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The Message – Conclusion
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The Book of Acts Time to Act on Acts 1:8 The Message Conclusion
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEIjaHOcGFc Something
Happened What Was It? Romans 1 gospel of God 2the gospel he
promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures
3regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of
David, 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the
Son of God in powerby his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ
our Lord. So What Happened?? The Gospel of God has happened.
Promised beforehand in the Prophets Gospel is an Old Testament
promise, as well as, a New Testament concept.They are one and the
same. Isaiah 40:9 You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high
mountain
Isaiah 40:9 You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high
mountain.You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice
with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of
Judah, Here is your God! Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who
bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, Your
God reigns! Through Whom Did God Implement His Promised
Reign?
Through the Jewish Messiah, His Son, Jesus the Christ, the King
This is the Backstory In our culture, fewer and fewer people are
biblically literate. They dont know the backstory!! Our message is
lost on most people in our culture, if they do not understand the
backstory.To them it is foolishness I Cor 1:18 So What Happened?
God ushered in his kingdom, his reign, with the resurrection from
the dead of His only begotten Son, Jesus As a result, the world
changed and it will never be the same again.We are now living in
the in between period awaiting the final consummation of Gods
kingdom. So What is the Gospel? A Five Step plan that explains the
elements of hearing, belief, repentance, confession, and baptism to
the end that your acceptance means you will be among the saved? The
Gospel includes these, but its main point is something much more
significant? This is our Message The Living God has inaugurated His
reign through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. We have
become partners with God in tending and renewing His kingdom.
Through the power of God, we can change the world through radical
love, forgiveness, and good works. Ephesians 2:8For by grace you
have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God; 9not as a result of works, so that no one may
boast. 10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in
them NASB What does this Gospel Look Like in Action?
Emanuel AME Church Charleston, SC June 17, 2015 What does this
Gospel Look Like in Action?
Dylann Roof What does this Gospel Look Like in Action? Historical
Notes Words for gospel or good news were present in all the
languages of the Ancient Near East going back to 2500 BC.
Historical Notes In the Roman era, Christian use of the word gospel
brought it into direct conflict to terminology used in the Imperial
Cult for the Roman emperor. Reasoner, Mark, Roman Imperial
Texts:
In the first and second centuries of the Common Era, the wordgospel
literally good announcement was used to describe what actions or
events associated with various Roman emperors had occurred for the
welfare of the world. Reasoner, Mark, Roman Imperial Texts: A
Sourcebook, p. 1. The Priene Calendar Inscription The Priene
Calendar Inscription
9 BC in the city of Priene in Asia Minor The inscription recounts
the zeal that the Roman proconsul and the people of Priene had on
the restructuring of their calendar around the birthday of Caesar
Augustus, 23 September. and since Caesar when revealed surpassed
the hopes of all who had anticipated the good news, not only going
beyond the benefits of those who had preceded him, but rather
leaving no hope of surpassing him for those who will come, because
of him the birthday of God began good news for the world. Next Week
(25 Oct): The Kingdom of God