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Prologue: The Beginning of the Gospel

Jim Leffel
Mark 1:1-13

The theme and emphasis of the book of Mark is the Gospel: the good news about Jesus Christ. It is a message with a dynamic power that is centered on the cross. John the Baptist confirms that Jesus will fulfill the expectations and symbols set up by the Old Testament. When Jesus is baptized, he means to communicate his identification with us, his authority, and God's delight in Jesus' mission.

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Word & Deed in Spiritual Renewal

Gary DeLashmutt
Acts 2-6

Throughout the first half of the book of Acts, we see that spiritual renewal is propelled and accompanied by two things: Word and deed. Jesus' followers share the Gospel, and their actions practically demonstrate God's love for people. Word and deed are completely interrelated, and we explore the necessity of action accompanying sharing the Good News.

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The Good News

Gary DeLashmutt
Acts 3:12-26

Acts three demonstrates a continued pattern for spiritual renewal, or times where God works powerfully through His people to demonstrate the goodness of Jesus. The pattern is that Jesus' followers pray, Jesus acts, people question, the followers answer with the gospel of Christ, and people come to believe. So, what is this message Jesus' followers were sharing? We break down Peter's explanation of the Gospel as well as the proper and improper responses to this message.

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More Ministry Principles from Paul?s Life

Ryan Lowery
Acts 18:1-18

In the ancient world, Corinth was a city known for immorality. As Paul goes there to preach the gospel, there are several lessons that we can learn: 1) Paul paid his own way to avoid accusation; 2) some people will be offended at the message; 3) many will respond to the message; 4) even Paul had great fear; and 5) you never know who will respond. Those that are willing to tell others about Christ will experience the same adventure that Paul did, and will see that God is just as active today as he was in the early church.

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Spiritual Communication

Jim Leffel
Colossians 4:5-6

Paul urges his audience to live wisely in order to display and communicate God's love clearly to those around them. This involves learning to communicate effectively, to identify with people, and to move towards those who are different just as Jesus did. As we demonstrate God's love through action and speech, we can share the message of the gospel with humility and excitement!\r\n

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A Message To Skeptics

Jeff Gordon
Acts 17:13-34

In the time of Acts, Athens was the center of philosophy and culture. When Paul traveled there, his strategy was to go to the synagogue and the public square to defend Jesus and His resurrection. From this story, we learn that Paul identified with his audience and described God as a the personal creator, who is both the judge and the resurrected savior of humanity.

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Adorning the Gospel

Gary DeLashmutt
Acts 5:12-14

Paul's letter to Titus sets forth a lifestyle of adorning the Gospel with good deeds. Four key questions are discussed in this teaching: 1) What are good deeds? Who should do them? To whom?, 2) How important are good deeds for Christian leaders?, 3) How do good deeds affect the spread of the Gospel?, and 4) What will motivate us to embrace and sustain a lifestyle of good deeds? The success of a sacrificial lifestyle in prospering the Gospel is emphatically supported by history. This sort of lifestyle starts with the individual. Each of us should commit to being a good neighbor, volunteering in our community, and investing our resources in serving the community.\r\n

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Communicating Your Faith in a Secular World

Mark Mittelberg
Acts 5:12-14

As we try to share our faith in the modern-day world, we can face many barriers. But there are beliefs and values we must hold in order to continue to strive forward in this area and see success in helping others come to know Christ. Mittelberg shares eight of those beliefs in this presentation, outlining that people matter to God and are lost. They need Christ, the need answers, they need community, they need relevancy to their lives, and they need time to soften toward the Gospel. The Church as a whole must move toward these people and help bridge the cultural chasm that exists, rather than waiting for people to come to the Church.

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Communicating the Gospel without Compromise

Mark Mittelberg
Acts 5:12-14

In our culture today, it can be easy to diminish the gospel when sharing our faith, not wanting to offend others or point out flaws in their belief. But there is an urgent need to help others understand the real gospel in order for people to receive Christ's forgiveness. Some people are relativistic and believe whatever feels right, others just hold their faith because they grew up with it, and others believe because an authoritative figure has placed a pressure on them to believe. We can help people see the need to look at evidence for their faith. Through evidence and refusal to compromise, we can help those around us come to a real, sincere faith in the God of the Bible.

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