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Evangelism The Content of the Good News of the Kingdom

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Welcome, in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to: • Recite some of the various biblical terms in the New Testament describing the good news of the Gospel. • Articulate how evangelism is seen as proclaiming the message of salvation in Christ as well as demonstrating that message through our love and service to others. • Explain Romans 10.9-10 as a clear, simple, and powerful outline of the message of the Gospel. • Show clearly how in order to win others to Jesus and train them to do the same, we simply must know the truth concerning Jesus Christ. • Detail how evangelism is telling people of the person and work of Jesus Christ, who he is and what he did as the heart of our faith and of the Gospel. • Highlight the main points of the Nicene Creed regarding Jesus’ incarnation, passion, resurrection, ascension, and Second Coming. • Give to others through a biblical use of the Creed a running story of the Gospel message which can be adapted as we share the message in our communities. 1 Cor. 15.1-8 - Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, [2] and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you— unless you believed in vain. [3] For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, [4] that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, [5] and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. [6] Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. [7] Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. [8] Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. Faithful to Entrust to Others the Apostolic Doctrine

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