Day 2 Airs June 4th Tuesday
Review what we mean by “Evangelism” and the Previous 5 things
evangelism. The proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.
The goal of evangelism is to participate in God’s work of ringing *salvation through *faith in Christ as enabled by the Holy Spirit. Traditionally, Reformed theologians see no contradiction between God’s *predestination of the elect and the necessity of sh...

Gossiping the Gospel – Evangelism and Mission in Everyday Life
Based upon 10 Things You Should Know about Evangelism by J. Mack Stiles
https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-things-you-should-know-about-evangelism/

Define what we mean by “Evangelism”
 The proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed.  The goal of evangelism is to participate in God’s work of bringing salvation through faith in Chr...

 Resisting Gossip – Bonus: Cultivating a Gossip-Resistant Church
The power and significance of unity in the church

• Psalm 133 [work through the Psalm with its imagery
•  It is the job of leadership to address sins in the church ~ 2 Corinthians 12:20
•  Things God hates ~ Proverbs 6:16-19

Ten biblical principles to keep in mind as we develop strategies to gossip-proof our local churches
1. Pray hard (John 17:23; Psalm 1...

Resisting Gossip – Part 4: Regretting Gossip (chapter 9)
As much as we may want to, we can’t just take words back [think of the old youth group illustration where you see how fast you can squeeze all the toothpaste out of a tube and then the leader says, “Now put it all back in the tube.”
Lesson: that is the same with our words, once they are out of our mouths, you can’t put them back.]
When we gossip we should and will...

 Resisting Gossip – Part 3: Responding to Gossip (chapters 7-8)
The reality is that we all will be gossiped about ~ can be quite painful. Below are some reasons why:

•  Gossip is a betrayal (form of treason) – Psalm 55:12-14
•  Gossip can leave us feeling vulnerable – Psalm 55:4-8
• Gossip steals our reputation – Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”
  The ...

This week we want to work through the issue of gossip. We will be using Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue by Matthew Mitchell as a guide.

▪ Resisting Gossip – Part 2: Resisting Gossip (chapters 4-6)
Sinful gossip includes the sin of judging others

▪ See James 4:11-12 [slander means to speak against someone, to talk them down, to speak ill of them, to disdain someone or to run somebody dow...

This week we want to work through the issue of gossip. We will be using Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue by Matthew Mitchell as a guide.

 Resisting Gossip – Part 1: Recognizing Gossip (chapters 1-3)

• Key verses – Proverbs 18:8; 26:22 – The words for a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts.”

Gospel defined
▪ Talking – a gossip betrays a confidence (Proverbs 20:...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 15 & 16 – “Christ’s Proverbs: Discovering Jesus in the OT Proverbs” & “Christ’s Poems: Discovering Jesus in the OT Poems”
Discovering Jesus in the OT Proverbs
▪ Ten ways the Proverbs reveal Jesus [Same list as the law] ~ pages 176-180
1. An Exhibition of His Character
2. An Exhibition of Jesus’ Life
3. An Example of Jesus’ Teaching
4. An Examination in Jesus’ Light
5...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 14 – “Christ’s Promises: Discovering Jesus in the OT Covenants”
Talk through the different covenants?

•  Works, Redemption, and Grace .
• What OT covenants make up the covenant of grace?
• Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, New Covenant

▪ The essence of the covenant of grace is the same throughout the Old and New Testaments—God saves sinners by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. But its hi...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 13 – “Christ’s Pictures: Discovering Jesus in the OT Types”

I’m sure all of you have heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words”

•  Can you give any examples from your own life that supports this saying?

The OT is full of vivid visuals that help God’s people “remember better, understand better, and look forward better”

•  Examples?

The study of how God used pictures to te...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 12 – “Christ’s Prophets: Discovering Jesus in the OT Prophets”
Aspects or features of the office and ministry of the prophets that predict the prophetic office of Jesus Christ

•  Our Need
•  Divine Calling
•  Varied Descriptions
• Divine Revelations
• Covenantal Roles
• Rejection
• The Perfect Prophet

The Message of the Prophets – Three steps to help process and understand the message of the prophets
1. The...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 11 – “Christ’s Past: Discovering Jesus in OT History”

• Quote from page 100 ~ can you give examples?
•  Jesus in Redemptive History – examples from Edwards (pages 102-106)
• Jesus’ Use of Redemptive History – (Jesus’ humanity needed teaching; Jesus grew in knowledge; Jesus

learned by listening, reading, and studying; Jesus’ most important source of knowledge was the OT; Jesus knew the OT better than any...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 10 – “Christ’s Precepts: Discovering Jesus in the OT Law”
Three kinds of OT laws
1. Moral Law
2. Ceremonial Law
3. Civil Law

Ten ways Jesus’ laws reveal Him

1. An Exhibition of His Character (89-91)
2. An Exhibition of Jesus’ Life (91-92)
3. An Example of Jesus’ Teaching (92)
4. An Examination in Jesus’ Light (92-93)
5. An Explanation of Jesus’ Death (9...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 9 – “Christ’s Presence: Discovering Jesus in His OT Appearances”

• Jesus is the usual way God speaks to humanity and also the usual way God appears to humanity
• Jonathan Edwards quote – page 76
• The Son of God is the Angel of the LORD (pages 80-82)

Jesus on Every Page: 10 Simple Ways to Seek and Find Christ in the Old Testament Paperback

https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Every-Page-Simple...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 8 – “Christ’s People: Discovering Jesus in the OT Characters”
Main criticism of the biological or “heroes and villains” approach to the OT

• This approach is man-centered (many sermons follow this pattern)
• The approach is moralistic
•  It fragments the Bible (isolates the passage from the main sweep of biblical history)
• Tends to be Christ-less (sermons can be God-sermons but not Jesus-sermons)
• Skips ove...

 Jesus on Every Page – Chapter 7 – “Christ’s Planet: Discovering Jesus in the Creation”
Key verse:

• ▪ Colossians 1:16
• ▪ Things created have the purposes in Christ [Jesus created his own teaching aids – camels, birds, sheep, etc.]

Good to begin with considering who the opening chapters of Genesis original audience was

• ▪ Written originally for Israel, a redeemed people in a fallen world
• ▪ Written by Moses primarily to teac...

Jesus on Every Page – Chapters 1-6

Unfortunately, there is a general neglect of the OT in many churches. Several reasons:

• ▪ Liberalism – sustained attack on the OT by liberal scholars have shaken Christian’s confidence in the OT
• ▪ Ignorance – lack of knowledge of the culture and history of the OT
• ▪ Irrelevance – no longer applicable to life today
• ▪ Dispensationalism – their artificial dividing up of the Bible into differen...