1 Timothy 1:15-16; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Isaiah 53:3-6; Romans 3:21-31 -- In the Open Air

The Gospel of the Glory of the Blessed God

Well folks, it is a joy to be with you today and preach and proclaim the Gospel of our Lord, who is THE Lord Jesus Christ.

And that Gospel is the message of eternal life: That God saves sinners.

And the only access you have to this salvation, the only entrance, is for you to repent of your sin—that is to change your mind or turn away from your sin—and come by placing your faith alone in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

Look to Jesus friends.

The Bible says that those who are going to believe upon Him for eternal life that...

Read 1 Timothy 1:15–16 (LSB)

It is a trustworthy saying and deserving full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners...

We are here out of love for neighbhor, and everything that we say today applies to us in the first instance. It would be a hateful and unloving thing to have the message of eternal life and then not share that message with you, and so we love you folks, stop and listen, hear how you can be reconciled to God.

All have sinned friends and have fallen short of the glory of God, but the trustworthy statement deserves full acceptance, Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.

Don’t you qualify? Of course!

You know your sins whether you would admit it or not, all have blasphemed, that is to take the Lord’s name in vain, lied stolen, committed adultery in the heart, and all of these things—which are just a few of the ten commandments—are against the God who has given us life and breath. We ought to have given Him thanks but instead we rail against Him and scorn Him. We ought to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. But our actions and hearts speak for us every day...

Yes you are a sinner, and the Bible says elsewhere that all liars will have their part in the lake of fire, it says that it is appointed once for man to die and then comes the judgement. You will stand before the God you’ve sinned against, and you will give an account for all of your deeds. You will be condemned and the justice God has deteremined in this condemnation is eternity in hell.

But we come with good news friends worthy of full acceptance...

And so we implore you to fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners and the qualification to be met on your part is already clear. God did not send His Son into the world because we were all good and righteous. God sent His Son into the world to redeem the rebels and enemies against His name. God loves the world in this way and it costs you your life. Give your life to Jesus Christ. Believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.

This is Gospel!

When we say Gospel we are using an old word that means good news—and it is this good news which has to do with the resurrection from the dead and eternal life, namely that God is in His dear Son, Jesus Christ, reconciling the world to Himself.

We are here on account of this Gospel and we testify to you of Him as all Christians for thousands of years have as the Scriptures say...

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (LSB)

...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures...

All the Scriptures are God-breathed and therefore they are infallible words.

These things are revealed to us—they are not hidden. They can be found in the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments also known as the Bible.

And it is from this Library— which is God’s word—that we will continue to reason from as the only standard for truth and knowledge.

Here we see together according to the old testament Scripture these things that concerning Christ...

Isaiah 53:3–6 (LSB)

He was despised and forsaken of men,

A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;

And like one from whom men hide their face

He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Surely our griefs He Himself bore,

And our sorrows He carried;

Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,

Smitten of God, and afflicted.

But He was pierced through for our transgressions,

He was crushed for our iniquities;

The chastening for our peace fell upon Him,

And by His wounds we are healed.

All of us like sheep have gone astray,

Each of us has turned to his own way;

But Yahweh has caused the iniquity of us all

To fall on Him.

And so hear the words of God that He spoke through His apostles...

Romans 3:21–31 (LSB)

But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith, for a demonstration of His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, since indeed God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that faith, is one. Do we then abolish the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law.