1. Is The Gospel Enough? Romans 1:14-17

2. God Created Man Gen 1:27 “And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

3. God Gave The Plan Rom 1:16-17 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith unto faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.”

4. Question: Is the gospel, as God gave it; adapted to man, as God made him?

5. What About Man Must Change? Jer. 17:9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

6. What About Man Must Change? Mt 15:18-20 “But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: these are the things which defile the man”

7. What Is The Heart? Thinks Gen. 6:5; Prov. 23:7 Reasons Mark 2:6, 8 Understands Matt. 13:15 Believes Acts 8:37; Rom. 10:10 Intellect

8. What Is The Heart? Plans and Intends Heb. 4:12 Purposes 2 Cor. 9:7 Obeys or Acts Rom. 6:17 Will

9. What Is The Heart? Desires Rom. 10:1 Loves Mt. 22:37 Trusts Prov. 3:5 Emotions

10. Thinks Reasons Understands Believes (Faith) Thinks Reasons Understands Believes (Faith) God Wants To Change Man’s Heart Intends Purposes Obeys (Execute His Will) Intends Purposes Obeys (Execute His Will) Desires Loves Trusts Desires Loves Trusts Intellect WillEmotions

11. What Is The Gospel? FACTS (1 Cor. 15:1-4) Jesus’ Death Jesus’ Burial Jesus’ Resurrection

12. What Is The Gospel? COMMANDMENTS Rom. 10:13-16; 2 Thess. 1:7-9 Faith- Jno. 8:24 Repentance- Acts 17:30-31; Lk. 13:3; Confession- Mt. 10:32-33; Acts 8:37 Baptism- Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 2:38 Faithfulness- Rev. 2:10; 1 Cor. 15:58

13. What Is The Gospel? PROMISES (2 Pet. 1:3, 4) Forgiveness of Sin- Col. 1:14 Spiritual Blessings- Eph. 1:3 Promise of Eternal Life- Rom. 6:23

14. Does The Plan Fit The Man? MAN’S INTELLIGENCE (thinks – reasons – understands – believes) ( ) ??? FACTS

15. Does The Plan Fit The Man? MAN’S WILLPOWER (intends – purposes – obeys – acts) ( ) ??? COMMANDS

16. Does The Plan Fit The Man? MAN’S EMOTIONS (desires – loves – trusts) ( ) ??? PROMISES

17. Is The Gospel Enough? The Gospel was enough to change the Jews (Acts 2) The Gospel was enough to change Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9)

18. The Gospel Will Change You Too!!! Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation…”