Good News

Editor: David Maas
{GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM}

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{THE MESSAGE}
  1. Salvation For The Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The Gospel of the Kingdom announced by Jesus of Nazareth offers salvation and life to men and women of every nation and people)
  2. Jesus Saves! - {PDF Copy} - (Salvation and Redemption are found in no other name than ‘Jesus’. He alone achieved victory over Sin, Satan, and Death)
  3. The Salvation of the LORD - (Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In the man from Nazareth, the Salvation promised by the God of Israel has arrived in all its glory) - {PDF Copy}
  4. To the Nations Also - (Jesus of Nazareth fulfills the promise to bless all nations in Abraham. Christ is the Patriarch’s Heir and “Seed”) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Gospel Message - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus summoned his disciples to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to every inhabited corner of the Earth)
  6. To the Ends of the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The Good News of Jesus Christ and his victory over death offers hope, life, and salvation and life to men and women of every nation)
  7. Both Jews and Gentiles - (The equality of Jews and Gentiles before an impartial and just God is pivotal to Paul’s Gospel. They stand or fall before Him on the same basis) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Our Only Hope - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true Light of the World, the expression of God, and the only source of truth, life, and salvation)
  9. Salvation and Wrath Revealed - (Paul presents his gospel to the assemblies of Rome, a message about God’s righteousness or wrath for all men, Jews and Gentiles alike) - {PDF Copy}
  10. In Beginning - {PDF Copy} - (The Kingdom of God arrived in the ministry of Jesus starting with his baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist – Mark 1:1-3)
  11. All Nations, not Some! - {PDF Copy} - (Is the Gospel of the Kingdom a message for only some nations, or is it Good News for all nations and peoples of the Earth?)
  12. 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}
  13. His Name is Jesus! - {PDF Copy} - (The name ‘Jesus’ means ‘Yahweh saves.’ In the Nazarene, the salvation promised to Israel has arrived in all its glory)
  14. Christ is Risen! - {PDF Copy} - (Paul anchored all that God has done in the resurrection of Jesus, which also inaugurated the Messianic Age - Galatians 1:1-5)
  15. Kings and Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The promise to bless all nations in Abraham culminates in the vast multitude of the Redeemed that will inhabit New Jerusalem)
  16. Inheritance of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Believers are the heirs of Abraham, and the possession of their inheritance is secured by possession of the Gift of the Spirit)
  17. Son of Abraham - (Jesus is the true Son of Abraham, the heir of the promises, the Anointed One who fulfills and implements the inheritance for his people) - {PDF Copy}
  18. Heir of the World - {PDF Copy} - (The faith of uncircumcised Abraham provides an example for Jewish and Gentile believers to live from the faith of Jesus – Romans 4:11-17)
  19. The Seed of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the promised Seed of Abraham, the heir of the covenant promises, and receipt of the inheritance is based on faith in Him)
  20. Plight to Solution - {PDF Copy} - (In Romans, Paul argues from plight to solution as he presents his gospel to the churches of Rome, a message for both Jews and Greeks)
  21. Coheirs with Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The covenant with Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus, his seed and heir, including the promise of land – Romans 8:1-23)
  22. The Mission - {PDF Copy} - (The mission of the church between now and Christ’s return is to announce the Good News of his Kingdom to all nations – Matthew 24:14)
  23. From Faith - For Faith - (Men are not justified before God from the works of the Mosaic Law, but rather from the faith of Jesus Christ) - {PDF Copy}
  24. The Sign of the End - {PDF Copy} - (According to Jesus. the End will not come until this Gospel of the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed to all nations on the Earth – Matthew 24:14)
  25. His Covenant Faithfulness - (The “righteousness of God” refers to His faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. This is demonstrated above all by the salvation He provided through Jesus) - {PDF Copy}
  26. He Nullified Death - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reminded Timothy of Christ’s own resurrection since false teachers were denying the future resurrection of believers)
  27. Firstborn of the Dead - {PDF Copy} - (In Colossians, Paul emphasizes the exalted position of Jesus that he attained through his Death and Resurrection – Colossians 1:18-19)
  28. Revealed on the Cross - {PDF Copy} - (Unrecognized as the Savior of the World and Messiah of Israel, Jesus was rejected by all but the unlikeliest of men)

{THE PROMISED SPIRIT}
  1. The Forerunner - {PDF Copy} - (John the Baptist prepared the way for the Messiah, the herald of the Good News of the Kingdom of God – Mark 1:4-8)
  2. Tarry in Jerusalem - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus commanded his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the Spirit, empowering them to be his witnesses on the Earth- Acts 1:1-11)
  3. Arrival of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (On the day of Pentecost, the time of fulfillment dawned when Jesus bestowed the Gift of the Spirit on his assembled saints – Acts 2:1-4)
  4. The Spirit of Life - {PDF Copy} - (The Spirit of God imparts life, especially the everlasting life of which the Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee)
  5. Spirit and Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (The promise of the Spirit is integral to the redemption of humanity and the Covenant of God with His people)
  6. Pentecost and the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit signaled the commencement of the Last Days, the era of the Spirit and fulfillment)
  7. The Great End-Time Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost fulfilled what the Feast symbolized and marked the start of the Final Harvest)
  8. What Does This Mean? - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost caused a great commotion and much consternation in Jerusalem)
  9. Signs on the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The prophecy from Joel sets the tone of fulfillment in Acts, including the “signs and wonders” that accompanied the Spirit)
  10. To You is the Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is for every man and woman who repents, even to those afar off, and this is in fulfillment of the Promise - Acts 2:37-41)
  11. Life-Giving Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus dispenses the Life-Giving Spirit without which there is no enduring life. His words are spirit, and they are life)
  12. Covenant Heirs - {PDF Copy} - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced)
  13. Promise and Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is one of God’s covenant promises and his ways of blessing all Nations in Abraham’s Seed)
  14. Bold Proclamation - {PDF Copy} - (In response to threats from the high priests, the young church was filled with great boldness of speech by the Spirit)
  15. The Spirit of Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The Promise of the Spirit is one of the blessings of Abraham promised by God for the nations and the children of the Patriarch)

{NEW CREATION}

  1. The Redemption of the Body - {PDF Copy} - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation, and both events are part of the promised redemption – Romans 8:1-23)
  2. City of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (New Jerusalem will be populated fulfilling the covenant promises to bless all nations in Abraham – Revelation 21:24-22:5)
  3. The New Creation Begins - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Spirit and Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee of the bodily resurrection and of the coming New Creation)
  5. The Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The Apostle Paul linked the commencement of the Last Days to the death and resurrection of Jesus, the hinge on which History has turned)
  6. Life from the Dead - {PDF Copy} - (Paul’s Gospel from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead through Jesus of Nazareth)

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