All of mankind has problems! The Gospel is the answer!
"... as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts." I Thessalonians 2:4
Every believer has been entrusted with the Gospel of God's Grace. Jesus as you know gave us all what we call the great comission! "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature..." Mark 16:15
God has taken confidence in us and has trusted us with His Good News. People all around us need to know that Jesus has already paid the price for their sin on the cross and has paved the way for them to spend eternity with Him in Heaven!
The Gospel is laid out for us plainly in I Corinthians 15:1-5...
"Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve."
Here we see the Gospel laid out... Jesus died for all mankinds sins, He was buried, He rose again the third day, and He was seen... This is the Gospel we need to share with the lost people around us!
We are sinners, He died for our sins, but He conquered the grave and rose the third day!
Learn this Gospel! It is the answer to all mankinds problems!
study: Matthew 28, II Corinthians 5:12-17
apply: Memorize the Gospel Paul laid out in I Corinthians 15:3-5 and be ready to share it with someone as the Lord leads you...
We serve a powerful God! He is so powerful that He can change anyone's life for the better!
"...and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God..." I Thessalonians 1:9b
Paul was acknowledging how the Thessalonians came to Christ. They who once served idols are now serving the true and living God. Paul was admiring how they had so followed the apostles and their example that they were turning heads in Macedonia and Achaia. Their faith was abounding and contagious that people were talking about their faith!
Look at the power of God in this chapter... God using His people to lead others to Christ! God and His power changed the hearts of these people from their idol worship to Worshipping Him!
Look what the power of God can do through you, Look what the power of God can do for the lost!
Know that God is powerful and is in the business of changing lives on a daily basis. How is He working on you and your life? How is He working through you to reach others for His glory?
study: read I Thessalonians 1:1-10
apply: rely on God's power today!
