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MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD *THIS IS THE PROPHETIC MODE OF SPEAKING, WHICH EMPLOYS THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR “I” THAT ADDRESSES LISTENERS AS “YOU.”TRANSCRIPT
Gospel MinistryGospel Ministry
Proclaimed & TaughtProclaimed & TaughtShepherd of the Springs
Institute for Christian Ministry
MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
*THERE IS BUT ONE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL,
BUT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT MODES...TWO DIFFERENT WAYS BY WHICH THE SERVANT
OF THE WORD ADDRESSES HEARERS. FIRST,
THERE IS...
MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
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*THIS IS THE PROPHETIC MODE OF SPEAKING,
WHICH EMPLOYS THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR “I”
THAT ADDRESSES LISTENERS AS “YOU.”
MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
THEPROCLAIME
DWORD
*AND SECONDLY, THERE IS...
THETAUGHTWORD
*THIS IS THE TEACHING OR INFORMATIONAL MODE OF
COMMUNICATION.*THE TEACHING MODE PRESENTS INFORMATION
ABOUT THE GOSPEL TO LISTENERS FOR THEIR
UNDERSTANDING AND CONSIDERED JUDGMENT
CONCERNING ITS VERACITY AND ITS VALUE.
THETAUGHTWORD
MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
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*FIRST, LET US EXAMINE SOME OF THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROCLAMATION MODE
OF THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL.
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ABSOLVESSIN
*JESUS SAYS, I FORGIVE YOU ALL YOUR SINS.
*JESUS IS PRESENT IN HIS WORD. HE REVEALS
HIMSELF AND PARDONS SINNERS
THROUGH HIS WORD OF FORGIVENESS.
THETAUGHTWORD
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NOURISHESTRUST
*THE FAITH BY WHICH WE BELIEVE IS
STRENGTHENED AND MATURED BY THE HOLY
SPIRIT...THROUGH THE WORD OF PARDON - SPOKEN
AND BESTOWED. *HERE, THE POWER OF THE WORD IS
UNLEASHED!
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IS PASSIVELYRECEIVED OR
REJECTED
*THE LISTENER HAS NO DETACHED POSITION
TO WEIGH INFORMATION AND EVALUATE WHEN
THE MESSSAGE IS A DIRECT PERSONAL ADDRESS
OF CHRIST.*EITHER THERE IS PASSIVE RECEPTION BY THE
POWER OF THE SPIRIT OR ACTIVE, SINFUL
REJECTION!
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THETAUGHTWORD
*LET’S NOW CONSIDER SOME OF THE
ASPECTS OF THE TEACHING MODE OF THE
MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL.
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TEACHES ABOUTCHRIST
*INSTEAD OF SPEAKING FOR CHRIST, THE
SPEAKER PRESENTS DOCTRINE ABOUT CHRIST
IN ACCORD WITH THE TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE.*SPEAKING IS IN THE THIRD-PERSON SINGULAR
AND PLURAL: HE /THEY...
MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
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THETAUGHTWORD
PROVIDESINFORMATION
OF THE GOSPEL
*TEACHES INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHOLE GOSPEL OF
CHRIST - ALL ARTICLES OF FAITH IN ACCORD WITH
SCRIPTURE
MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
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THETAUGHTWORD
BUILDSAWARENESS OF
THE FAITH
*THE FAITH INTO WHICH WE WERE BAPTIZED
AND...THE FAITH THAT WE CONFESS IN THE
ANCIENT CREEDS AND THE LUTHERAN
CONFESSIONS
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THETAUGHTWORD
RECEIVER JUDGESAGREE/DISAGREE
*THE RECEIVER OF THE INFORMATION IS
ALWAYS IN THE POSITION OF EVALUATING
WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT.*CHRISTIANS SHOULD SEARCH THE
SCRIPTURES TO SEE IF THESE THINGS ARE SO.
(ACTS 17:11)
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MINISTRYOF THEGOSPEL
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SPEAKS FORCHRIST
ABSOLVES SIN
NOURISHESTRUST
IS PASSIVELYRECEIVED OR
REJECTED
TEACHES ABOUTCHRIST
PROVIDESINFORMATION
OF THE GOSPELBUILDS
AWARENESS OFTHE FAITH
RECEIVER JUDGESAGREE/DISAGREE