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Gospel for Life Ministry Comprehensive Outline of Message Titles   By Jay Wegter   INTRODUCTION: Message 1 – Thoughts on Church Renewal (The meaning of renewal) Message 2 – A Return to “Heart Religion” (Forsaking formalism) Message 3 – A Vision for Christ-centered Ministry (The Pauline pattern)   TRACK ONE: Why Churches need a “Tune up” inEcclesiology                   THE NEED FOR A BIBLICAL PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY   Message 1 – The Benefits of a Biblical Philosophy of Ministry Message 2 – The Divine Purpose of the Local Church Message 3 – Implementing God’s Purpose for the Local Church Message 4 – How to Prepare a Biblical Philosophy of Ministry that Reflects the Uniqueness of your Church     TRACK TWO: Why an Exegetical/Expository Ministry is Vital                   RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTHORITY AND SUFFICIENCY OF SCRIPTURE   Message 1 – The Church belongs to God; He rules it by His Word (From 1Corinthians 1-6) Message 2 – Only the Wisdom of God set forth in His Word exalts God’s Power (1 Corinthians 1-2 – contrasts God’s wisdom to human wisdom) Message 3 – The Power of Biblical Preaching (The voice of God is heard when the Word of God is expounded) Message 4 – The Priority of an Exegetical Ministry (“Rightly divide,” the divine mandate for pursuing authorial intent)                      TRACK THREE: Why World View Training is Excellent Preparation for Reaching Modern Culture   TEN FOUNDATIONAL LESSONS IN PRESUPPOSITIONAL APOLOGETICS   Message 1 – The Myth of Neutrality. Message 2 – Christian World View. Message 3 – Human Reason has been Corrupted by Depravity. Message 4 – Paganism tries to make “Pseudo-science” its Universal. Message 5 – The Edenic lie and the “Eve Theory of Knowledge.” Message 6 – The Bible begins with a Declaration of God, not a Defense of God. Message 7 – Apart from God, Facts are Mute Message 8 – Christ has Absolute Authority in all areas of Knowledge. Message 9 – Our Point of Contact with the Unbeliever Message 10 – Our Evangelistic Strategy is Guided by the Nature of Faith.   BIBLICAL CREATIONISM   Message 1 – Seven Biblical Reasons why Evolution is a lie. Message 2 – Flood Theology, a Paradigm for the Second Coming (2 Peter 3)   THE DIVINE SOURCE OF MORAL ABSOLUTES   Message 1 – Knowing Right from Wrong, Understanding the Biblical Basis for Ethics Message 2 – Breaking the Spell of Postmodernism Message 3 – Directing the Gospel at the Unbeliever’s Conscience Message 4 – The Use of the Law in Evangelism   TRACK FOUR: Why the Church’s Greatest Need is Spiritual Renewal   THE CHURCH’S GREATEST NEED FROM REVELATION 2 & 3   Message 1 – The Recovery of our First Love (Revelation 2:1-7) Message 2 – Heavenly Promises to Overcomers (Revelation 2; 3; 21) Message 3 – Dealing with Self-deception (Revelation 3:14-22) Message 4 – Readiness for Christ’s Return (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)   THE RECOVERY OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES   Message 1 – Drawing near the Holy One (Prayer and worship principles from Isaiah 6:1-7) Message 2 – The Transforming Power of Scripture Meditation (Psalm 19; 145) Message 3 – Justification by Faith and Honesty in Prayer (Various Psalms) Message 4 – The Meaning of Ongoing Repentance  Message 5 – A Personal Checklist for Abiding in Christ (John 15) Message 6 – The Responsibilities of Fellowship Message 7 – Stewards of the Grace of God (Faithfulness in your significant ministry – 1 Peter 4:9-11) Message 8 – Laying up Treasure in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-24) Message 9 – Understanding God’s Purpose in Testing (Deuteronomy 8:1-10)   TRACK FIVE: Why the Dynamics of Grace needs to be Understood by every Believer   THE FACETS OF SALVATION   Message 1 –  Total Depravity (How far did Adam’s race fall?) Message 2 –  Unconditional Election (God’s sovereign freedom and  electing love) Message 3 –  Propitiation (The justice of God in the cross) Message 4 –  Redemption (The