1. Deeper Life Bible Church, Aberdeen Sunday Message03-05-2009 TELLING THE KING’S HOUSEHOLD 2 Kings 7:1-11

2. Three parts; 1.THE TRUE PERCEPTION OF THE GOSPEL 2.THE TRANSORMING POWER OF THE GOOD NEWS 3.THE TIMELY AND TIMELESS PREACHING OF THE GLAD-TIDINGS

3. 1. 1.THE TRUE PERCEPTION OF THE GOSPEL 2 Kings 7:9-10; Ephesians 6:19; 3:3-6; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Galatians 1:3-9; Romans 1:16-18 Description of the G-O-S-P-E-L; G – Good news (Luke 2:10,11), Glad tidings; Grace (Eph.2:4-8) O – Obedience (Isa.1:18,19); Oneness (Rev.3:20); Overcoming life (1 John 3:6) S – Separation (2 Cor.6:14-17); Salvation; Sanctification (2 Thess.1:5) P – Purity (2 Cor.7:1); Pattern of good works (Titus 2:7); Perfection (Matt.5:48) E – Endurance (Matt.24:13); Endeavour (Pro.22:29); Excellence (Daniel 6:3) L – Love (Deut.30:6); Life (John 10:10); Liberty (John 8:36)

4. 2. 2.THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF THE GOOD NEWS 2 Kings 7:8-9; 1 Peter 1:23-25; 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10; Colossians 1:5,6,21-23; Philippians 1:27-29; 1 Peter 4:14-18; 2 Thessalonians 2:13,14 The transforming power of the good news imbues us with; 1.New Self – 2 Cor. 5:17 2.New Senses (habits) – Eph.4:22 3.New Status – Eph.2:4-6 4.New Satin (dressing) – Matt.9:16 5.New Style (conversation) – 1 Pet.1:15,16 6.New Speech – Col.3:16 7.New Song – Psalms 40:3

5. 3. 3.THE TIMELY AND TIMELESS PREACHING OF THE GLAD- TIDINGS 2 Kings 7:10,11; Mark 16:14,15; Matthew 24:11-14; Acts 8:4,5; Romans 1:15,16; 10:8,13-17 7 facts about the preaching of this Glad-tiding; 1. The Mandate for our Preaching – Go… - Mark 16:15 2. The Message we preach – the Gospel – Luke 24:47,28 3. The Meekness in preaching – Matt.10:16 4. The Messiah we preach – Christ Jesus – Acts 4:12 5. The Mantle for preachers – The Holy Ghost – Acts 1:8 6. The Miracle of our preaching – conversion of souls – Acts 2:47 7. Manifold blessings for preachers – stars on our crowns – Daniel 12:3

6. Conclusion Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household (2 Kings 7:9) The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose. --C. S. Lewis The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed -- Hudson Taylor If your Gospel isn't touching others, it hasn't touched you! -Curry R. Blake We Christians are debtors to all men at all times in all places, but we are so smug to the lostness of men. We've been "living in Laodicea ", lax, loose, lustful, and lazy. Why is there this criminal indifference to the lostness of men? Our condemnation is that we know how to live better than we are living. Leonard Ravenhill