PROCLAIMING THE GOOD NEWS

PROCLAIMING THE GOOD NEWS I. HOW DO YOU HANDLE CONTROVERSY? A. SHOULD WE WRITE PEOPLE OFF WHO DON’T AGREE WITH US? B. ISN’T THERE ANY GOOD NEWS THAT CAN BE REPORTED TODAY? II. JESUS’ ENTIRE MINISTRY WAS INVOLVED IN ENDLESS CONTROVERY. A. THE CHURCH MUST NEVER FAIL TO PROFESS AND PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS. B. IT WAS ANGELS WHO ANNOUNCED THE GOOD NEWS TO SHEPHERDS. C. LUKE 2:8-14 III. THE MESSAGE OF GOOD NEWS OF “GREAT JOY” - A SAVIOR IS BORN. A. BORN FOR “ALL” THE PEOPLE! B. IT DOESN’T TAKE LONG FOR THIS GOOD NEWS TO BECOME A THREAT TO THIS NEWBORN SAVIOR. IV. JESUS’ FIRST MESSAGE WAS OF GOOD NEWS. A. MATTHEW 4:23 B. THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH WAS OVERWHELMED WITH THE MESSAGE. C. ACTS 5:42 ACTS 4:19-20 I CORINTHIANS 15:2a,3b-4 V. THIS GOOD NEWS IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR THE CHURCH TO KEEP SILENT. A. JOHN 3:16 B. JESUS CALLS US TO “HIS WITNESSES.” C. THE CHRISTMAS SEASON IS ABOUT GIVING, LET’S BEGIN BY GIVING THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD FOR ALL HE HAS SO WONDERFULLY GIVEN.