Good News

Who Is Jesus Christ?

  • Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6)
  • The Only True God (1 John 5:20)
  • Everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6)
  • The Unique One, Who is Himself God (John 1:18)
  • The Way, The Truth, and The Life (John 14:6)
  • Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
  • Eternal Life (1 John 5:20)
  • Our Great God and Savior (Titus 2:13)
  • Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6)
  • Our Savior (Titus 1:4)
  • Visible Image of the Invisible God (Colossians 1:15)
  • Immanuel – God is with us (Isaiah 7:14)
  • Lord (Mark 16:19)
  • The Messiah (Matthew 1:1)
  • The Exact Likeness of God (2 Corinthians 4:4)
  • Our God and Savior (2 Peter 1:1)
  • A Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14)

Discipleship Concert

  • Jesus said, “You didn’t choose Me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using My Name.” (John 15:16).
  • “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.” But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” (Romans 10:13-15).
  • Jesus said, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields.” (Matthew 9:35-38).
  • Jesus said, “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing His work. You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true. I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.” (John 4:34-38).
  • Jesus said, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I AM with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20).
  • Jesus said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be My witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8).
  • Sing to the LORD; praise His name. Each day proclaim the Good News that He saves. Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does. (Psalm 96:2-3).
  • Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2).
  • God has given us this task of reconciling people to Him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20).
  • Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in My name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” (Mark 16:15-18). (GLORIA).
  • Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in My name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” (Mark 16:15-18). (GLORIA).

Evagelism Quotes

  • Then He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones hear the Word of the LORD! (Ezekiel 37:4).
  • The disciples set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the Good News and healing people everywhere. (Luke 9:6).
  • Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News! (1 Corinthians 9:16).
  • Preach the Word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2).
  • Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the Good News that Jesus is the Messiah. (Acts 5:42).
  • That is why I am so eager to preach the Gospel also to you who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the Gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” (Romans 1:15-17).
  • “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15b).
  • Jesus said, “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about Me. And you also must testify, for you have been with Me from the beginning. (John 15:26-27).
  • But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be My witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8).
  • And He said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of His Name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ (Luke 24:46-47).
  • You didn’t choose Me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using My Name. (John 15:16).
  • The Lord gives the Word, and a great army brings the Good News. (Psalm 68:11).
  • Jesus came and told His disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I AM with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20).
  • God has given us the task of reconciling people to Him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So, we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:18-21).
  • “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in My Name, and they will speak in new languages. They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” (Mark 16:15-18).
  • For “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.” But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” (Romans 10:13-15).
  • Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I AM humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30).

Jesus Came From Heaven

  • John 3:13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man (Jesus) has come down from heaven.
  • John 3:31 “He (Jesus) has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he (Jesus) has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.
  • John 6:41 Then the people began to murmur in disagreement because he (Jesus) had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
  • John 6:51 I am (Jesus) the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I (Jesus) will offer so the world may live, is my (Jesus’) flesh.”
  • John 6:58 I am (Jesus) the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”
  • 1 Corinthians 15:47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.

An Understanding of the Bread of Life

Introduction
Jesus said that He is the bread of life. Anyone who eats the bread of life will never die. The bread of life is a living bread from heaven. Anyone who eats the bread of life will live forever. The bread of life is the flesh of Jesus, which He has offered so that the world may live. This means that the bread of life generates eternal life, and it is in fact eternal life. The implication is that an understanding of the bread of life would increase with spiritual insight.
The Two Types of Bread
Jesus had just fed a crowd of over five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish; twelve baskets of pieces of bread were leftover. People were amazed and identified Jesus as the Prophet they had been expecting. (John 6:8-15). Jesus escaped from the crowd because they wanted to make Him king. They continued to search for Jesus until they saw Him the next day. Jesus remarked that they wanted to be with Him because He fed them, not because they understood the miraculous signs He performed. Jesus said that people should not be so concerned about perishable things like food. People should spend their energy seeking the eternal life that only Jesus can give them. Moses had given them bread from heaven; the bread/manna, which Moses gave to them was from God. (Exodus 16:4). The true bread of God is Jesus Christ who came from heaven. (John 6:33).
The True Bread
Jesus said that He is the bread of life. (John 6:35). Jesus equated Himself with bread to indicate that He is essential for life. (Got Questions, 2021). Jesus Christ is the true bread. Unless we eat the flesh of Jesus Christ and drink His blood, we cannot have eternal life. (John 6:53-54). The flesh of Jesus is the bread of life. Jesus is the true bread that came down from heaven; anyone who eats this bread will not die but will live forever. (John 6:58). Jesus Christ is the only true God, and He is eternal life. (1 John 5:20, John 1:18). According to Mary Fairchild (2020), when we put our faith in Jesus Christ, He gives us spiritual bread that will generate eternal life.
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