Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Jesus is calling all of us to lay down our lives for the sake of the Gospel to share the gift that was freely given. There are 3 reasons we must preach the gospel-good news, too good to be called True News. Today I share one point and tomorrow I will share the other two points.
1. The Gospel fulfills God’s desired PurposeThe Bible is known by many different names. God’s Word, His Revelation to Man, His Love Letter to Man, His Revelation to Us, The expressed divine will of God and so on. The list is endless. No matter how we choose to call it, but God has a purpose for every word in the Bible and those words have power, our minds cannot fathom.
“So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)
You might say Isaiah is talking about God’s word, not the gospel. Truth be told God’s word is the gospel and the gospel is the word of God! A common misunderstanding is the gospel is found only in the Synoptic Gospels and the book of John. But if you read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation you will see although the content is different from one book to another, the theme remains the same throughout the 66 books. Gospel is that theme. The Bible presents it in 03 parts.
A. Man is a sinner and condemned to suffer in the lake of fire for eternity, (Genesis – Joshua)
B. God’s unfailing love for the man despite man’s unfaithfulness and insensitive attitude towards God, (Judges – Malachi)
C. God sending his son as a ransom for the salvation of many, (Matthew – Revelation)
The purpose of the gospel is to convince sinners to repent. So, if the gospel is the all-powerful word of God it certainly can convict the sinners but only if we tell them! Today Christians have many excuses for not preaching the gospel. Let’s consider the most common excuses.
A. People will not listen to my Message:
Hilariously this excuse is based on Isaiah 53:1 – When taken out of context, it sounds as if Isaiah is saying it’s futile to preach the gospel because nobody wants to listen. Isaiah is actually saying that the Gentiles accepted the message which was rejected by the Jews.
B. I am not baptized in the Holy Spirit:
This is a misinterpretation of Acts 2:41. Peter did not win 3,000 people before he was baptized by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. But that doesn’t mean he never preached the gospel before.
God spoke through a Donkey and it wasn’t baptized by the Holy Spirit! (Numbers 22:28) The baptism of the Holy Spirit is important. But we shouldn’t wait for it before preaching the gospel because so many souls are perishing while we wait.
In the other hand if one hesitates to witness now, what’s the guarantee he or she will witness after the spirit baptism? There are many individuals that are baptized by the Spirit but don’t witness.
C. I lack the Gift of Healing and Miracles:
Signs and wonders are important manifestations of the gospel. But the Bible doesn’t forbid you from witnessing without them. God can use you to perform signs and wonders if you believe, (Mark 16:17-18). But the gospel can save with or without miracles.
So then, don’t permit false assumptions, misinterpretations of scripture and your personal shortcomings to prevent you from preaching the gospel because its supernatural power exceeds your limitations by far.
Tomorrow, I will post points #2-#3.
The message below starts at about 27 minutes into the video. Click here or copy and paste into your Browser: https://youtu.be/BrzZTUAS_pc
1. The Gospel fulfills God’s desired PurposeThe Bible is known by many different names. God’s Word, His Revelation to Man, His Love Letter to Man, His Revelation to Us, The expressed divine will of God and so on. The list is endless. No matter how we choose to call it, but God has a purpose for every word in the Bible and those words have power, our minds cannot fathom.
“So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)
You might say Isaiah is talking about God’s word, not the gospel. Truth be told God’s word is the gospel and the gospel is the word of God! A common misunderstanding is the gospel is found only in the Synoptic Gospels and the book of John. But if you read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation you will see although the content is different from one book to another, the theme remains the same throughout the 66 books. Gospel is that theme. The Bible presents it in 03 parts.
A. Man is a sinner and condemned to suffer in the lake of fire for eternity, (Genesis – Joshua)
B. God’s unfailing love for the man despite man’s unfaithfulness and insensitive attitude towards God, (Judges – Malachi)
C. God sending his son as a ransom for the salvation of many, (Matthew – Revelation)
The purpose of the gospel is to convince sinners to repent. So, if the gospel is the all-powerful word of God it certainly can convict the sinners but only if we tell them! Today Christians have many excuses for not preaching the gospel. Let’s consider the most common excuses.
A. People will not listen to my Message:
Hilariously this excuse is based on Isaiah 53:1 – When taken out of context, it sounds as if Isaiah is saying it’s futile to preach the gospel because nobody wants to listen. Isaiah is actually saying that the Gentiles accepted the message which was rejected by the Jews.
B. I am not baptized in the Holy Spirit:
This is a misinterpretation of Acts 2:41. Peter did not win 3,000 people before he was baptized by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. But that doesn’t mean he never preached the gospel before.
God spoke through a Donkey and it wasn’t baptized by the Holy Spirit! (Numbers 22:28) The baptism of the Holy Spirit is important. But we shouldn’t wait for it before preaching the gospel because so many souls are perishing while we wait.
In the other hand if one hesitates to witness now, what’s the guarantee he or she will witness after the spirit baptism? There are many individuals that are baptized by the Spirit but don’t witness.
C. I lack the Gift of Healing and Miracles:
Signs and wonders are important manifestations of the gospel. But the Bible doesn’t forbid you from witnessing without them. God can use you to perform signs and wonders if you believe, (Mark 16:17-18). But the gospel can save with or without miracles.
So then, don’t permit false assumptions, misinterpretations of scripture and your personal shortcomings to prevent you from preaching the gospel because its supernatural power exceeds your limitations by far.
Tomorrow, I will post points #2-#3.
The message below starts at about 27 minutes into the video. Click here or copy and paste into your Browser: https://youtu.be/BrzZTUAS_pc
ACTION STEP: Reach out and share the Gospel with someone today. You may change a life, a family, a nation....forever.
Watch the video above. https://youtu.be/BrzZTUAS_pc
Meet me here tomorrow for points #2 and #3.
If you would like to start the year off with a Brand New You, not just a new calendar check out my coaching calendar at www.renaperozich.com and make an investment in yourself by hiring me as your personal coach. The greatest thing you can invest in is you because you take you, wherever you go. You are a never dying child of God. You take you into eternity.
I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
Watch the video above. https://youtu.be/BrzZTUAS_pc
Meet me here tomorrow for points #2 and #3.
If you would like to start the year off with a Brand New You, not just a new calendar check out my coaching calendar at www.renaperozich.com and make an investment in yourself by hiring me as your personal coach. The greatest thing you can invest in is you because you take you, wherever you go. You are a never dying child of God. You take you into eternity.
I believe in you and you need to believe in yourself.
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