Good News

{GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM}

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  1. To the Ends of the Earth - (The Gospel of the Kingdom of God announced by Jesus is a message of life for men and women of every nation and people) - {PDF Copy}
  2. His Name is Jesus! - (The name ‘Jesus’ means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In the Nazarene, the salvation promised to Israel has arrived in all its glory) - {PDF Copy}
  3. From this Evil Age - (Paul anchors all that God has done in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the event that inaugurated the messianic age – Galatians 1:1-5) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Light of the World - (Jesus is the only true light in the world, a light that shines all the brighter in the darkness, and this light means life for men and women) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Quickened by the Spirit - (The gift of the Spirit is the definitive sign of who is his disciple and member of his covenant community, and who is not) - {PDF Copy}
  6. The Blessing of Abraham - (The promise to bless all nations in Abraham is brought to fulfillment by Jesus of Nazareth, the true Seed of Abraham) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Proclaiming the Good News - (With his death and resurrection, the task of his church is to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to all nations, to the uttermost part of the Earth) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Defeating Death - (Paul reminds Timothy of Christ’s resurrection and victory over death since false teachers are denying the resurrection of believers) - {PDF Copy}

{THE ASSEMBLY}
  1. One New Man - (By his death, Jesus formed one covenant community - One New Man - based on faith in him, not ethnicity or nationality – Ephesians 2:11-22) - {PDF Copy}

{THE FUTURE}
  1. The Ends of the Ages - (The Apostle Paul coordinated the commencement of the Last Days with the death and resurrection of Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The End of Death - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will terminate the final enemy, Death, when he resurrects the righteous dead – 1 Corinthians 15:24-28) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The Redemption - (At the heart of the salvation provided by Jesus are bodily resurrection and New Creation, and both events will occur at his arrival from heaven) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Redeeming the Nations - (The sacrificial Lamb shepherds the kings and nations of the Earth to the City of New Jerusalem as part of his redeeming work) - {PDF Copy}

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His Name is Jesus!

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In Matthew’s Gospel, an angel informed Joseph that the child Mary is carrying is “ begotten of the Holy Spirit ,” and he instructed him to name the child ‘Jesus’ - “ Call his name Jesus, FOR HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS .” This name links him to the saving act of God for His people. When his name is spelled ‘ Jesus ,’ it is an anglicized form of the Aramaic name ‘ Yeshua ,’ the shortened form of the older Hebrew name ‘ Ye-hoshua .’
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Why Do the Nations Rage?

The conspiracy by the earth’s kings to unseat God’s Son is applied by the New Testament to the plot to destroy Jesus .  The second Psalm is a key messianic passage applied to Jesus several times in the New Testament. But precisely when were its predictions fulfilled, and is the Messiah reigning now on David’s Throne? Or is the world still waiting for his accession at a future date? And what about the “ revolt ” of nations and kings vented against Yahweh’s “ anointed one ”? Is this a prediction of a future conflict between Jesus and the government of the earth - (Psalm 2:1-6).
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