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THE Gospel - A Study from Galatians - Week 2

Outline of the Book of Galatians

Chapters 1-2-THE Gospel Defended

Chapters 3-4 THE Gospel Explained

Chapters 5-6 THE Gospel Applied

  • Galatians 3:1-7 Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ. How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort? Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it? I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God.
  • Galatians 1:10 Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

Bill Hull "Conversion and Discipleship" - 5 distorted Gospels:

  1. Forgiveness only gospel
  2. Gospel of the left
  3. Prosperity gospel
  4. Consumer gospel
  5. Gospel of the right
  • Mark 1:1 This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

Who Jesus is, what he has done, how he fulfills all Scripture and how he calls us to respond to him.

  • Mark 1:14-17 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”
  • Mark 8:27-31 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him. And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.

7 Essential Elements of THE Gospel

4 Declarative Statements 3 Imperative Responses

God’s Kingdom is here Repent of Sin

Jesus is the Christ Believe the Jesus Gospel

Jesus died for our sins Follow Jesus

Jesus rose on the 3rd day

  • Ephesians 1:3-14 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.

Benefits of the Gospel

  1. Chose us
  2. Adopt us
  3. Grace
  4. Redeemed us
  5. Forgave us
  6. Revealed to us
  7. Appointed us
  8. Sealed us with the Holy Spirit
  • Ephesians 1:21-22 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else - not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.

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Worship Set

You've Already Won

I Trust In God

Fall Like Rain

Make Room

Announcements & Upcoming Events

Silent Auction Donations 🎁

Traverse Student Ministries, SUMMIT, is hosting a fundraiser for summer camp, when our middle and high school students will go to Maranatha Camp for a life-changing, Jesus-centered experience.

Set for Friday, April 17th, TRIVIA NIGHT will feature a silent auction.

We're in need of donated silent auction items!

Please let us know if you have a donation in mind, and contact Ryan if you have any questions.

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