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โข What is the best story youโve seen or heard? What makes it memorable?
โข Recall a time when someone saved you from getting hurt or in trouble. How did it make you feel?
โข Think of a time when you forgave someone or received forgiveness. How was the relationship restored?
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๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ. ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ญย
The word โgospelโ means โgood news.โ It is good because it is the message that God made a way for humanity to be redeemed from sin through Jesus. Since the Fall, our relationship with God has been damaged. What once were hearts that loved God were replaced with rebellious hearts before Him. No matter how hard we try, our good works could never be enough to meet Godโs righteousness, and every person will face an eternity of death and separation from God. This is why we need Jesus, our Savior. He lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have diedโin our placeโso that we could be right with God. Today, letโs look at the good news that we believe and how it affects our lives.
๐ญ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป.
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ฃ, ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ. ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ญย
Godโs standard of holiness is unattainable for us to meet. Sin has affected every aspect of our being. Jesus, however, lived a perfectly sinless and righteous life in spite of having been tempted in every way like the rest of us (Hebrews 4:15). He was without sin in His thoughts, motives, words, and actions. Why do you think it is important that Jesus lived a sinless life?
๐ฎ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐.
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ. ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ญย
Sin needs to be dealt with, and its penalty is death. God hates sin. All of humanity had sinned against God and this broke His heart. But because God is loving and gracious, He sent His Son, Jesus, to be the perfect sacrifice as the substitute for man. While we were still dead in our sin, Jesus took all our sins and died for us (Romans 5:8). Jesusโin our placeโreceived the full wrath of God, so that those who believe in Him will be saved from the just penalty of their sins. If Jesus took all of Godโs wrath for us, how much wrath is left for those who have put their faith in Him?
๐ฏ. ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ.
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐. ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ฑ:๐ฎ๐ญย
Jesusโ perfect life, death, and resurrection made a way for us to meet Godโs standard of righteousness. Anyone who believes in Jesus and His finished work is reconciled to God and declared righteousโas Jesus is righteous. This was because His perfect life and righteousness was credited to us who believe. This means forgiveness of our past, present, and future sins. We are now a new creation in Him. Those who receive Jesus as Savior can experience all the benefits that God has intended to give. What does John 1:12 and 1 John 3:1 say about those who believe in the finished work of Jesus?
When we trust Jesus for our salvation, we can experience a true relationship with God. We are given a new heart, are being made whole in Christ, and are promised to have a future hope with God eternally. This is the good news that we can happily share with the world that longs to experience the true joy that is only found in Christ.ย
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โข Have you experienced the saving and transforming power of Jesus in your life? What areas in your life still need to change?
โข What are some things that hold you back from talking about the gospel? How can you overcome these challenges?
โข To whom can you share the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus this week? How may you lead others to the saving knowledge He brings?
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โข Thank God for the finished work of Jesus on the cross that enables us to be restored to a right relationship with Him and follow His ways.
โข Pray that God would continue to mold you into the image of Christ and to make the reality of the gospel alive in you every day.
โข Pray that God would open doors in your community, campus, or workplace to talk about the gospel with boldness and a heart for others to know Him.