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THE GOSPEL

The Gospel. Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness Convicted of Judgment Gap Convicted of Righteousness Convicted of Sin

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THE GOSPEL

Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

Convicted of Judgment

Gap

Convicted of Righteousness

Convicted of Sin

John 16:8: Jesus said, “When he [the Spirit] comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sinsinand righteousnessrighteousnessand judgmentjudgment.”

Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

Convicted of Righteousness

Convicted of Sin

Convicted of JudgmentG R A C E

Ephesians 2:8-9: ... [Salvation is] by grace through faith...

Conversion

Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

Convicted of Righteousness

Convicted of Sin

Convicted of JudgmentG R A C E

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!Ephesians 2:8-9: ... [Salvation is] by grace through faith...

Conversion

Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

JustificationJustification

The Gospel is

just the ABC’ABC’ss of the Christianfaith . . .

G R A C E

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

G R A C E

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

A growing awarenessawareness

Not my identity

Not growing more sinful

I expect that as I move along, I should have less and less experience of sin in my life. There should be a growing victory in my life; a victory of growing increasingly into Christ-likeness! I should be seeing less and less sin in my life . . . Yet, paradoxically, at the same time, Godwants me seeing more! Godwants me to see thedepthdepth of the sinin my heart.

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Jeremiah 17:9:The heart is deceitfulabove all things and beyondcure. Who can understand it?

If I am growing I should have less to confess!

Awarenessof God’s holiness

Awarenessof God’s holiness

Awarenessof my

sinfulness

Awarenessof my

sinfulness

Awarenessof God’s holiness

Awarenessof God’s holiness

Awarenessof my

sinfulness

Awarenessof my

sinfulness

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing AwarenessAwareness and AppreciationAppreciation of the Cross

Conversion

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Galatians 6:14: May I never boast except in the crossthe crossof our Lord Jesus Christ..of our Lord Jesus Christ...

“Aslan,” said Lucy, “you’re bigger.”

“That is because you are older, little one,” he answered.

“Not because you are?”

“I am not. But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.”

Prince Caspian

“Aslan,” said Lucy, “you’re bigger.”

“That is because you are older, little one,” he answered.

“Not because you are?”

“I am not. But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.”

Prince Caspian

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

In Himself

In Himself, God is more majestic and

holy than I ever dared imagine!

In myself

In myself, I am more sinful and rebellious

than I ever dared believe!

In JesusIn Jesus, I am more loved andaccepted than I ever dared hope!

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing AwarenessAwareness and AppreciationAppreciation of the Crossas well as

Growing ExperienceExperience of the Cross in My Life

Conversion

Conversion

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

ECARG

Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness

SanctificationSanctification

The Gospel is the A A toto Z Z’s’s ofthe Christian faith!

Transforming GraceTransforming Grace

JustificationJustification

Saving GraceSaving Grace

G R A C E

Conversion

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness of God’s Holiness

Awarenessof

the Cross

Awarenessof

the Cross

Awarenessof God’s holiness

Awarenessof God’s holiness

Awarenessof my

sinfulness

Awarenessof my

sinfulness

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Living a GospelCentered Life

Gospel Fluency1.Think2.Respond

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Living a GospelCentered Life

BecomingGospel Fluent1.Proactive2.Reactive

What do I learn about God?

What do I learn about the Cross?

What do I learn about humanity (especially myself)?

Is there anything I need to confess and repent of?

Is there anything I need to believe?

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

BecomingGospel Fluent1.Proactive2.Reactive

2 Corinthians 10:5:... we take captive every thought tomake it obedient to Christ.

My CurrentSituation

Live theFalse Narrative

False SelfTalk

FalseNarrative

1

2

3

4

My CurrentSituation

Live theGospel Narrative

False SelfTalk

Repent &Believe

FalseNarrative

The GospelNarrative

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2

3 4

5

6

BecomingGospelFluent

Living aGospelCenteredLife

• What in the narrative is contrary to the Gospel?

• What aspect of the Gospel am I not believing?

• What points in my thinking are denying the Gospel?

• What elements of the Gospel do I need to apply to my thinking and living on this point?

• What do I need to confess or repent of?

• What is it that I need to believe about the Gospel?

G R A C EG R A CG R AG RG

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Living a GospelCentered Life

BecomingGospel Fluent

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!

"Run to the Cross"

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Conversion

Growing Awareness

Awareness of My Sinfulness

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Grace

Mercy

Power

Forgiveness

Love

Conversion

Growing Awareness of My Sinfulness

G R A C E

Growing Awareness

Awareness of God’s Holiness

Lack of Vulnerabilityand

Self-Disclosure

Living a GospelCentered Lifein Community!

What do we learn about God?

What do we learn about the Cross?

What do we learn about humanity (especially myself)?

Is there anything we need to confess and repent of?

Is there anything we need to believe?

Living a GospelCentered Lifein Community! How are you

walking with God through this?

Living a GospelCentered Lifein Community! What does the

Gospel have to say about this?

My CurrentSituation

Live theGospel Narrative

False SelfTalk

Repent &Believe

FalseNarrative

The GospelNarrative

1

2

3 4

5

6

BecomingGospelFluent

CommunityVulnerability

Living aGospelCenteredLife

• What in your narrative is contrary to the Gospel?

• What aspect of the Gospel are you not believing?

• What points in your thinking are denying the Gospel?

• What elements of the Gospel do you need to apply to my thinking and living on this point?

• What do you need to confess or repent of?

• What is it that you need to believe about the Gospel?