Man’s Problem

The Fall

The result

Every area of our being is tainted by sin

Sin makes us prideful and lost

There is nothing you and I could do in and of ourselves to earn God’s forgiveness

No amount of good works, or religion, or philosophy can save us

The need

We need a Savior Who satisfices all of God’s holy requirements

One who is perfectly holy and perfectly man

God’s Solution

God reached down to man

The Perfect sacrifice e.g. God/Man

The Substitutionary sacrifice

The atonement

The resurrection

The offer by grace through repentance and faith

Salvation by faith alone in the person and work of Jesus Christ

Furtherance of the Gospel

Being faithful no matter what

Being faithful in the good times and especially when suffering for Jesus

Letting the Holy Spirit and the Word transform us from the inside out to be more like Christ

Sharing the gospel in deed and then in word when we earn the right

Review the Great Commission

Our Response

The true gospel of God’s grace demands our obedience

The Scripture ought to be our final authority

Will we live it out in our lives with the help of the Holy Spirit?

Closing: The Lord’s Table: