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Series Introduction
Today, we are introducing a new series that we will journey with over the summer.
I am grateful for the closing of one series, and as always, I am excited about opening a new series.
We will be looking at snapshots of Jesus in the Gospels and breaking them down so we can grasp His teaching on the Gospel.
As we dive into this series, I want to break down a few words.
I don’t believe all of us are always on the same page, so I want to put definitions to terms.
Gospel- Good News!
As we work through this series, I want to break down this word.
The Gospel is good news!
But, I believe there is a problem with understanding that word.
Many people believe the Gospel.
They want the Gospel preached.
But if I were to ask them to tell me what the Gospel is, it wouldn’t me met with a clear statement of understanding.
It is my goal through this series that we look at Jesus and grasp a full understanding of the Good News He brought.
Gospels- Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
When I say the word “Gospels” after talking about the word “Gospel” you would think the definitions would be the same.
I want to talk about this and give some clarity on this word as well
The first four books of the New Testament are called the Gospels.
However, I believe words are very important.
If we use the word “Gospels” one might come to the conclusion that this is four different Gospels.
This is not the case.
There is one Gospel.
That is the Gospel that Jesus shared with us.
The message of that one Gospel is recorded by four men, Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
All of them point to different parts and elements and share different perspectives of the same Gospel.
In this series, we will look at the Good News that Jesus shared with us from these perspectives
Often, when communicating the Good News, we do this from a perspective of other books like Romans, 1 Corinthians, or Galatians.
This is not wrong, but why do we often avoid using the life, teachings, and explanations of the Gospel from Jesus?
The need for the Gospel
There are lots of books, teachers, and theologies out there about the Gospel and Salvation.
Many people try to boil this topic down to the primary nuts and bolts and bare minimums of Salvation.
The Gospel becomes an academic understanding of some Biblical truths and when you learn them, you are good to go.
I don’t believe this is what Jesus communicated about the Gospel
Our world has presented a form of the Gospel that does not address sin, does not address life, and SEPARATES FAITH FROM FAITHFULNESS.
Statistics show that 1.6 billion people worldwide consider themselves to be Christian.
Nearly 1/3 of Americans believe to be Born Again.
When we look at these statistics, I have to wonder, “What makes them saved?”
Are their lives marked by faith and transformation by God.
Have they left their life of sin and actively follow Jesus?
If we don’t bring clarity to this issue, we become part of the problem, not part of the solution.
Jesus’ call to us is simple, but it is profound.
It is (and should be) life changing.
Purpose
My purpose in this series is to look at evangelistic encounters Jesus had with people in his life.
Then we will look at what he teaches about salvation from those encounters.
I believe that a lack of clarity on this topic has brought a distortion to Jesus’ teaching of the Gospel.
Only by looking at Jesus will we find the clarity we need.
This is a harsh statement, but it is the reality of the Gospel.
If the Gospel presented is a distortion from what Jesus calls us to, then we need to clearly understand it.
This passage also shares with us the importance of understanding this topic.
But we cannot confidently point people to Jesus unless we get the Gospel right.
Disclaimer
Salvation is God’s part.
I cannot preach anyone into Heaven or out of it.
My opinion doesn’t matter at all.
But Jesus’ does.
And I want to share what He says about the Good News.
Sermon Introduction
In most of our sermons, we will choose a passage or story from the life of Jesus and read through it with that passage as the basis for our sermon that week.
Today, we will have a key passage and concept that I want to tackle.
Our topic today is the foundation of discipleship.
We are throwing around quite a few terms (gospel, discipleship, salvation).
As we journey through, these words will be brought into absolute clarity.
Today is one of the most important concepts in our salvation and I believe it has not been clearly communicated.
I want to work backwards before working forwards.
Before Jesus ascended into Heaven he gave this command:
It is from this verse that we find our mission as believers.
We are called to make disciples.
As a church here at RLN, it is our mission to make Biblical Disciples in Relational Environments.
We exist to make disciples.
But we need to break down this idea of what a disciple is.
Now, I’m sure some of you church veterans have heard a sermon start this way and are saying, “I can tune out.
I’ve heard this one before.”
Let me catch you before you tune out.
You haven’t.
We are going to break down what the Gospel says about our posture before Jesus in discipleship.
I want you to notice that this passage doesn’t say, “Go into all the world and convert people to Christianity.”
It says, “Go make disciples”
If we are going to understand the Gospel (good news), then we need to know what discipleship is.
In order to begin that journey, we are going to start at the beginning of Jesus ministry when he called his first disciples.
This was the beginning of their journey.
These men had no idea what the next steps of their lives would look like.
But, it began something of a training process that led them through success and failure and ultimately to becoming leaders of the body of Christ after Jesus resurrected from the dead.
First, I want you to see that the Great Commission we just read is found in this passage as well.
Jesus called them to follow Him.
Then he told them what they would do as a result of following Him.
They would go out and get people to follow Jesus.
In this verse, Jesus was fishing for men.
and said, “What I am doing right now, I will send you out to do as well.”
Disciple:
Someone following Jesus
Someone being changed by Jesus
Someone living out the mission of Jesus
Today, I want to look at our posture before Jesus
We will get into the details of following, life change and the mission of Jesus.
But today, I want to ask, “Who is Jesus and what is He calling us to when He says ‘follow’”?
There are two words we are going to look at today.
Our understanding of these two words may end up being very uncomfortable.
But as I read through the NT, I find that these two words don’t just show up once or twice, but the idea behind them carries throughout the Gospels.
Key Word #1- Lord
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