F4S: What is the bad news dash good news approach to sharing the gospel? What is the bad news aspect of the Gospel? What is the good news aspect of the Gospel?

Friday, November 17, 2023

What is the bad news dash good news approach to sharing the gospel? What is the bad news aspect of the Gospel? What is the good news aspect of the Gospel?

Good News Memory Verses:

"How can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Romans 10:15

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes." Romans 1:16

"How can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Romans 10:15

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.'" Luke 2:8–11

"They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned… strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith." Acts 14:21–22

"But [Jesus] said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent." Luke 4:43

"[Barnabas and Paul] preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith." Acts 14:21–22

"[In response to John the Baptist's question as to whether Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus said to tell him,] "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor." Matthew 11:5

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn.." Isaiah 61:1–2a

"But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2:10