September 2012. “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

September September 20122012

““The time is fulfilled, and The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at the Kingdom of God is at

hand. Repent, and believe in hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”the gospel.”

Matthew 6:33Matthew 6:33–”But seek first –”But seek first the kingdom of God and His the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”things shall be added to you.”

Matthew 6:9-10Matthew 6:9-10____  “In this “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”done on earth as it is in heaven.”

REPENTANREPENTANCECE

1. What do we repent of?

REPENTANREPENTANCECE

1. What do we repent of?

SINSIN

REPENTANREPENTANCECE

1. What do we repent of?Romans 7:21-25 Romans 7:21-25 (New Century (New Century Version)–Version)–””So I have learned this rule: When I So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with want to do good, evil is there with me. In my mind, I am happy with me. In my mind, I am happy with God's law. But I see another law God's law. But I see another law working in my body, which makes working in my body, which makes war against the law that my mind war against the law that my mind accepts. That other law working in accepts. That other law working in my body is the law of sin, and it my body is the law of sin, and it makes me its prisoner. What a makes me its prisoner. What a miserable man I am! Who will save miserable man I am! Who will save me from this body that brings me me from this body that brings me death? I thank God for saving me death? I thank God for saving me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So in through Jesus Christ our Lord! So in my mind I am a slave to God's law, my mind I am a slave to God's law, but in my sinful self I am a slave to but in my sinful self I am a slave to the law of sin.”the law of sin.”

What is SIN?

1 John 1 John 3:43:4

1 John 3:4 1 John 3:4 (CEV)–”Everyone who (CEV)–”Everyone who sins breaks God’s law, because sin is sins breaks God’s law, because sin is the same as breaking God’s law." the same as breaking God’s law."

What is SIN?What is SIN?

Why must we repent of our Why must we repent of our sinssins?

Romans 6:23Romans 6:23

Why must we repent of our Why must we repent of our sinssins?

We must repent of our We must repent of our sins becausesins because… ”the wages of … ”the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”Lord.”

John 3:16John 3:16–”For God so loved the world that –”For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that He gave His only begotten Son, that

whoever believes in Him should not perish whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. but have everlasting life.

Romans 3:24-25Romans 3:24-25–“–“being justified freely by being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in His grace through the redemption that is in

Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to propitiation by His blood, through faith, to

demonstrate His righteousness, because in His demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that forbearance God had passed over the sins that

were previously committed”were previously committed”

Two essential Two essential requirements for requirements for

entering the Kingdom of entering the Kingdom of GodGod

1. REPENTANCE1. REPENTANCE

2. FAITH IN THE SACRIFICE OF 2. FAITH IN THE SACRIFICE OF CHRISTCHRIST

Romans 8:14Romans 8:14—”For as —”For as many as are led by the Spirit many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of of God, these are sons of God.”God.”

Mark 1:15Mark 1:15–”The time is –”The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel”. believe in the gospel”.

The gospel message The gospel message also contains the also contains the very keys to the very keys to the Kingdom of GodKingdom of God

LibertLibertyy

HopeHope

Mark 1:14-15Mark 1:14-15––Now after John Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.’”Repent, and believe in the gospel.’”

OBEDIENOBEDIENCECE

BELIEBELIE

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FAITFAITHH

James 2:19James 2:19–” You believe –” You believe that there is one God. You do that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!” and tremble!”

James 2:17-18James 2:17-18––”Thus also faith by ”Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without your works.’ Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” works.”

FAITFAITHH

WORKWORK

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ABRAHAABRAHAMM

FATHER OF THE FATHER OF THE FAITHFULFAITHFUL

James 2:24James 2:24–” You see then –” You see then that a man is justified by works, that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.” and not by faith only.”

Jesus came to save us Jesus came to save us OUT of our sins—not OUT of our sins—not save us IN our SINSsave us IN our SINS

Galatians 2:16-18Galatians 2:16-18–”knowing that –”knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be works of the law no flesh shall be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! For if I build minister of sin? Certainly not! For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. ” make myself a transgressor. ”

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