The gospel is aimed at the GLORY of God.
> God is the GIVER of the Gospel
> God is the GIFT of the Gospel
> God is the GOAL of the Gospel… read Rom 15:8
•DISCIPLESHIP – We are here to PENETRATE the nations… this is why we are here Calvary!
4. WE NEED TO RESOLVE HOW WE’LL LIVE vs 16-17
•We will live like nothing can SHAME us
•We will live like nothing can STOP us
CONCLUSION
•The Ultimate Question… Will the Gospel STOP with you or SPREAD through you?
> Do you need to receive the Gospel yourself? – settle that today!
> Do you need to surrender your life as a servant of the gospel? – settle that today!
•Pray ? God use us to make much of your Name in Guernsey Co. !!!
