The GospelThe Story of God (And Me)

Kingsway Hayes September 1st, 2013

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Introduction

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Testimony

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Three Questions

What is the gospel?

Why is it good news?

Where is the bad news?

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The Gospel

Good-spell

Good News

“Evangel”

God-spell

God’s Story

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1 Corinthians 15:1-5Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that 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, and that he appeared...

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The StoryBirth

Incarnation

Death

Crucifixion

Rebirth

Resurrection

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The Good News

Jesus’ Story Is God’s Story

God’s Story Is Our Story

Our Story Can Be God’s Story

You Had the Wrong God

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John 3:16-17

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

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John 3:18

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

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Which GodLove of the Father

Ecumenical

Truth of the Word

Evangelical

Grace of the Spirit

Pentecostal

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The Bad News

Our Story Must Be God’s Story

Incarnation

Crucifixion

Resurrection

You Have the Wrong Self

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Luke 9:23-25

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

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Romans 6:4

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

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The Promise

If We Die as Jesus Died

We Can Live as Jesus Lived

We Will Live as Jesus Lives

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Response

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