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Pure Gospel: The Death of Jesus

 HFCN Definition of the Gospel:The Gospel is the good news message that God sent His son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins. He was raised to life, victorious over the power of death. In choosing to live for Him, we can be free from the power of sin and experience abundant life today and eternal life in Heaven. 

Romans 5:1-5
In our series last month “More than Me: More Hope” 
Romans 5:6-11 
The Pure Gospel: 
Week One: The Life of Jesus
Week Two: The Death of Jesus  

Who we were….
Ungodly (Romans 5:6) 
Powerless (Romans 5:6)
Sinners (Romans 5:8) 
Guilty (Romans 5:8) 
Enemies (Romans 5:10) 

Who God is….

Just (Romans 5:9) 
We all love justice, except for when it is applied to us. 
When the Bible speaks about “the wrath of God”, it is referring to a God of justice (the presence of sin means a debt must be paid).  

Loving (Romans 5:8 “God demonstrates His love for us”  
If it is all about justice then we are doomed, but our God is just AND full of love.

Romans‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

His love is willing to meet the demands of His justice. -Billy Graham 

Who we are….

Justified (Romans 5:9) 
Justice has been served on our behalf 

Saved (Romans 5:9)
“Jesus died so you could choose not to. He chose death so you could choose life.”

Reconciled (Romans 5:10-11) 
We were separated, but because of the cross, we are brought near.

Closing Thought:
What is your response to the cross of Jesus? 

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Pure Gospel: The Life of JesusWord Study:
The Greek word for Gospel is euaggelion– “Good message” 

Mat 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news (euaggelion) of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Mat 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news (euaggelion) of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.

Mat 24:14
And this gospel (euaggelion) of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Mat 26:13
Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel (euaggelion) is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
 HFCN Definition:
The Gospel is the good news message that God sent His son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins. He was raised to life, victorious over the power of death. In choosing to live for Him, we can be free from the power of sin and experience abundant life today and eternal life in Heaven. 

 John 5:19-20
Two reasons why the life of Jesus is critical to the Gospel…

1. Jesus was…The Plan  

From the moment sin entered the world, Jesus became the plan for our redemption. 

“The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” John 1:14

Jesus has Complete confidence….
His confidence came from knowing that his future was in God’s hands.

Jesus has complete fearlessness …
His fearlessness came from recognizing it was more important to be true to God than to please man. 

2. Jesus was…The Example  
“The Son can do nothing by himself” 
“The son does what the Father does” 
John 5:19

The example of who the Father is 
-The mind of Jesus…the mind of God
-The words of Jesus…the words of God 
-The actions of Jesus…the actions of God 
 The example of who we are to be 
The identity of Jesus was based on:
  -not power, but submission 
-not in his position but in his obedience 
These were the things that defined who Jesus was & they are the things that should define who we are. 
The Question: 
• What’s the greatest difference between the way Jesus lived and the way you live?

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‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11:28-30‬ 
Galatians 5:1 (NIV) 

We were once slaves to sin, but we have experienced freedom in Christ.

Because of Jesus there is 
MORE LIFE, 
MORE HOPE, 
MORE PURPOSE &
MORE FREEDOM

Galatians 5:2-5 
There is a group of believers (called “Judaizers”) teaching that the only way to receive God’s love and forgiveness was to become like a Jew and follow Jewish customs 

While there is nothing wrong with the outward act of circumcision, in this context it represented adding something to the Gospel 

MY FOCUS 
Galatians 5:2- “Christ has no value to you at all” 
When we add something to the Gospel, we make it about what we do
When we make it about what we do, we diminish Christ’s value 

MY DEBT 
Galatians 5:3- “obligated to obey the whole law”
When we attempt to pay back the debt that’s forgiven, we turn God’s free gift into a loan to be repaid or wages to be earned 

MY WORK
Galatians 5:4-  “justified by the law” 
“you have fallen away from grace”
When we make it about what we do, then it is no longer about God’s grace

MY POWER
Galatians 5:5- “through the Spirit”
“by faith”
We don’t need to rely on the “external” law to keep us in line 
We have the “internal” work of the Holy Spirit 

Those who claim to follow Jesus can still be chained…
I keep the rules 
I do enough good things 
I am a spiritual person 

I believe I have the strength to improve every day 
I do what I’m told 
I measure up to the standards set for me 

I am making progress
I don’t do some things that I used to do 
I’m better off than some around me 

I do good things and have a good reputation 
I wish others were more like me
If only other groups could be as spiritual as us

When you choose the law over grace you lose every time 

What has you chained today?