GOSPEL.
The good news of King Jesus
And the restoration of all things spoken by the prophets…
Acts 3:21
START HERE!
Watch this intro video before diving in. It will give you an overview of how it works and what to look out for as you go along.
The Kingdom Of God
– BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD –
God, the Eternal Father: A King and His kingdom established from before time.
Psalm 47:6-8; 93:2 God reigns with righteous judgment over all nations.
Psalm 89:14; Romans 14:17 Godʼs Kingdom is justice, righteousness, and peace.
Psalm 11:4; 1 Kings 22:19 Godʼs Kingdom is in Heaven. He is sitting on a throne.
1 Chronicles 29:11 // Job 25:2 // Psalm 22:28; 24:10; 96:10; 103:19; 145:11-13 // Isaiah 37:16; 66:1 // Daniel 4:3; 6:26 // 1 Corinthians 4:20 // Zechariah 14:9
Restoration of all things. WHY?
– FALL OF MAN – CORRUPT WORLD –
restoration (re-stə-ˈrā-shən): the act of bringing back to a former condition.
1 John 5:19 The whole world lies under the power of the wicked one.
Acts 3:18-21; 17:26-31 God desires all people to seek Him for He has fixed a day.
2 Peter 3:10-14 The world as we know it will come to an end.
Romans 5:12; 7:5 All are under a body of sin and death because of the fall of Man.
Psalm 102:25-28 // Isaiah 11:3-9; 13:11; 34:4-5; 42:11; 51:6; 65:17-20 // Jeremiah 29:10-14; 33:14-16 // Micah 4:3 // Zechariah 9:10-17 // Romans 8:18-25 // 1 Peter 5:8-11 // Revelation 21:1-5
What Is The Gospel of The Kingdom?
– GODʼS PROMISE TO MAN –
gospel (gä-spəl): “good tidings” or “good news” delivered to a people.
The GOSPEL is the announcement of a King and His coming Kingdom!
A Kingdom of: Peace – Righteousness – Justice – Equity – Health – Eternal Life
Genesis 3:15 (NIV); Psalm 2:9 “He”, a Son, has been exalted to execute judgment.
Isaiah 2:12-22 A day of reckoning when He will abolish pride and unrighteousness.
Psalm 9:7-10 // Isaiah 1:26-27; 2:2-4; 25:7-9; 51:4-5; 52:7 // Daniel 2:44; 7:27 // Matthew 13 // Mark 1:14-15 // Luke 8:1 // John 18:35-36 // Acts 8:12; 17:30-31; 20:24-25; 28:30-31 // Romans 10:15 // Colossians 1:12-14 // Hebrews 1:8; 12:28 // Revelation 7:16-17; 21:3-4
WHO IS this “he”?
– HE IS JESUS! THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD –
Genesis 3:15 (NIV); Romans 16:20 The crushing One will destroy Satan. (future event)
Hebrews 2:9-18; Revelation 5:12 Appointed King through His suffering. (bruised heel)
Psalm 2; John 1:49 Jesus is the Son of God, King of Israel.
Daniel 7:13-14 // Isaiah 9:6-7; 53; 42:1 // Micah 5:2-4 // Matthew 1:21 // Luke 1:31-33 // John 1:1, 14; 6:14-15 // Acts 13:32-39 // Romans 6:9-10 // Colossians 1:15-20 // Ephesians 5:25-28 // Revelation 1:5-6 // Hebrews 1:1-3, 8-10; 9:28; 10:8-14 // 1 Peter 3:18
TO ENTER THIS KINGDOM YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN!
WHAT IS “BORN AGAIN”?
– TO BE BORN AGAIN IS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN HIM –
John 1:13 Born of God
John 3:3-6 Born of water and the Spirit
1 Peter 1:23 Born of imperishable seed
Ephesians 2:19-22 Lay a new foundation
A FIRM FOUNDATION
HEBREWS 6:1-2
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.
Repentance from dead works
– TO TURN – CHANGE THE MIND –
*7725 Shuwb: to turn back, drawback, cease
*3340 Metanoeo: To think differently
Proverbs 3:5-7 Reconsider your ways and turn to Godʼs wisdom.
Isaiah 1:27-28 // Jeremiah 15:6; 31:17-20 // Ezekiel 14:6 // Luke 3:7-9 // Matthew 4:12-17 // Acts 3:19-21; 26:16-20 // 2 Peter 3:8-11
Faith Towards God
– THE HOPE OF GODʼS COMING REIGN –
Definitions of faith:
*4102 belief, assurance – living in a reality
*1680 hope, anticipation with pleasure
Hebrews 11:1-16 Fatih/belief and confidence of the unseen hope.
Faith – Matthew 6:25-34 // 1 Peter 1:6-9, 20-21 // James 2:14-18
Hope – Titus 2:11-13 // Hebrews 3:4-6; 6:17-20 // 1 Peter 1:3 // Romans 8:23-25
Doctrines about baptisms
– PURIFICATIONS TO OBTAIN THE HOPE –
Baptism of fire – Baptism of death – Baptism in water – Baptism in the Spirit
Fire (judgement) Isaiah 26:11 // Matthew 3:7-12 // 2 Peter 3:9-13
Death (suffering) Luke 12:49-50 // Acts 14:21-22 // Romans 8:16-19
Water (cleanse) Matthew 28:19 // Mark 16:16 // Acts 2:38 // Romans 6:1-6 // Colossians 2:10-14 // 1 Peter 3:20-21
Spirit (power) Isaiah 44:3 // Mark 1:7-8 // John 15:26-27 // Acts 1:5-8
laying on of hands
– RECEIVE AUTHORITY TO WORK –
Godʼs Hand – Exodus 3:20 // Psalm 19:1; 119:73; 22:16 (humility)
Receive Authority From God – Acts 8:14-18 // 1 Timothy 4:14
Our Hands – Psalm 18:20; 63:3-4; 90:17 // Mark 16:17-18
resurrection of the dead
– REDEMPTION – ETERNAL LIFE –
Two Resurrections: Some to life, others to contempt
The hope of the saints
Acts 24:14-16, 21; 26:6-8 The promise that we ourselves hope to attain.
Job 19: 25-27 // Isaiah 26:19-20 // 1 Samuel 2:6 // Daniel 12:2-3 // John 5:25-29 // Romans 6:5, 8:11, 16-17, 23-25 // 1 Corinthians 15:20-26; 54-58 // Philippians 3:7-16 // Revelation 20:4-6
Eternal JudgEment
– DAY OF REPAYMENT – REWARDS ARE WITH HIM –
Eternal: Without beginning or end. // Judgement: A sentence or decision.
God has a standard that has existed from all time. He will enforce His standard.
Isaiah 28:17 God will make His standard the baseline for all judgement.
He will judge: Psalm 9:4-8; 96:13 // Acts 17:31 // Romans 2:1-11;
The wicked: 1 Samuel 2:10 // Daniel 7:25-27 // Revelation 20:11-15
The righteous: 1 Peter 4:17-18 // Romans 14:10-11 // Psalm 58:10-11 // 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 // 2 Corinthians 5:10
