1. Welcome To The East Memphis Church of Christ

2. The Gospel of Jesus Christ Matthew 16:15-16 12/12/2010

3. The Places of the Gospel v15a The Preaching of the Gospel v15b The Pardon of the Gospel v16a The Punishment of the Gospel v16b

4. The Places of the Gospel (Everywhere) Work: And he said unto them, Go ye – Evangelism – Edification – Benevolence Worldwide: into all the world – Next door – Nationwide – Nationality

5. The Preaching of the Gospel (Evangelize) Word: and preach the gospel to every creature. (Word=Gospel=Truth I Pet 1:25) – Planted: Luke 8:11 – Preached: Rom 10:13-14 – Power: Mark 4:26-27 – Prick: Acts 2:37 – Persuade: II Cor 5:11 – Plain: Mark 12:37 Water: I Cor 3:7-8 (God’s system) – Sovereign’s job: So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: – Saint’s job: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. – Seed’s job: Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

6. The Pardon of the Gospel (Erase) Believe: He that believeth (Synecdoche) – Part for the whole – Faith only will not save Jas 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. – Faith + Obedience = Salvation (no babies or children allowed) Heb 5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Baptized: and is baptized (Submission & Submersion) – 1Pe 3:21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: – Baptism is a burial Blessed: shall be saved (Soul) – Salvation is in Christ – All Spiritual blessings are in Christ – All men must be baptized into Christ

7. The Punishment of the Gospel (Excruciating) Disobedience: but he that believeth not – Not believing the Gospel is a sin Death, Burial, Resurrection, Son of God – Not obeying the Gospel is a sin Not enough to know the Gospel Damnation: shall be damned. – “Jesus did not say he that is baptized not shall not be saved” – Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. – Damnation means eternal punishment of the wicked! Mar 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Mar 9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

8. Have You Obeyed the Gospel ! Hear: Rom 10:17 Believe: Heb 11:6 Repent: Luke 13:3 Confession: Matt 10:32 Baptized: Acts 2:38 Are you still obeying the Gospel ! – Live faithfully: Rev 2:10

9. The Gospel of Jesus Christ Matthew 16:15-16 12/12/2010