The New Testament | Run Through The Bible | Pastor Ed Young

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#newtestament #biblestudy #gospel #christianity The New Testament | Run Through The Bible | Pastor Ed Young In the second part of this two-part series, Pastor Ed Young gives us an overview of the 27 books of the New Testament. And as he moves us from the Old Testament into the New Testament, we discover how the overall storyline of Scripture continues to point to Jesus and reveals the power and ability he has to help us get the most out of life. The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” This text says the Bible is God-breathed. It’s inspired, from Genesis to Revelation. It is inspired by the Holy Spirit of God. The Bible is a story about Jesus. After four hundred years of silence, God speaks to His people through Jesus. And the Gospels tell the story. Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John all write about Jesus. Matthew writes to the Jews. Mark writes to the Romans. Luke writes to the Greeks. And John writes to everybody. Who is Jesus? He’s born in a manger, fully God and fully man. Something we’ll never understand. God said I’m going to commission my son, the second person of the Godhead, to enter planet Earth and to live a righteous life, to die a sacrificial death, and to rise bodily. Jesus was a man. He gathered his twelve disciples; a rag-tag bunch of men, the last people on earth you would expect the son of God to draft. That’s why I can identify with the Bible and so can you! Jesus became a friend of sinners. He even knew prostitutes. The religious people, the Sadducees, and Pharisees said, “What are you doing, Jesus? You’re a friend of sinners, hanging out with them, going to that party. I can’t believe it!” You see, Jesus and God are not about religion, they are about a relationship. Jesus had the power to perform miracles. The Bible says the miracles showed he was God. He changed water into wine. He fed five thousand people with a few fish and a couple loaves of bread. He gave sight to the blind and gave the lame the power to walk. His miracles were unbelievable and demonstrated his power. Two-thirds of everything Jesus said was in story form. Also, over 69% of his words were words of application, meaning words of execution, words of ‘here’s how to live it out.’ Jesus said, “I’m the bread of life.” He said, “I am the light of the world.” He said, “I’m the good shepherd.” He said, “I’m water.” Many times he used word pictures; illustrations people could connect with. He told stories. Jesus predicted his own death. The Old Testament predicted Jesus’ death. Because of what Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden, we humans have the need for atonement. In other words, our sin must be paid for. Jesus did that by sacrificing Himself, the perfect God-Man, on the cross. In the Old Testament, animals were used in the sacrificial system of paying the price for our sin. It was foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice, which is the new covenant of Jesus, suffering and dying to pay for our sins. Three days after Jesus died, he rose from the dead. He appeared to many witnesses and he told them something exciting. He said, I’m going somewhere and I’m going to prepare for you to be there too! Then he adds, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.” Acts 1:8. Not only is he preparing a place for his believers, he is sending someone to help them while they continue to live on this Earth. The disciples receive power to witness to unbelievers with the help of the Holy Spirit. Simon Peter begins to preach and over three thousand people believed in the story of Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection. Then along comes a man named Saul. He was killing Christians and persecuting them at every turn. He becomes a follower after an amazing conversion experience and begins to travel. He establishes churches in many new places that had never heard about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When Paul returns from all his missionary trips to start new churches, he doesn’t just leave them forgotten. He writes letters to them to teach them three things: Scripture alone. No other teaching is truth except Jesus and him crucified, dead and buried. Christ alone. Everything is about Jesus; his power, his person, his place in the Godhead. Faith alone. It’s a faith decision. We’re not saved by works, because no one can work their way in. By grace alone. What’s grace? God’s riches at Christ’s expense. Something we don’t deserve. To the glory of God alone. The book of Revelation is the recreation. It is a new Heaven and new Earth. Fellowship Church Ed Young Facebook: http://bit.ly/EdYoungFB Ed Young Instagram: http://bit.ly/EdYoungIG Ed Young Twitter: http://bit.ly/EdYoungTW https://www.fellowshipchurch.com/ https://www.fellowshipchurch.com/locations/frisco

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