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LESSON – 3
THE MESSAGE OF
EVANGELISM
Hopelessness of the world
Good news, the gospel of Jesus brings hope
An evagelist must be aware of this truth
1. Significance of Gospel
Apostle Paul, while writing to the Church in Corinth, reminds the church
about the gospel he preached among them and mentions the significance of the
message in I Corinthians 15:1 – 4:
Christ Centered:
The true message of gospel includes
His substitutionary death (died for us) and His resurrection (raised on the
third day).
Scriptural: The Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit and authoritative
(according to the Scriptures).
Apostolic: The same gospel, which was proclaimed by the apostles
in the first century, has been handed over to us. (received)
Personal: Applies to individual life. Christ is a personal
saviour. (you are saved).
2. Content of the
Gospel
A). Man’s need of
salvation
a)Man is a sinner
Every person born into this world is a sinner. (Ps.51: 5)
Sin displeases God. Rom. 3:23 says,
b). Some consequences
of sin :
It brings wrath of God. (Rom. 1:18, 3:20, Jn. 3:18);
Eternal separation from God’s presence. (Is. 59:1- 2):
Eternal punishment. (2 Thes. 1:9, Rom. 5:12): Sin enslaves man.
(Rom. 6:17):
It brings guilt. (Ps. 51:3-4):
It causes spiritual blindness. (2 Cor. 4:4):
C) The helplessness of
man
Man is powerless to help himself except through the
sovereign gracious act of God. (Rom.
5:6-16)
D). People are
perishing without Christ.
Ps. 9:17- turned to hell
Jn. 3:16. –perish
Jn. 3:36-wrath of God
Mark 16:16 –condemened
Rev. 20:15- lake of fire
B. God’s provision for
the need: Jesus Christ
John 3:16
Jn. 3:17
Is. 53:5-6,
John 1:29, Heb. 9:28,
1 Peter 2:24, 3:18,
2 Cor. 5:21
Now by accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we can have forgiveness of
sin and eternal salvation
The context of salvation is
manifold:
For our guilt, there is forgiveness, cleansing and justification.
(1 John 1:7, 2:12, Rom. 3:24, Eph.
4:32)
For our alienation, there is reconciliation. (Rom 5:10, 11, Col. 1:19 - 22)
For our depravity, there is
regeneration. (II Cor. 5:17, John 3:6,7. 1 Peter 1:22, 23, Eph. 4:24)
To meet our state of judgment, there
is a gift of eternal life. (Rom. 6:23, 8:1, 1 Jn. 5:11,12)
GOLDEN LINES
D.L. Moody once said, “I see every person as though he had a large L (
Lost) in the midst of his forehead. I consider him lost until I know he is
saved.”
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