The Gospel of God

God is at work to bring the good news of his love to the nations of the world

Church Leaders, Only Servants

Paul is a simply a servant of Jesus Christ that was called by God

He was against the church and doing all that he could to stop it when Christ met him on the road

He was an enemy made an apostle by the grace of God

He was separated unto the gospel of God

He will now live his life to point others to Christ, not to himself

He will be separate from the world and all its religions to show people Christ (vs 5)

He will be separate from his earned righteousness to become a servant of the all-righteous Savior Jesus Christ

This did not start with the church leaders but God has been working in and through man from the beginning to reconcile the world to himself

Prophets, Only Mouths of God

God had promised

From the beginnings God was making promises to his creation of how he would love us, save us, redeem us, reconcile us to himself

Gen 3:14-15 Promise to send a savior

Gen 12:1-3 Promise to bless the nations through Abraham

This promise continues throughout all the OT and is fulfilled in Christ

Christ was made, Christ was declared

God intervened in history to bring his son into the world to save sinners from all nations

In Christ, all his promises were made true

We know that the account of Jesus is true because of the declaration of his ressurection

All that happened was told before hand that it would happen in that way

As it happened, hundreds of witnesses were there to confirm the accounts

God’s Work through apostles and prophets has brought the work of Christ to us. By faith we allow God’s work to begin in us as well!

Saints, Only Receipients of God’s Grace

We also are called

God is working in your life today just as he has worked in history.

We are beloved of God

He wants to know you, he wants to be a part of your life

All he has done is for you

He made a promise to Eve because he was thinking of you

He called Abraham because he was thinking of you

He appointed David because he was thinking of you

He visited Mary because he was thinking of you

We are called to be saints

God’s work continues in your life even after salvation

Salvation is the start, the foundation

God shows us grace and peace everyday as he leads and directs us

We can do nothing without his work

Ephesians 2:12-22 Jesus the Chief Cornerstone