Gospel Hope

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  1. Hope for ALL Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The announcement of the good news of the kingdom of God is a message for ALL nations)
  2. The Mission of the Church - {PDF Copy} - (Matthew 24:14 - The Church is commissioned by Jesus to proclaim his gospel to ALL nations until the end of the age)
  3. Blessing to the Nations in Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the promised "seed" of Abraham in whom God blesses all the Nations)
  4. The Inheritance of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (In Jesus, the original limited land promise to Abraham encompasses the entire creation – 2 Peter 3:10-14)
  5. Hope for SOME Nations? - {PDF Copy} - (Is the Good News of the kingdom of God is a message of hope for only SOME nations?)
  6. Neither Jew nor Greek - {PDF Copy} - (With the arrival of the "seed" of Abraham, Jesus Christ, the old divisions between Jew and Gentile are wholly inappropriate)
  7. The Message, Sign, and Hope of the Gospel - {PDF Copy} - (The Good News about what God has accomplished in Jesus Christ is for every man and woman wherever he or she may live)
  8. Rescuing us from the coming wrath - {PDF Copy} - (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 - The processes of rescue and wrath both continue until the coming of Jesus)
  9. Righteousness and Wrath in Rome - {PDF Copy} - (Paul introduces his gospel to the house churches of Rome and prepares to deal with conflicts between Jewish and Gentile believers)
  10. Righteousness and Wrath - Present and Future Tense - {PDF Copy} - (Just as sinners await the future judgment of God, so believers are waiting to receive their full salvation at the resurrection – Romans 1:16-23)
  11. The Present Demonstration of God's Righteousness - {PDF Copy} - (Romans 1:16 - The forgiveness of sins provided for us in Jesus demonstrates the faithfulness of God)
  12. The Commencement of the Good News of the Kingdom - {PDF Copy} - (Mark 1:1-3 - The announcement of the good news of the kingdom of God began following Christ's baptism in the River Jordan)
  13. The Promise of the Father - The Blessing of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Galatians 3:6-12 - The Gift of the Spirit is the fulfillment of the promised Blessing to the nations through Abraham)
  14. Resurrection or Abandonment? - {PDF Copy} - (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - Is the hope of the church in the future bodily resurrection or its removal from the spacetime continuum?)
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Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite, by Hari Nandakumar on Unsplash

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