Acts 8:5, 35Acts 8:5, 35

1 Corinthians 2:1-21 Corinthians 2:1-2

2 Corinthians 4:52 Corinthians 4:5

Acts 8:5, 35Acts 8:5, 35(5), Then Philip went down to (5), Then Philip went down to

the city of Samaria and preached the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. Christ to them.

(35), Then Philip opened his mouth, (35), Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.preached Jesus to him.

1 Corinthians 2:1-21 Corinthians 2:1-2And I, brethren, when I came And I, brethren, when I came

to you, did not come with to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. declaring to you the testimony of God. 22 For I determined not to know For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.Christ and Him crucified.

2 Corinthians 4:52 Corinthians 4:5For we do not preach ourselves, For we do not preach ourselves,

but Christ Jesus the Lord, and but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.Jesus' sake.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his deity We must preach his deity (John 1:1-3). (John 1:1-3).

John 1:1-3John 1:1-3In the beginning was the Word, In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God, and and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. the Word was God. 22 He was in He was in the beginning with God. the beginning with God. 33 All things All things were made through Him, and without were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.Him nothing was made that was made.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his deity We must preach his deity (John 1:1-3). (John 1:1-3).

•We must preach his We must preach his incarnation (John 1:14).incarnation (John 1:14).

John 1:14John 1:14And the Word became flesh and And the Word became flesh and

dwelt among us, and we beheld dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.and truth.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his deity We must preach his deity (John 1:1-3). (John 1:1-3).

•We must preach his We must preach his incarnation (John 1:14).incarnation (John 1:14).

•We must preach his perfect We must preach his perfect life (Hebrews 4:14-16).life (Hebrews 4:14-16).

Hebrews 4:14-16Hebrews 4:14-16Seeing then that we have a great Seeing then that we have a great

High Priest who has passed through High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. let us hold fast our confession. 1515 For we For we do not have a High Priest who cannot do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. without sin. 1616 Let us therefore come Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.help in time of need.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his We must preach his crucifixion (Romans 3:23-26).crucifixion (Romans 3:23-26).

Romans 3:23-26Romans 3:23-26For all have sinned and fall short For all have sinned and fall short

of the glory of God, of the glory of God, 2424 being being justified freely by His grace through justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 2525 whom God set forth as a propitiation by whom God set forth as a propitiation by His bloodHis blood, through faith, to demonstrate , through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, sins that were previously committed, 2626 to demonstrate at the present time His to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.Jesus.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his We must preach his crucifixion (Romans 3:23-26).crucifixion (Romans 3:23-26).

•We must preach his We must preach his resurrection (Romans 5:8-resurrection (Romans 5:8-10).10).

Romans 5:8-10Romans 5:8-10But God demonstrates His own But God demonstrates His own

love toward us, in that while we love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for were still sinners, Christ died for us. us. 99 Much more then, having now Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. saved from wrath through Him. 1010 For if For if when we were enemies we were when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of reconciled to God through the death of His Son, His Son, much more, having been much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His reconciled, we shall be saved by His lifelife..

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his authority We must preach his authority (Matthew 28:18-20).(Matthew 28:18-20).

Matthew 28:18-20Matthew 28:18-20And Jesus came and spoke to And Jesus came and spoke to

them, saying, "All authority has them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on been given to Me in heaven and on earth. earth. 1919 "Go therefore and make "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 2020 "teaching them to observe all things "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.of the age." Amen.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his authority We must preach his authority (Matthew 28:18-20).(Matthew 28:18-20).

•We must preach his doctrine We must preach his doctrine (John 8:31-32). (John 8:31-32).

John 8:31-32John 8:31-32Then Jesus said to those Jews Then Jesus said to those Jews

who believed Him, "If you who believed Him, "If you abide abide in My word in My word, you are My disciples , you are My disciples indeed. indeed. 3232 "And you shall know the "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you truth, and the truth shall make you free."free."

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his We must preach his kingdom (Matthew 16:18-kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19).19).

Matthew 16:18-19Matthew 16:18-19"And I also say to you that you "And I also say to you that you

are Peter, and on this rock I will are Peter, and on this rock I will build build My churchMy church, and the gates of , and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. Hades shall not prevail against it. 1919 "And I will give you the keys of "And I will give you the keys of the the kingdom of heavenkingdom of heaven, and whatever you , and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."be loosed in heaven."

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his We must preach his kingdom (Matthew 16:18-kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19).19).

•We must preach his return We must preach his return (John 14:1-3). (John 14:1-3).

John 14:1-3John 14:1-3"Let not your heart be troubled; "Let not your heart be troubled;

you believe in God, believe also in you believe in God, believe also in Me. Me. 22 "In My Father's house are "In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. prepare a place for you. 33 "And if I go "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be that where I am, there you may be also.also.

We Preach ChristWe Preach Christ

•We must preach his kingdom We must preach his kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19).(Matthew 16:18-19).

•We must preach his return We must preach his return (John 14:1-3). (John 14:1-3).

•We must preach his We must preach his judgment (Acts 17:30-31).judgment (Acts 17:30-31).

Acts 17:30-31Acts 17:30-31"Truly, these times of ignorance "Truly, these times of ignorance

God overlooked, but now God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to commands all men everywhere to repent, repent, 3131 "because "because He has appointed a He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in day on which He will judge the world in righteousnessrighteousness by the Man whom He by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the of this to all by raising Him from the dead."dead."

ConclusionConclusionWe must preach his invitationWe must preach his invitation

“ “Behold, I stand at the door and Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. and dine with him, and he with Me. 2121 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.”on His throne.”

Revelation 3:20-21Revelation 3:20-21