SUNDAY SERVICE
★ MY SERMON NOTES
@ Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA),
(now Evangelical Church Winning All)
Airport, Abuja - Nigeria
14th June, 1998
* Topic: The Gospel of Jesus Christ
* Speaker: Mr Jonathan Achimugu
* Text: Mark 1:14-15 →"Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom of God. He said, “The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!”
* God's heart is to reconcile the sinful world to himself using the Gospel
* Jesus preached the Gospel Saying the Kingdom of God is at hand
→ Jesus' primary mission is to save the world
★ Matthew 1:21 →"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
* There is no any other 'gospel' that can save man from sin and eternal condemnation
★ Acts 4:12 →"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
* Men can only be saved through the name of Jesus
★ 2nd Timothy 1:10 →"But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel."
* Darkness shall disappear because the Gospel of Jesus is the Gospel of Light
* The New Testament (Covenant) is centred around Jesus
★ Revelation 22:13 →"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."
★ John 17:4 →"I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do."
* Jesus accomplished His mission of planting and spreading the Gospel of goodness
★ Matthew 28:19-20 →" Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
☆☆CHALLENGE:
→ Go and also spread the Gospel of the Lord, bringing the lost back to the WAY of life
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