The Gospel of Jesus Christ, that is, the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus (I Cor. 15:3-4), is the great essential. We see this in the text before us today. Note the following truths.

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For further study:
1. See I Cor. 2:4. How do these words encourage you about the power of God’s Word?

2.One commentator says that the power of God’s Word refers primarily to the “mighty truths conquering the deceptive lies of the world and their power to change lives” (Osborne, 1 &2 Thessalonians, p. 25).
List four lies that the world system promotes.

How does God’s truth “conquer the deceptive lies of the world?”