The Gospel of Jesus Christ (Mr Jonathan Achimugu) 14-06-1998

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

★ Mark 1: 1-13

→ 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

Rescue the Harrased and the Helpless (Pastor D. D. Sakoma) 07-06-1998

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA),

(now Evangelical Church Winning All)

Airport, Abuja - Nigeria

[Missions Week]

7th June, 1998

* Speaker: Pastor D. D. Sakoma (from ECWA Karu)

* Topic: Rescue the Harassed and the Helpless

* Text: Matthew 9:35-38

★ Romans 12:18 →"If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with all people."

★ Romans 10:13-15

★ Romans 6:9-10

* Our God is a "seeking God''. The Bible is a record of the Shepherd seeking the lost sheep

★ Genesis 9:6 →“Whoever sheds human blood, by a human his own blood is to be shed; because God made human beings in his own image."

→ Man was made in the image of God

★ Exodus 3:7-9

★ Matthew 9:35 →"Then Jesus began traveling throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness."

* God sent His Son into the world to rescue men. He sent His Word to bear witness

* The harassed and the helpless are those that are the sinners and those under the bondage of the enemy; those that have not yet heard the Gospel

★ Matthew 24:14 →"And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

* Jesus will not come unless the Word (Gospel) has been heard by everyone

* If you cannot go out to the rescue mission, then you can pray, or give to support missionary efforts

★ Philippians 2:10 →"That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth."

* Jesus humbled himself to become man. He was afflicted and brutally murdered but eventually, He rose from the dead.

* Poser: What are you doing (as a Christian) to share in the suffering of Christ?

★ 1st Thessalonians 2:1-2 →" For you yourselves know, brothers, that our visit to you was not a waste of time. As you know, we suffered persecution and were mistreated in Philippi. Yet we were encouraged by our God to tell you his gospel in spite of strong opposition."

★ Romans 1:14 → " Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor."

* The Gospel is an obligation that Christians are indebted to

★ Romans 5:6 →"For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, the Messiah died for the ungodly."

* If we don't preach the Gospel, our brethren will be left to die in darkness

★ Ezekiel 33:8-9 →" If I should say to a certain wicked person, ‘You wicked man, you’re certainly about to die,’ but you don’t warn him to turn from his wicked behaviour, he’ll die in his guilt, but I’ll seek retribution for his bloodshed from you. However, if you warn the wicked to turn from his behaviour and he does not do so, he will die in his guilt, and you will have saved yourself.”

* Unless you tell the lost about the love of Christ, if they die in darkness, God will require their blood from you

→ See: Romans 1:16-17

☆ HOW TO ENGAGE IN MISSIONARY WORK

1. Let people see the light of God in your life

2. Pray for the progress of God's work and the workers

3. Support the work through generous giving

4. Go out and tell others that are lost and are in darkness about the love of Christ

 

* Many Christians have turned from evangelism to back-biting and grumbling

* The lost cannot be found unless someone goes and tells them;

* God will require their blood from you if you relent in spreading the Word of truth that gives life

* NOTE: Missions is the heartbeat of God