The Invitation
January 7, 2024 through February 4, 2024
The gospel is the good news of what God offers everyone in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Romans 8 dramatically describes five astounding gifts that are available in Christ: forgiveness, freedom, fullness, fruitfulness and family. Come be encouraged with the truth that the good news is better than you ever realized. And by all means, invite a friend to come and see what Jesus is all about!
5. Be Family
All of the gifts God offers us are in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. “Whoever has the Son has life, whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life” (1 John 5:12). This week we see the five gifts that come in a personal relationship with Jesus: 1)...
4. Be Fruitful
We have looked at the gifts of forgiveness, freedom and fullness in Christ. Today we see the gift of fruitfulness as the life of Jesus grows in us and produces fruit in our lives. This passage shows us three sides to righteousness: the gift of justification, being...
3. Be Filled
In Jesus Christ God offers us forgiveness, freedom and fullness. What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? How can we seek this filling? Romans 8 shows us a three-part cycle that connects our activity, identity and mindset. First, we walk with the Spirit...
2. Be Free
To appreciate the good news of all we can have in Christ, we have to understand the bad news of our condition before Jesus saved us. Apart from Jesus, people are in Adam: blind, lost, enslaved and dead in their sins. Only in Christ can we receive these incredible...
1. The Invitation
The gospel is the good news of God’s amazing grace available to everyone who calls on Jesus in faith. The Bible is God’s personal, hand-written invitation to anyone who is willing to listen. God even sent His only Son to personally deliver the message. Come be...