Sermon Tone Analysis

Salvation through Christ Alone

The gospel, the good news, Greek word “euaggelion.”

We hear it often.

We say we believe, we tell others to believe.

Today let’s look at why we should believe and how we can explain to others why we believe, the hope we have in the gospel.

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song

This cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

My comforter, my all in all

Here in the love of Christ I stand

I do not own the rights to this song, now today you can find it on YouTube, Spotify and any steaming service.

and it is a song located on the back of your bulletin today, if you have not heard it before, all of it is beautiful, it is by Songwriters: Keith Getty / Stuart Townend In Christ Alone lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol CMG Publishing

Hope our hope is found in Christ alone, The good news, the gospel is all about our hope that is found in Christ alone.

Proclaiming the good news is proclaiming salvation through Christ.

It is also the proclamation of God’s grace given through Jesus Christ the only begotten Son.

The gospel is important, every message we have has the gospel tied into it.

So, this morning we are going to look at

The importance of the gospel

The particulars of the gospel

The call of the gospel

The Importance

Do you want people to believe the gospel and obey the gospel?

Than it is important that we understand the importance of the gospel.

It’s the good news Jesus wanted all to hear (Mk16:15-16; Mt28:18-20)

He, Jesus, said to them, the disciples, to “go” which actual when translated would mean, “as you are going” to preach to all creation.

Jesus wanted all the world to hear the good news, the gospel message.

Jesus is the one who the Father gave all authority too so He could give instructions.

Jesus spoke, spoke as one with authority, gave a command to the disciples, go make more disciples of all nations, baptizing them, teaching them, assuring them.

That is good news, salvation in the name of Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and the assurance that Jesus would be with you always, even to the end of the age.

If it is important to Jesus that He wanted all the world, all the nations to hear the good news, as disciples, followers of Jesus today it should be important to us too.

It’s the good news, the power to salvation for everyone who believes (Rom1:15-17; 1Cor15:1-2)

Paul said it is the power of God

For it is the righteousness of God is revealed

That is why Paul was ready to preach it everywhere

But it’s bad news for those who do not believe, do not obey (Jn3:17-18; 1Pt4:17; 2The1:7-10)

Peter formed it as a question

Paul addressed it, and maybe not Peters direct question, but still answered it

So, thus far, the Gospel, the good news was important to Jesus and should be to us, for in it is the power of God unto salvation, so don’t be ashamed of it, be eager to share it, for there is grave consequences to those who do not believe the gospel.

(Transition) this now leads us to the nuts, bolts of the gospel, exactly what does the good news entail?

The Particulars

From an overview of the gospel.

From the importance of the gospel now to the particulars of the gospel, what does the gospel, the good news entail?

Particular facts to believe

Christ was crucified for our sins (1Cor15:1-3; Isa53:4-6)

Why believe in the gospel, for it is of first importance, that Christ died for our sins.

This is according to the scriptures, according to what Isaiah said.

Isa53:4-6 “4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.

6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.”

Christ was raised from the dead (1Cor15:4; Act2:32)

we would be remiss in (1Cor) If I stopped at (v.3) read on one more

The gospel is of first importance because Jesus was buried and raised from the dead.

you can also read that Act2:32 “32 “This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses.”

Christ is exalted as both Lord and Savior (Act2:33-36 Eph1:22-23)

This Jesus, that Peter preached the first gospel message on Pentecost said this

Or as Paul eloquently put it Eph1:20-23 “20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, (Sorry, can’t stop there, it’s just to beautiful of a passage let me read on) 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”

And now we also have the assurance that Christ is coming again.

Christ will return again (Act17:30-31; 2The1:7-9)

As those who are here on Sunday Bible class we know that man is without excuse!

The times of ignorance have passed and He is coming to judge the world in righteousness for righteousness has been revealed on earth and wrath from heaven.

You may also consider

2The1:7-9 “7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,”

This is for those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus!

Particular commands to obey

Believe the gospel (Rom1:16; Mk16:16)

and then we have used the mark passage before

Mk16:16 “16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.”

Confess Jesus (Rom10:9-10)

Confess Jesus as Lord, and that God raised him from the dead!

Not just believe in Jesus, specific belief.

He is Lord!

Repent of our sins (Lk24:46-47; Act2:38, 22:16)

Repentance that leads to baptism (2:38) and it is at that place that you are calling on the name of the Lord (22:16)

Walk faithfully (Rev2:10; Heb3:12-14)

We are called to walk faithfully because of the gospel, the salvation that the gospel brings.

walk faithfully, be faithful until death and receive the crown of life.

- - - do we do it perfectly no, but we do it daily, pressing on.

Heb3:12-14 “12 Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end,”

Don’t allow there to be a hardness of hearts, hardened by the deceitfulness of sin! - Can we as Christians be deceived by sin? YES!

It is still there, crouching at the door.

Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith (Heb12:2) and the author of eternal life, eternal salvation.

Particular promises to receive

Forgiveness/remission of sins (Eph1:7; Act2:38)

We know Act 2:38, that baptism is for the forgiveness of sins, let me give you another passage.

Forgiveness, redemption according to the riches of His grace!

Gift of the Holy Spirit (Act2:38-39; Eph3:16)

the gift not only for you, but for your family, if they believe and obey the gospel.

It is available to all, all the whosoevers.

That is who the gospel is for!

Consider what Paul says regarding the Holy Spirit

Strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit.

To the inner man, to your very soul, to your very spirit within you to accomplish God’s good work, to be able to share God’s good news, the gospel!

Gift of everlasting life, eternal life (Jn3:16; Rom6:22-23)

We know God’s greatest gift (LOVE) and the display of it (SENDING JESUS) that made the way possible for everlasting, eternal life in His name.