Who Needs The Gospel?
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INTRODUCTION:
1. Everyone needs the message of the Gospel because...
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
A. It is the power of God.
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
B. It is only through the Gospel that we build our faith.
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
1. If we truly believe that it is the power of God and that we build our saving faith through it we will treat it as a treasure.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
2. If we see it as the power of God and that we build our saving faith through it we will see it as a treasure that needs to be shared with the world.
15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
3. If you see the message as a treasure that needs to be shared you will turn the world upside down.
6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too.
BODY:
1. The atheist/agnostic needs the Gospel because...
A. The God said that only the fool says there is no God.
1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
1. It is foolish to say there is no God because He has shown Himself to us.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
2. It is foolish to say there is no God because there is salvation in no one else but Christ.
12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
3. It is foolish to say there is no God because there is no other way to the Father.
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
4. It is foolish to say there is no God because we are nothing without Christ.
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
2. The Denominationalist needs the Gospel because...
A. The word itself means division or a part of a whole.
10 Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1. We have such a divided world.
25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
A. Christendom is so divided.
B. Out nation is so divided.
2. Christ only built one Church.
18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
B. Christ prayed for disciples to be one with Him as He was one with the Father.
11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
1. Christ was one with the Father because He always spoke by the Fathers authority.
48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. 50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”
A. This allowed Christ to have the same mind as the Father and to always be pleasing to Him.
27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. 28 Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. 29 And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
B. We become one with Christ and the Father when we put the mind of Christ in us.
1 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
3. The Christian needs the Gospel because...
A. New Christians need milk...
1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
B. Christians need continued fellowship.
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. 46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
C. Christians need to continue to grow their faith.
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
D. The Christian needs to continue to study daily.
11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
E. The Christian without the word is no Christian.
17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
CONCLUSION:
1. Everyone needs the gospel whether they know they need it or not.
A. As the church we need to know and understand we need the gospel.
1. This will cause us to treat it as a treasure.
B. We have all heard the saying...
1. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
2. I need, you need, we all need the gospel.