1. God’s purposes for His creation
Section 3

3. The gospel
Part 6

4. Euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον) means Good News

6. The highest, best, final, decisive good.
About the gospel
The highest, best, final, decisive good.
John Piper

7. 4And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:8-12

9. Good news may mean different things to different people

10. Christ paid for our sins
Salvation
Forgiveness of
sins
Peace with God
Enter His kingdom
Christ paid for our sins
Divine Protection
Satan is defeated
Received His Holy Spirit
Eternal Security
Blessings
Eternal life
Grace
Provision

11. The ultimate good news is God himself

12. David’s ONE THING Psalm 27

13. I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him Philippians 3:8-9

14. The pursuit of “ONE THING”

15. Is God enough for us ?

16. How does the good news look like for Cheng’s family who are pre-believers ?

17. 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[d]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[e] did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

18. 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[f] because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[g] (which means “God with us”).

19. End