What is the Gospel?

I. IN THE LORD’S BODY OR KINGDOM, CHRIST IS THE ONLY HEAD. (Matt. 16:18, Eph. 1:22-23, 5:23, Col. 1:18, 1 Peter 5:4).

II. THE BODY IS MADE UP OF CHRISTIANS, NOT CONGREGATIONS. (1 Cor. 12:12-27, Eph. 4:11-16, 1 Peter 2:4-10).

III. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD

A. Not Physical (Matt. 16:19; John 18:36; Romans 14:17)

B. Spiritual (1 Peter 2:5-10)

C. The Kingdom Is Also Heavenly (Phil. 3:20-21)

D. As A Flock Of Sheep (John 10:16)

E. Body Of Christ (Col. 1:24; Eph. 1:22-23)

F. The Kingdom Is The Church (Matt. 16:18-19; Heb. 12:22-29)

G. Jesus Is Head (Eph. 1:22)

H. Purchased With Jesus’ Blood (Acts 20:28)

I. Was To Be Preached (Matt. 4:23, 24:14; Acts 8:12)

J. Eternal/Everlasting (2 Peter 1:11)

K. Will Not Pass Away Like Heaven And Earth (Daniel 2:44; Luke 1:32-33)

L. Cannot Be Shaken (Heb. 12:28; Dan. 2:44)

M. Peace Found Within (Isaiah 11:6-8; Col. 3:15)

N. Holy And Without Blemish (Eph. 5:26-27)

O. A Place For The Humble Or Unassuming (Matt. 5:3)

P. Some Would See The Kingdom (Luke 9:27; Matt. 16:28)

Q. Some Were Waiting For The Kingdom (Mark 15:43)

R. The Kingdom Was Within Or Among Them (Luke 17:20-21)

S. We Are Now In The Kingdom (Rev. 1:9; Col. 1:13)

T. Seek First The Kingdom (Matt. 6:33, 7:21; 1 Thess. 2:12)

U. In The Kingdom We Should Serve (Matt. 5:19; Luke 22:24-30; Gal. 5:13, Eph. 5:17-21)

V. The bad will be sifted out of the Kingdom (Matthew 13:24-52)

A.  Peter preaches first gospel sermon to the Jewish people gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. (Acts 2:14-39)

B.  Peter preaches to a jewish audience in the temple after healing a man lame from birth.  (Acts 3:11-4:4)

C.  Peter and John preached to the Sanhedrin after their arrest.  (Acts 4:8-12)

D.  Peter and the other apostles address the Sanhedrin after being released from prison by an angel.  (Acts 5:25-32)

E.  Stephen preaches to the Jewish council by recounting Jewish history from their forefather Abraham as it all lead up to the coming of Jesus.  (Acts 7)

F.  Philip preached to the people of Samaria after the christians scattered due to persecution.  (Acts 8:4-8 and 12-13)

G.  Philip preached to the Ethiopian Eunuch in the desert between Jerusalem and Gaza.  (Acts 8:26-40)

H.  Saul proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues in Damascus after Jesus gave witness of himself in a vision and Saul was baptized.  (Acts 9:1-22)

I.  Peter preaches to Cornelius, his relatives and friends, a group of Gentiles, after receiving a vision from God.  (Acts 10:34-43)

J.  Paul preached in the synagogues at Salamis.  (Acts 13:5)

K.  Paul was invited by the Proconsul to preach.  (Acts 13:7-12)

L.  Paul preached in the synagogue at Antioch in Pisidia.  (Acts 13:13-48)

M.  Paul and Barnabas preached in the Jewish synagogue in Iconium.  (Acts 14:1-3)

N.  While Paul preached in Lystra, he saw a lame man listening that had faith to be healed and he healed him.  (Acts 14:8-10)

O.  Paul preached in the synagogue in Thessalonica.  (Acts 17:1-4)

P.  Paul preached in the synagogue in Berea.  (Acts 17:10-12)

Q.  Paul preached in the synogogue and in the marketplace in Athens.  (Acts 17:16-17)

R.  Paul is invited to preach at the Areopagus in Athens.  (Acts17:18-34)

S.  Paul preached in the synagogue in Corinth and also in in the house of Titius Justus.  (Acts 18:1-8)

T.  Priscilla and Aquila explain the Gospel to Appollos in Ephesus.  (Acts 18: 24-28)

U.  Paul preached baptism in the name of Jesus in Ephesus.  (Acts 19:1-10)

V.  Paul preaches to the leaders of the Jews in Rome and remained there for two years preaching to all who came to him.  (Acts 28:23-31)