Introduction
Bad news
Romans 3:23 – We’re guilty of sin and lost.Good news
Luke 19:10 – Jesus is my savior!Bad news
Romans 1:18, 29-32; 3:21-24“sin is lawlessness” – I John 3:4Mark 16:15-16Acts 2:23, 36Ignoring the problem of sin is not a good option!Sin destroys our relationship with God.Matthew 13:47-50“the day of the Lord will be just like a theif in the night” (I Thessalonians 5:3)Good news (“gospel”)
John 3:16John 12:42We must do more than just acknowledge that God exists.Matthew 7:21Romans 3:23-24, 27-28“for by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift ofGod; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)Romans 5:1-2 (Romans 1:5; 16:26); Romans 6:3-7, 11-13“Peter said to them, ‘Repent and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” (Acts 2:38)Matthew 25:31-33
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