Christ’s Gospel Manifesto

Mark 1:14-15

[14] Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, [15] and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  Why do you think that repentance and faith is foundational to the Gospel?
2.  How does the “already but not yet” nature of the present Kingdom of God give us an urgency regarding salvation?
3.  How does Godly grief differ from worldly grief?
4.  How does the focus of the spiritual nature of God’s inaugurated kingdom affect the way that you daily live?
5.  How have you been challenged in your own thinking regarding the identity of true repentance and true faith?
6.  How does the illustration of the prodigal son help us to understand our own responsibility in salvation?
7.  How have you been challenged by this passage regarding your own relationship to Christ?

References: Acts 17:22-34 (corporate reading); Genesis 3:15; Galatians 4:4-5; Hebrews 4:15; Romans 14:17; Luke 17:20-21; Acts 19:4; Luke 24:45-47; Acts 20:18-21; Hebrews 6:1; 2 Corinthians 7:8-10; Isaiah 55:6-7; Heb 11:1; Luke 15:11-32; 1John 1:5-2:1