Reach4Life- Journey 4: Changeनमुना

DAY THREE: SPREADING THE GOSPEL

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10, NIV

LISTEN

If you had a cure for AIDS, would you keep it to yourself? Well, you have even better news! I’m not ashamed of the good news. It is God’s power to save everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).

Wow! We’ve been given a message from God, called the gospel, it means good news. It saves us out of sin and hell, into an eternal relationship with God.

Here are a few verses that capture the heart of the gospel’s life-changing message…

LOOK

Ephesians 2:1-10

LEARN

Five truths describing the gospel are found in this passage:

We are all sinners, separated from God, needing salvation (v1-3).

If we don’t realize we’re sinners, we won’t reach out for salvation.

Our salvation was achieved by Christ’s death (v4-5).

Christ loves us so much he’d rather die than live without us, which is what he did.

Our salvation means we’re united to Christ now and forever (v6-7).

Our salvation is by grace, not by works (v8-9).

Our good deeds don’t qualify us. Our bad deeds don’t disqualify us. To be saved, all we must do is receive God’s grace by faith.

Our salvation leads to a changed life (v10).

As we trust and follow Jesus, he changes us from the inside out and uses us to bring about change in the world.

These are simple, but powerful truths – truths that have the power to change people’s lives forever! He said to them, “Go into all the world. Preach the good news to everyone” (Mark 16:15).

LIVE

· Take a few minutes to write these five truths down in your own words.

· Then try to memorise what you can.

· Now pray by name for the people you would like to share them with, and watch God open doors.

LINK

For more on Spreading the Gospel, read:

Romans 10:9-17