Sermon outline:
- Truly Good News comes only from Jesus
- Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet
- The Lord will replace shame with glory for His bride
- People from all nations will serve and be served by the church if they are to know the Lord
- The Lord does not repay good with evil
Family Discussion Questions:
- How did John the Baptist know that Jesus was the one who would bring the Gospel?
- What was the text of the first sermon Jesus preached?
- What part of this text did Jesus leave out? Will he always leave that out?
- What does it mean that the Good News is only for the poor and brokenhearted?
- Who is a member of true Zion? Before Jesus came, where did someone have to go and what
did they have to do in order to enjoy being part of Zion? - What was the glory given to believing Israelites right after Jesus came?
- What is the current glory given to the church among the nations?
- What are some of the ways that the Lord will replace our shame with glory?
- Why can we be sure that God will replace our shame with glory?
- What would you say to a person who was worried about losing important things for the sake of
the Gospel? - What does this text teach us about the importance of evangelism and missions?
- What are ways that we can currently enjoy the glory of belonging to Zion?
- How is continuing in unrepentant sin forgetting the Gospel?
