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Explore three transformative dimensions of depth in your teaching ministry: factual clarity, daily living insights, and gospel centrality. Delve into how people perceive the question, "What is the Gospel?" through storytelling, evangelistic presentations, and the narrative of new creation. Learn to combat moralism by articulating true transformation through the biblical gospel. This guide emphasizes proclaiming Jesus as Savior and grounding your teachings in grace while maintaining a mission-driven approach that is deep yet engaging for your audience.
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Going Deeper in Your Teaching Ministry Christ-Centered and Mission-Focused
Three Ways to Define Deep • Depth as “Just the Facts Ma’am” • Depth as “Insights for Daily Living” • Depth as Gospel-Centrality
Three ways people hear the question “What is the Gospel?” • Telling the Story for an Individual • Evangelistic Presentation • Telling the Story of Jesus • Exegetical definition of the word • Telling the Story of New Creation • The whole good news of Christianity
Moralism: The enemy of depth • Getting right with God without defining who God is • Good advice versus Good News • Spiritualization of the gospel announcement
Going Deep • Recognize that true transformation comes from the biblical gospel. • Proclaim Jesus as Savior, not just example • Diagnosemoralismin your own heart • Ground your application in the cross and resurrection • Experience God’s grace yourself
The Gospel Project: Core Values • Deep, but not dry • Christ-centered • Story-focused • Mission-driven
Questions we ask our writers to ask… For every lesson…
Questions… 1. How does this topic/passage fit into the big story of Scripture?
Questions… 2. “What is distinctively Christian about the way I am addressing the topic / passage?” • Is there anything about this Old Testament lesson a faithful Jew could not affirm? • Is there anything about this New Testament lesson a Mormon could not affirm? • Is there anything in my application an unbeliever would disagree with?
Questions… 3. “How does this truth equip God’s church to live on mission?”