Sermon Outline
- The ministry of the Old Testament Prophets is completed by Christ
- The Gospel of Jesus is the Good News of God
- The Lord Jesus is the fulfillment of all God had ever done before
- The Gospel is God taking matters into His own royal hands
- Flee from the kingdom which is being destroyed by Christ’s Kingdom
Family Discussion Questions
- Mark here calls the Gospel the Gospel of God. Why would we say that the gift we get with the Gospel is God?
- What are some big shoes of the Old Testament that Jesus fulfills?
- Why is the Kingdom of God wonderful?
- Why would the News of the Kingdom of God be bad news without the cross?
- How do we get out of the Kingdom of the World the Jesus is destroying?
- In what way is the Kingdom of God already AND not yet?
- Why was the long history of the Old Testament with its many prophets necessary for proving Jesus as the Messiah?
- Explain the false teaching about “the Gospel of the Kingdom” and why it contradicts scripture.
- The church, including the Old Testament church, has a long history of affirming the prophets yet being enemies of them. How is this currently playing out?
- What parts of the kingdom of the World do you still feel (sometimes) worth rebelling for? What medicines are in scripture to cure that madness?