Gospel Archives - My Manna https://mymanna.org/tag/gospel/ Daily Devotionals for Comfort and Counsel from the Bible Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/mymanna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-My-Manna-512-x-512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Gospel Archives - My Manna https://mymanna.org/tag/gospel/ 32 32 189112494 Explosive evangel! https://mymanna.org/explosive-evangel-2/ Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:00:40 +0000 http://mymanna.net/?p=3176 ” For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17). There is explosive power in the message of the gospel- – because Paul says, “It it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). The word “power” that Paul used in this verse originates from the Greek word, dunamis. It is...

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” For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17).
There is explosive power in the message of the gospel-
– because Paul says, “It it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
The word “power” that Paul used in this verse originates from the Greek word, dunamis.
It is the same word Jesus used in Acts 1:8:
” ‘ But you will receive power (dunamis) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses ‘” (Act 1:8).
The English words “dynamic,” “dynamo,” and “dynamite” also have been translated from this word, dunamis.
Paul was saying that the very message of the gospel is the dynamite of God.
It is the dynamic of God.
It is explosive evangel!
We often underestimate-
– the raw power of the gospel in reaching even the most hardened heart.
We think we need to add to it, gloss it over, or even complicate it.
But there is distinct power in the simple message of the life, words, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Don’t underestimate its appeal.
Don’t be ashamed of its simplicity.
Don’t add to it or take away from it.
Just proclaim it.
And then stand back and watch what God will do.
As Paul said, “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18).
The gospel is a simple message, one that we in the church have heard time and time again.
But we should never underestimate its power.
(PA)

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]]> 3176 Hearts for the Lost https://mymanna.org/hearts-for-the-lost/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 22:00:46 +0000 http://mymanna.net/?p=2555 “And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.“1 John 5:20.  There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready. An eminent preacher once said to him: “I wish you would explain to me something.” “Well, what is it? I don’t know...

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]]> “And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.“1 John 5:20. 
There is a tale told of that great English actor Macready.
An eminent preacher once said to him: “I wish you would explain to me something.”
“Well, what is it? I don’t know that I can explain anything to a preacher.”
“What is the reason for the difference between you and me? You are appearing before crowds night after night with fiction, and the crowds follow you wherever you go. I am preaching the essential and unchangeable truth, and I am not getting any crowd at all!”
Macready’s answer was this:
“This is quite simple. I can tell you the difference between us. I present my fiction as though it were truth; you present your truth as though it were fiction.”
It is easy to know when something is aflame.
It ignites other material.
Can you imagine how quickly the truth of Jesus could spread-
– if we were only passionate about living it and sharing it?
We who know God need to be on fire-
– igniting the world around us!
Let’s give our inhibitions and fears to the Lord-
– and ask Him to light the fire in our hearts for the lost!
(PA)

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]]> 2555 Explosive evangel! https://mymanna.org/explosive-evangel/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:00:07 +0000 http://mymanna.net/?p=1720 ” For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17). There is explosive power in the message of the gospel- – because Paul says, “It it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). The word “power” that Paul used in this verse originates from the Greek word, dunamis. It is...

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” For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17).
There is explosive power in the message of the gospel-
– because Paul says, “It it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
The word “power” that Paul used in this verse originates from the Greek word, dunamis.
It is the same word Jesus used in Acts 1:8:
” ‘ But you will receive power (dunamis) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses ‘” (Act 1:8).
The English words “dynamic,” “dynamo,” and “dynamite” also have been translated from this word, dunamis.
Paul was saying that the very message of the gospel is the dynamite of God.
It is the dynamic of God.
It is explosive evangel!
We often underestimate-
– the raw power of the gospel in reaching even the most hardened heart.
We think we need to add to it, gloss it over, or even complicate it.
But there is distinct power in the simple message of the life, words, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Don’t underestimate its appeal.
Don’t be ashamed of its simplicity.
Don’t add to it or take away from it.
Just proclaim it.
And then stand back and watch what God will do.
As Paul said, “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18).
The gospel is a simple message, one that we in the church have heard time and time again.
But we should never underestimate its power.
(PR)

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