Kingdom People: The Gospel
Picture for a moment your favourite food. Perhaps it’s Chinese, Indian, pasta or a very yummy sweet treat. Now, imagine that a restaurant near you opened up which made your favourite food better than any other restaurant, at no cost to you, and nobody told you about it! Would you feel like you had missed out? Would you think, ‘why did nobody tell me about this?!’
We have the best news ever- better than any food- that Jesus can bring hope, healing, transformation, reconciliation, life after death, and so much more, and yet, how often do we share this news with people around us?
Romans 10:14-15 says, ‘How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”’
If you are a Christian, then you have beautiful feet and good news to share with the people around you.
The good news can be summarised as follows, and is demonstrated using a tool called ‘the 3 circles,’ which can be found here: https://www.anstorehouse.org/gosple
God's Perfect Plan
God created a perfect world, with no pain or sickness and has a perfect plan for our lives.
The Problem of Sin
We chose to turn away from God’s perfect plan, which the Bible calls sin. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
The Pain of Brokenness
Sin leads to brokenness, which we become trapped in. People try to escape through money, relationships, entertainment, or even religion, but these only snap us back to brokenness.
The Hope of the Cross God made a way by sending Jesus to die on the cross for our God made a way by sending Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. He took our punishment and rose again, so that we can have life. Through the cross, Jesus provides the escape from our brokenness.
New Life in Christ
Anyone who prays, asks Jesus for forgiveness (for their sins), and anyone who prays, asks Jesus for forgiveness (for their sins), chooses to make Him King of their life can become a new creation in Christ and encounter God’s love.
Sharing His Love
God sends us back into the (world) brokenness to tell others that they too can encounter God’s love.
As Kingdom People, we can’t expect to see a Kingdom Harvest if we aren’t sharing the gospel and inviting people to respond to Jesus. This is not meant to be a criticism but to be a challenge and an encouragement for us to take action.
Next steps:
Share the gospel this week! Pray for an opportunity to be led by the Spirit to a particular place or person. Go on a prayer walk with your friend or family member around your local area.
Join the Easter Saturday outreach and invite a friend to our Easter services: https://www.allnations.org.uk/easter
Explore the ‘Tools for sharing the Gospel’ course on Storehouse either by yourself, with a friend or in Home Churches: https://www.anstorehouse.org/tfstg