Matthew 4:4 NIV
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’
Psalm 119:105 NIV
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Romans 10:17 NKJV
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
God’s Word can be
The
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
What is the Gospel?
Euangelion -
What is the Gospel?
“The birthday of Augustus has been for the whole world the beginning of the gospel concerning him.”
The gospel of Caesar
What is the Gospel?
The Gospel is the proclaimed good news of Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, offering salvation and reconciliation with God to all who believe.
Why are there 4 Gospels?
Why are there differences in the accounts of the Gospels?
“If four witnesses should appear before a judge to give an account of a certain event, and each should tell exactly the same story in the same words, the judge would probably conclude not that their testimony was exceptionally valuable, but that the only event which was certain beyond a doubt was that they had agreed to tell the same story. But if each man had told what he had seen, as he had seen it, then the evidence would be credible. And when we read the Gospels, is not that exactly what we find? The four men tell the same story each in his own way.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke
What do each of the Gospels tell us about Jesus?
Philippians 2:12 NIV
12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
Never be content with your current grasp of the gospel. The gospel is the life-permeating, world-altering, universe-changing truth. It has more facets than a diamond . Its depths mankind will never exhaust.
T*he Book of Matthew*:
In Matthew we see Jesus as The
The Book of Matthew
Author - Matthew the
The Book of Matthew
Audience - the
The Book of Matthew
Purpose - Written to convince the Jews that Christ was the long awaited
The Book of Matthew
There are over 300 Messianic Prophecies in the Old Testament
The Book of Matthew
The probability of fulfilling just 8 of these prophecies is 1 in 1017
1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000
“Suppose you took the state of Texas and spread silver dollars two feet deep across the whole state, then marked just one of them and buried it somewhere in the state. Then if you chose one person, blindfolded him, and told him to pick just one silver dollar, his chances of getting the marked one on his first try would be one in 10 to the 17th power.”
Peter Stoner
The Book of Matthew
Message - Jesus came to restore
The Book of Mark
In the Book of Mark we see Jesus as The
The Book of Mark
Author - Mark, A
The Book of Mark
Audience - the
The Book of Mark
Purpose - Written to show that Jesus is one
The Book of Mark
Message - For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
The Book of Luke
In Luke we see Jesus as the
The Book of Luke
Author - Luke, the
The Book of Luke
Audience - The
Luke 2:52 NIV
52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
The Book of Luke
Purpose - Written to show the
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The Book of Luke**
Message - Jesus came to restore a
The Book of John
In John we see Jesus as The
The Book of John
Author - John, the
The Book of John
Audience - To
The Book of John
Purpose - Written to show the
The Book of John
Message - But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.(John 20:31)
How do we experience the Gospel?
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”