Introduction
Bad news
- Romans 3:23 – We’re guilty of sin and lost.
Good news
- Luke 19:10 – Jesus is my savior!
Bad news
- Romans 1:18, 29-32; 3:21-24
- “sin is lawlessness” – I John 3:4
- Mark 16:15-16
- Acts 2:23, 36
- Ignoring the problem of sin is not a good option!
- Sin destroys our relationship with God.
- Matthew 13:47-50
- “the day of the Lord will be just like a theif in the night” (I Thessalonians 5:3)
Good news (“gospel”)
- John 3:16
- John 12:42
- We must do more than just acknowledge that God exists.
- Matthew 7:21
- Romans 3:23-24, 27-28
- “for by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift ofGod; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
- Romans 5:1-2 (Romans 1:5; 16:26); Romans 6:3-7, 11-13
- “Peter said to them, ‘Repent and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” (Acts 2:38)
- Matthew 25:31-33