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“Then he brought them out and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ And they said, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.’” Acts 16:30-31

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

1. Jesus Came

“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God…” Acts 2:22

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

2. Jesus Lived

“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst.” Acts 2:22

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

3. Jesus Died

“This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed.” Acts 2:23

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

4. Jesus Rose

“God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.” Acts 2:24

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

4. Jesus Rose

“For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.” Acts 2:27; Psalm 16:10

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

4. Jesus Rose

“The patriarch David… died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.” Acts 2:29

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

4. Jesus Rose

“Knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, he foresaw… the resurrection of the Christ.” Acts 2:30-31

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

5. Jesus is Lord

“Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Acts 2:36

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

5. Jesus is Lord
– our sovereign God and suffering Savior

“God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Acts 2:36

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

5. Jesus is Lord
– our sovereign God and suffering Savior

“The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’” Acts 2:34-35; Psalm 110:1

Five Core Truths of the Gospel:

1. Jesus Came
2. Jesus Lived
3. Jesus Died
4. Jesus Rose
5. Jesus is Lord

Three Necessary Responses to the Gospel:

1. Repent – admit and turn from your sin

“‘Brothers, what shall we do?’ ‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ.’” Acts 2:38

Three Necessary Responses to the Gospel:

2. Believe – personally trust in Jesus to save you

“Repent and be baptized… in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” Acts 2:38

Three Necessary Responses to the Gospel:

2. Believe – personally trust in Jesus to save you

“Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:21

Three Necessary Responses to the Gospel:

3. Confess – verbally state that Jesus is Lord

“Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:21

Three Necessary Responses to the Gospel:

3. Confess – verbally state that Jesus is Lord

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

Three Necessary Responses to the Gospel:

3. Confess – verbally state that Jesus is Lord

“For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
Romans 10:10