The Good News: Kingdom, Salvation, and Sanctification

Introduction

The creation — free will and enjoying God

The fall — repercussions

The plan — Israel

Good News of the Kingdom — God is destroying evil.

Facebook and trafficking — we want evil destroyed

what “Kingdom” is

example is Israel taking the Promised Land

why God killed in OT (destroying evil)

Canaanites worshiped Molech (would kill a child just to enter a new home)

God gave them times and chances to repent (Genesis 15:16 — full measure of sin)

fear of God had spread throughout the Earth

Joshua 2 and Rahab (all heard of Exodus)

1 Kings 10:1 and Queen of Sheba (all heard of wisdom of Solomon from God)

Genesis 14, Hebrews 5-6 and Melchizedek (some even followed from outside Israel)

Acts 2 and Pentecost (God-fearing Jews from every nation)

The same people that ask, “Why do bad things happen to good people” are upset when God does away with evil in the OT

God had made his name go out and promised to destroy evil.

Day of the Lord/Judgement (Amos)

Messiah (Daniel 2:44)

Isaiah 61:1-2

Good News of Salvation — There is a period of mercy and through Jesus we can be saved.

John’s confusion (Matthew 3:3)

Luke 4:14-21 (period of mercy)

How Jesus did it

Greater forces of evil were at work

Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection defeated: sin, death, and Satan

He took our place so we could take his.

Heb. 2:14-15

Mystery=secret (Eph. 1:9-10)

Defeated and will destroy

We get to join the winning team!

Conclusion

This is why Jonah didn’t want God to forgive Nineveh

He didn’t realize he was just as unworthy

“You, Jonah” poem

when we realize we’ve been forgiven we want others to as well

2 Cor. 5 — does Christ’s love compel you?

Challenge: Make strategic changes to make lifelong disciples

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