Trust The Good News: People of Good News

What is a Good News centered people and Church like?

Good News Centered People Believe

I want you to see that: GOOD NEWS CENTERED PEOPLE BELIEVE.

5 Reasons Good News Centered People Believe:

Good News Centered People Believe Because They Are Changed. (Mark 16:9)

Good News Centered People Believe Because The Gospel Allows Them To Be Human.

Good News Centered People Believe Because of Grace.

Good News Centered People Believe and Experience Power In Partnership.

Good News Centered People Believe and are Given a Strategy: People & Process.

Let’s go through this step by step quickly: You will see the thread that seems to run through this section is the idea of believe

Believe: Describes the act of believing or trusting something on the basis of its truthfulness and reliability. Trusting Jesus on the basis of truthfulness and reliability:

He said that he was God in flesh and blood:

Can I rely on that? He said he would die and be resurrected after three days?

Can I trust His words?

Can I trust what others say about Him?

Can I trust what I experienced?

TO BELIEVE IN JESUS IS TO PLACE YOUR CONVICTION IN WHAT CAN’T BE SEEN WITH HUMAN EYES.

Hebrews 11:1–3 (ESV): Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

Hebrews 11:1–3 ESV

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

2 Corinthians 5:6–7 (ESV): So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. To Believe is Take hold of GraceRomans 3:23–26 (ESV): for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Good News Centered People Believe Because They Are Changed.(Mark 16:9-11)

You Are Changed or can be changed. You seek Jesus!

He is not here he is risen: Jesus changes things.

For some, all at once. For others, step after step. Mary (in verse 9) had 7 demons.

For some of you you wish you only had 7 demons.

What is changed?

Who you live for... Jesus (This is the Kingdom Exchange)

Why you live... Jesus (Purpose) Identity... Accepted, loved

Good News Centered People Believe but are Human. (Mark 16: 12-13, Luke 24:13-31)

To have doubts, fears, struggles,

To Believe Someone’s Word...

They saw Jesus die, or at least knew he died. Everyone knew he died. Saw it with my own eyes.

My own experience.

I was in... but. They knew her past...They knew her grief and loss... strange things

They have minds to reason.

Dead people don’t come back to life...

Believe How do I believe scripture...

isn’t it full of problems. Picture of this section... Reliable...

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Good News Centered People Believe Because of Grace. ( Romans 3:23-26, Mark 1: 15, Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19, Colossians 1:23)

Romans 3:23–26 ESV

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Not changed because of human will, deeds, or rational... saved by Grace through faith.

What am I saved for? Go and Tell. Blessed To Be A Blessing.

Graced to Grace Good News Centered Experience Power in Partnership. (Mark 16:17)

Power accompanies belief. We want signs of power to know we are saved... Doesn’t work that way.

Power follows going! You haven’t had power... you are probably a spectator.

Good News Centered People are Given a Strategy: People & Process.

All The World

Jesus didn’t come for a human kingdom, he came for humans.

Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV): Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” It’s about people! GOMake Disciples: Help them believe and take hold of grace.Baptism is being born into Family of God: We can’t do it alone.Teach them... to obey observe...

Matthew 28:19–20 ESV

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

There is Good News for those who believe: All to Jesus I Surrender You will struggle to believe: Trust Jesus. All to Jesus I Surrender

You can be changed: You face your own demons. All To Jesus I Surrender

You will struggle to believe: Trust Jesus. All to Jesus I Surrender

You are Graced to Be Grace, Go!: All to Jesus I Surrender

There is Power in partnership Jesus has given us a strategy: People and Process: All To Jesus I surrender.

We all have kingdoms. The response to fall, no matter where you are, yes I surrender all.