actual purpose of the cross) Message 5 –  Redemption (An effectual purchase) Message 6 –  The Session of Christ (His work as intercessory High Priest) Message 7 –  The Perseverance of the Saints (Why security is joined to diligence) Message 8 –  The Perseverance of the Saints (The believer’s response to the Spirit’s sanctifying work) Message 9 –  The Perseverance of the Saints (The believer’s security is grounded in God’s sovereignty – Romans 8) Message 10 – The Effectual Call (God’s work of irresistible grace) Message 11 – Assurance of Salvation (A three-fold witness to assurance) Message 12 – Reconciliation (The restoration of friendship with God) Message 13 – Regeneration (The gift of faith and spiritual life) Message 14 – What is the Gospel? (What does it mean to preach the Gospel?) Message 15 – Union with Christ (Understanding the doctrine of union) Message 16 – Union with Christ (Living out our union with Christ) Message 17 – Union with Christ (Living under Christ’s lordship) Message 18 – True Repentance (Coming short of it – Luke 10:17-22) Message 19 – True Repentance (The elements of true repentance – Luke 15:11-32)   THE GOSPEL IS TO BE CENTRAL IN THE DEVOTIONAL LIFE OF THE LOCAL CHURCH   Message 1 –  So Great a Salvation (Understanding the doctrine of justification by faith) Message 2 –  So Great a Salvation (Justification is the foundation of our relationship with God) Message 3 –  The fear of judgment and the Power of the Atonement (Fear, symptomatic of the human condition – Hebrews 2:15ff) Message 4 –  Grace makes Heroes of Believers (Justification lifts us from cowardice to heroism in dealing with sin) Message 5 –  The Cross and the Conscience of the Believer (Our resource in the atonement) Message 6 –  The Priority of a Clear Conscience (Acts 24:15-16) Message 7 –  The Centrality of the Gospel in the Life of the Church (The Gospel is to be central in our personal and corporate devotional life – 1 Corinthians 2:1-2) Message 8 –  The Freeness of the Gospel (The character of God revealed in the freeness of the Gospel – Isaiah 55 and Exodus 33:18-22). Message 9 –  God’s Glory is eternally joined to the Welfare of the Saints (Romans 8:28-29; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6)   LIVING OUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN JUSTIFICATION AND SANCTIFICATION   Message 1 –  Grace-based Sanctification (Our holy status in Christ; the source and starting point of sanctification) Message 2 –  Building a Case for Obedience (A survey of the Apostles’ arguments for holy living based on divine grace) Message 3 –  The Meaning of Completeness in Christ (Living with Christ as our “Source Person”) Message 4 –  Our Love for God expressed by Mortification of Sin (Col 3:1-11ff) Message 5 –  Putting on and Wearing the “Garments of Grace” (The relational commands of Colossians 3-4) Message 6 –  Putting on and Wearing the “Garments of Grace” (The relational commands of Ephesians 4-5) Message 7 –  Putting on and Wearing the “Garments of Grace” (The role of the Gospel in the unity of the saints – Philippians 2:1-9; Romans 14-15) Message 8 –  Sanctification is a Function of Maintaining our Relationship with God (Communion, fellowship, trust, and obedience as the outworking of the Gospel) Message 9 –  Progressive Sanctification is advanced by the Word and the Spirit Message 10 – The Pursuit of Holiness (Living as God’s possession – the precepts of sanctification are joined to our definitive sanctification in Christ) Message 11 – Living between the Cross and the Resurrection (The outworking of the Gospel in our consecration to God) Message 12 – Transformation and Renewal (The assertion of the new man and his conformity to Christ) Message 13 – The Value of a “Grace Awakening” (The result of a “grace awakening is a new commitment to live for the glory of God) Message 14 – Understanding the Heart of God in the Gospel (An understanding of God’s heart in the Gospel results in the believer being “perfected in love” – 1 John 4:13-21)

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