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The Servant Who Brings Light to the World

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠-𝗨𝗣 • What’s one thing you have not been able to do in the last year? Why do you miss doing this? • Tell us about one good decision you have made recently. What effect has it made on you? • Among your family and friends, who helps you make good decisions? Recall an instance explaining this. 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 "𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭; 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩.” 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟰𝟵:𝟲 (Read also 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟰𝟵:𝟳–𝟵.) The world we live in is troubled and broken. This darkness is caused by sin. We can see sickness, hatred, and disaster everywhere. However, this is not God’s original design and not how the story of redemption will end. God has a plan to restore His creation and bring light to the darkness. Today, let’s look at how God continues to fulfill this promise in our world. 𝟭. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮; 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮—𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩—𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴: “𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭; 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩.” 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟰𝟵:𝟱–𝟲 To combat the darkness in this world, God promised a 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. He declared this promise through the prophet Isaiah. At that time, God’s people—the Jews—were waiting to be restored and rescued from exile. God’s promise was more than just their restoration. He declared that there would be a servant who would be a 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. God’s salvation is not just for the Jews in the Old Testament, but for all nations. Until where was God’s salvation supposed to reach? 𝟮. 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀. . . . 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴: “𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭; 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩.” 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴: “𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦; 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴; 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟰𝟵:𝟲–𝟳 In order to redeem humanity from darkness, God planned to send a servant 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥. We find out many centuries after this prophecy was given that this was fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. He is the 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 (John 8:12). Despite being without sin Himself, He suffered a criminal’s death to pay off the debt of our sin. On the third day, He was raised to life. As a result, people from all nations—not just the Jews—who follow and believe in Him will no longer 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. How does knowing that God’s salvation is offered to all affect your perspective of the world? 𝟯. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋: “𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶; 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶; 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, ‘𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵,’ 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, ‘𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳.’” 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟰𝟵:𝟴–𝟵 Without God’s promised light and salvation, we would live in darkness. However, having encountered His servant who is the light of the world, Jesus Christ, we are to bear witness to this light. We can see His light shine in a dark world. When we preach the gospel, people will come to the saving knowledge of Christ (Acts 13:46–49). With everything we are going through at this time, why do you think it is so important to bear witness to the light of the world? 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 • Do you believe that Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promise of a light for the world? How should this truth affect your life every day? • What do you think stops you from bearing witness to the light of the world, and what are you willing to do about it today? • Who among your family and friends need to see and experience God’s light and salvation? Commit to share your testimony and pray with them this week. 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 • Thank God that Jesus is the promised light that expels darkness in our world. Ask for His kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven. • Ask God for the grace and boldness to help you overcome the obstacles you encounter in being a light to others. • Pray for more opportunities to share His word and be His light. Ask the Holy Spirit to give you the right words and opportunities to preach the gospel.

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𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠-𝗨𝗣 • Have you ever been chosen for a special task? What made you the best candidate for it? • Which country have you always wanted to visit? Why? • Tell us about your favorite food. What makes it special? 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘡𝘪𝘰𝘯, “𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴.” 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦; 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘺; 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘵𝘰 𝘡𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦; 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟱𝟮:𝟳–𝟭𝟬 God’s plan of salvation was foretold in the Old Testament and fulfilled with the coming of Christ. The prophet Isaiah spoke of this, and the apostle Paul referred to it in Romans 10:13–15. God worked out our salvation in Christ. As recipients of this, we are called to proclaim this to the world, leading to more people knowing and following Him. In this lesson, we will look at what is at work in saving people: God’s arm, our feet and voice to proclaim the good news, and people’s eyes being opened to the gospel. 𝟭. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟱𝟮:𝟭𝟬 From the very beginning, God intended the world to be good. When sin entered the world and corrupted it, God had a plan to redeem the world. He was at work to extend His arm of salvation, which symbolizes His power and might. Because God so loved the world, He sent Jesus, His Son, to save humanity through His life, death, and resurrection. This is the good news for all of us today. Those who believe in Jesus and call on His name will not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16). How has God extended His arm of salvation to you and those you love? 𝟮. 𝗪𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘡𝘪𝘰𝘯, “𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴.” 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦; 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘺; 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘡𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟱𝟮:𝟳–𝟴 As we have received the good news of peace, happiness, and salvation, we are to proclaim this to the ends of the earth. This truth is worth sharing because it will bring God’s strength and saving power to those who hear and believe it! But people can only believe and hear when someone goes and preaches to them (Romans 10:13–15). Who preached the good news to you? How did it happen? 𝟯. 𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗔𝗛 𝟱𝟮:𝟭𝟬 When we go and preach, many people will have the opportunity to receive and experience Christ’s salvation. Even as we participate in proclaiming the good news to the world, ultimately, God is the one who reveals Himself to people, opens their eyes, and transforms their lives. According to 1 Corinthians 3:5–6, who is responsible for our spiritual growth and transformation? 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 • How has the gospel transformed your life? If this is your first time to hear the gospel, would you like to put your complete faith in the Lord Jesus Christ today? • To whom can you preach the gospel this week? Think of how you can begin a conversation with this person. • Since the gospel is to be preached in every nation, is there a particular nation God has placed in your heart to pray for? How can you participate in what God is doing in that nation? 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 • Thank God for the good news of peace, happiness, and salvation that is available to us in Christ. Pray that every aspect of your life will be transformed by this truth. • Ask God for opportunities to proclaim the good news to those around you. Pray that you will declare the gospel with boldness and conviction. • Start praying for the nation that God has placed in your heart, believing that He will be revealed to the people in that nation and their eyes will be opened to Him.