Good News

By David Maas
{GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM}

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{EN FRANÇAIS}
  1. L'Âge du Salut - (Avec la Mort, la Résurrection et l'Exaltation de Jésus, l'Évangile est arrivé pour que tous les hommes et toutes les nations entendent et croient) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Salut pour les Nations - (La Bonne Nouvelle annoncée par Jésus apporte le salut et la vie aux hommes et aux femmes de toutes les nations et de tous les peuples) - {Copie PDF}
  3. Le Cœur Circoncis - (La promesse de l'Esprit est vitale pour la rédemption de l'humanité et l'Alliance de Dieu avec Son peuple, l'Église de Jésus-Christ) - {Copie PDF}
  4. Le Message Unique du Christ - (Jésus a appelé ses disciples à proclamer la Bonne Nouvelle à chaque nation et à lui prêter une allégeance totale à lui et à son royaume) - {Copie PDF}

{ENGLISH}
  1. Salvation for the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The Good News announced by Jesus of Nazareth provides salvation and life for men and women of every nation and people)
  2. Christ's Radical Message - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus summoned his disciples to proclaim the Good News to every nation, and to give complete allegiance to him and his kingdom)
  3. The Age of Salvation - {PDF Copy} - (With the Death, Resurrection and Exaltation of the Nazarene, the Gospel of salvation arrived for all nations)
  4. Jesus Saves! - {PDF Copy} - (The Good News announced by Jesus offers salvation and life to men and women of every nation and people)
  5. The Saviour of the World - {PDF Copy} - (‘Jesus’ means ‘Yahweh saves,’ and in him, the salvation promised by the God of Israel for all men and every nation has arrived)
  6. Blessings for the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is one of the Covenant promises for blessing the Nations of the Earth through Abraham and his “Seed,” Jesus Christ)
  7. Our Only Hope! - {PDF Copy} - (Only Jesus is the Light of the World, the expression of God, and the source of truth, life, and salvation, and he alone reigns supreme)
  8. Covenant and Redemption - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus Christ fulfills God’s promise to bless all nations through His Covenant with Abraham. There is salvation in No Other Name)
  9. Light and Life - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the only true Light of the World, and his light shines all the brighter amidst the darkness that dominates the present age. All competing claims are false)
  10. The Message - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus calls us to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to every nation and inhabited part of the Earth)
  11. Abraham's Seed - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Seed of Abraham, the heir of the covenant promises, and receipt of the inheritance is based on how we respond to him)
  12. The Son of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true son of Abraham and the heir of the promises. He is the one who confirms and implements the inheritance for his people)
  13. Heir of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the true Son of Abraham, the heir of the promises, the Anointed King who fulfills and implements the inheritance for his people)
  14. The Faith of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (The faith of uncircumcised Abraham provides an example for Jewish and Gentile believers who live from the faith of Jesus – Romans 4:11-17)
  15. No Other Name! - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus Christ fulfills God’s promise to bless all nations through His Covenant with Abraham. There is salvation in No Other Name)
  16. Only Some Nations? - {PDF Copy} - (Is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God a message of hope for only some nations, or is it Good News for all countries and peoples?)
  17. Our Mission - {PDF Copy} - (The mission of the Church is to proclaim the Good News of God’s Kingdom to all nations until the moment Jesus arrives – Matthew 24:14)
  18. Redeeming the Nations - (The nations and the Kings of the Earth are found in the City of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Slain Lamb) - {PDF Copy}
  19. Both Jews and Gentiles - {PDF Copy} - (The equality of Jews and Gentiles before an impartial and just God is pivotal to Paul’s Gospel. They stand or fall before Him on the same basis)
  20. From Faith - For Faith - {PDF Copy} - (Men are not set right before God from the works of the law but from the faith of Jesus Christ)
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  21. The Faithfulness of God - {PDF Copy} - (The righteousness of God refers to His faithfulness to His promises, and this is demonstrated in the salvation He has provided in Jesus)
  22. Salvation and Wrath Revealed - {PDF Copy} - (Paul presents his gospel to the assemblies of Rome, a message about God’s righteousness and wrath for all men)
  23. Life from the Dead - {PDF Copy} - (Paul’s Gospel from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead through Jesus of Nazareth)
  24. Christ is Risen! - {PDF Copy} - (Paul anchored all that God has done in the resurrection of Jesus, which also inaugurated the Messianic Age - Galatians 1:1-5)
  25. Jesus Conquered Death! - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reminded Timothy of the resurrection of Jesus and his victory over death since false teachers were denying the future resurrection of believers)
  26. The Faith of Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (We are not acquitted before God from the works of the Law but through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ – Romans 3:21-26)
  27. Shepherding Kings and Nations - (The Nations and the Kings of the Earth are found in the City of New Jerusalem because of the redeeming work of the Lamb) - {PDF Copy}

