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Good News for the Modern Man: Messages of Love, Peace, Hope, and Faith

In a world often characterized by hate, despair, and doubt, the "Good News for the Modern Man" sheds light on the transformative power of the Gospel. This text explores the human condition in the face of modern challenges and illustrates how love, peace, hope, and faith offer a solid foundation for building a better society. It critiques contemporary attitudes and actions while providing Biblically rooted solutions. Emphasizing the importance of love in action, inner peace, and steadfast hope, it serves as a call to embrace life’s true purpose through God’s messages.

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Good News for the Modern Man: Messages of Love, Peace, Hope, and Faith

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  1. Good News For Modern Man

  2. Modern man has accomplished great things “Things” do not make a better society. Ec.12; Rv.18; 2 Tim.3 “Our age is trying to drink its way to prosperity, destroy its way to plenty, war its way to peace, hate its way to love, sin its way to God, and drift its way upstream.” Medicine Travel Technology

  3. This is the age of the . . . Fatalist: “Eat, drink, & be merry…” Pessimist: “What’s the use?” Atheist: “No God, no hope.” Ambitious:“Dog-eat-dog world…” Strong: “Might makes right.”

  4. What is the cure? The Gospel Ac.26:16-18 Ro.1:16-17 Good News For Modern Man Aspirin? Stronger drugs? Violence? Revolution?

  5. I. Message of LoveFor Age of Hate

  6. Battle cry of 1960s Lust (“love”) – doing what they wanted Talk (very little action) Results: • 2 Tim.3:2, love of self • Ph.2:21, self-centered

  7. Gospel: message of love John 3:16; 1 Jn.3:1; 4:7-11 • God, 1 Jn.4:19 • Brethren, 1 Th.4:9 • Family, Ep.5:25; Tit.2:4 • Neighbor, Ro.13:8-10

  8. Love: known by actions it prompts NT: seek welfare of all • Ga.6:10, spiritual • Lk.10, physical

  9. I. Message of Love For Age of Hate II. Message of PeaceFor Age of War

  10. 150 years in last 2000 Did Prince of Peace fail? • Solution: gospel • “Peace”: 88 times in NT • Ro.1:7, everything Jew or Gentile ever dreamed of – in gospel • Isa.9:6-7 • Peace with God: Ro.5:1 • Peace within: Ph.4:6-7 • Peace without: Hb.12:14

  11. I. Message of Love For Age of Hate II. Message of Peace For Age of War III. Message of HopeFor Age of Despair

  12. “Only go around once in life…” Door, Ho.2:15. Freed from exile . . . Helmet, 1 Th.5:8 (1:3). 1 Co.15; 1 Th.4 Anchor, Hb.6:19. 1 Pt.1:3-4 . . . • Ec.2:20; 2 Co.4:8 • “False hope is bad” • Hope is a . . .

  13. I. Message of Love For Age of Hate II. Message of Peace For Age of War III. Message of Hope For Age of Despair IV. Message of FaithFor Age of Doubt

  14. Many doubt existence of God, virgin birth, Bible, Creation, etc. Puts our mind in heaven, like Moses on Pisgah… Ac.7 “I cannot explain the wind,but I can hoist a sail” • Gospel is message of faith (2 Co.5:7) • Hb.11:1, all rely on ‘faith’ • Ps.19:1-4, not ‘blind faith’

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