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This is the Gospel

Dave Shaner

July 8, 2001

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Introduction: Have you ever been given some good news that sounded more like bad news?  The word 'gospel' actually means 'good news'.

Text: Colossians 1:21-24

A.  We are often confused about what the gospel really is.
B.  Confusion about the gospel comes from hell.
1.  Colossians 2
2.  Galatians 1:6-9
C.  The gospel centers in the person of Jesus Christ:
1.  Acts 8:35
2.  1 Corinthians 15:1-4
What is the gospel?: Colossians 1:21-23

I.  The gospel is a ____________________ of ____________________.

A.  Mankind is not in the good graces of God.
B.  The gospel refutes the myth that God grades on a curve.
C.  Colossians 1:19-20
II.  The gospel is an ____________ of ____________________ - 1:22
A.  The gospel is totally God's ____________________.
B.  The gospel demanded a ____________ ____________.
1.  Sin is a big deal with God.
2.  I Peter 3:18
C.  The gospel is an ____________________ fact.
1.  Romans 5:10-11
2.  Reconciliation was always the goal.
3.  Colossians 1:27
III.  The gospel is the ____________ of ____________________.
A.  The gospel is the great hope that this life is not the end.
B.  Colossians 1:23
IV.  The gospel is good news for ____________ ____________________.
A.  A church believes this if it is committed to world ____________________.
B.  A trait if the gospel is its ____________. - Mark 16:15-16
Conclusion:  Paul became a servant of this gospel.  A servant is one who has a master.  Is this gospel in charge of your life?  Acts 20:34

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