{KINGDOM OF GOD}
  1. The Idolatrous Conceit - {PDF Copy} - (‘Christendom’ is the idolatrous term used to invoke God to support national and political institutions, programs, agendas, and ideologies)
  2. Multitudes from the Nations - (The promise to bless all nations in Abraham culminates in the innumerable multitude of the Redeemed inhabiting New Jerusalem) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Jesus Reigns - {PDF Copy} - (The present reign of Jesus began with his exaltation to the messianic Throne following his death and resurrection – Psalms 110:1)
  4. The Victorious Shepherd - (PDF Copy) - (The kings and nations of the Earth are found in New Jerusalem because of the Lamb’s redemptive work)
  5. The Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The Last Days, the Age of Fulfillment, began with the Death, Resurrection, and Enthronement of the Son of God)

{RESURRECTION HOPE}
  1. The Revelation of His Sons - {PDF Copy} - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation. Both events are vital to our redemption – Romans 8:1-23)
  2. Perfection and Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (Paul expressed his goal of going on to perfection, a process that would culminate in bodily resurrection when Jesus arrived in glory)
  3. The Redemption - {PDF Copy} - (Salvation includes the resurrection of the saints, and the New Creation. Both events will occur when Jesus arrives from Heaven)
  4. Spirit, Redemption and Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (Paul connects the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation. Both events are vital for our redemption and our salvation)
  5. Resurrection Hope - {PDF Copy} - (Central to the future hope of the Apostolic Faith is the bodily resurrection of the dead when Jesus arrives to gather his saints)
  6. Final Events - {PDF Copy} - (In explaining the future resurrection, Paul lists key events that will precede or coincide with the arrival of Jesus at the end of the age)
  7. Meeting Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (Paul responded to concerns about the dead in Christ by pointing to the resurrection that will occur when Jesus arrives from Heaven – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
  8. Coheirs with Jesus - {PDF Copy} - (The covenant with Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus, the Heir of the Patriarch and his Seed, including the possession of the Earth – Romans 8:1-23)
  9. Sorrow Not! - {PDF Copy} - (Foundational to the believer’s future hope is the bodily resurrection of the righteous dead when Jesus arrives in glory)
  10. Firstborn of the Dead - (To the Colossians, Paul emphasizes the exalted position of Jesus that he attained following his death and resurrection – Colossians 1:18-19) - {PDF Copy}
  11. The Death of Death - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the end of the Last Enemy, namely, Death - 1 Corinthians 15:24-28)
  12. If God is for us... - {PDF Copy} - (Paul summarizes what God did for believers in Jesus and prepares for his explanation of the status of the Jewish people – Romans 8:18-39)
  13. The Power of His Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (In Philippians, Paul expresses his goal of going on to perfection, a process that will culminate in the resurrection when Jesus arrives)
  14. Completing our Salvation - {PDF Copy} - (Central to the hope of the Apostolic Faith is the bodily resurrection of the dead. This will occur when Jesus appears at the end of the age)
  15. The Spirit and our Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is the first fruits of the resurrection and the guarantee of our participation in the coming New Creation – Romans 8:1-23)
  16. Resurrection and Redemption - {PDF Copy} - (Salvation includes the bodily resurrection of the saints and life in the New Creation, which will occur when Jesus arrives)
 
{COVENANT & CREATION}
  1. The Covenant Promises - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant, the first fruits of the New Creation, and the gathering of the nations in fulfillment of the covenant)
  2. The Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  3. The City of Abraham - (New Jerusalem will be populated in fulfillment of the promise to bless all nations through Abraham and his seed – Revelation 21:24-22:5) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Redemption of the Nations - (The nations and the kings of the earth are found in New Jerusalem because of the work of the sacrificial Lamb and his saints) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Dawning of a New Creation - {PDF Copy} - (The Book of Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection)
  6. The New Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (The promises to Abraham are fulfilled through Jesus in the New Covenant inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection)
  7. New Covenant and the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is vital to the redemption of humanity and the New Covenant of God with His people)

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