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Alex writes, "Friend, whether you are struggling with besetting sin or are struggling to believe that you can be good enough to be saved, or you feel like the messages you are hearing elsewhere have no power to help you and offer no true hope—this course will be a breath of fresh air and will point you to the only message that has the power of God for salvation and for sanctification. Many churches have departed from preaching about the cross of Christ and only talk about how to raise your kids, how to feel better about yourself, how to improve your marriage, or how to find fulfillment at work. None of those topics is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And for that reason, none of those topics will change the hearts and lives of people. Only the true message of the gospel has the power to change hearts and lives—and that is the message of the cross of Christ; His death for our sins and His resurrection on the third day. This course focuses like a laser on the cross of Christ, the message that will pierce your heart and heal your heart. The message that Paul says is of “first importance.” Once you understand the message of the cross, and receive it by faith in Christ, that will change your heart and your life. Then you will start to find freedom from besetting sins, your marriage will start to improve, etc. Those are fruit of the gospel. But the church needs the true gospel, the message of the cross of Christ. And this course has that message and that ministry that the church needs so desperately today!"

The course is now available in print to allow for group study. Click on the book image for more details.  For more encouragement from Erick, read his blog.

Loyalty programs are quite popular these days. To join, all you need to do is offer up your name and phone number. One step, and now you are a loyal member of the community and entitled to all the benefits of it. 

Many churches have adopted this approach as well. Just “pray the sinner’s prayer”, raise your hand in response to a message, walk an aisle indicating your decision to follow Christ, or fill out a connection card, and you will be added to the community as a disciple of Jesus Christ. 

But is this what becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ is all about?  

Jesus Christ, after His death and resurrection, was given all authority in heaven and on earth. And as the Head of the Church, He has instructed us to “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:19). All believers are to be engaged in making disciples, and we minister in Jesus’ name and with Jesus' authority when engaged in this work of making disciples. 

But how do we make disciples? And what is a true disciple of Jesus Christ? What message do we use in making disciples, and what is the evidence that someone is a disciple of Jesus Christ?

This course is written to anyone who wants to take the instruction of Jesus Christ to heart, to “go and make disciples of all nations.” It is written for church leaders, church members, and non-churchgoers; indeed, any and all who want to know how to become and how to make a disciple of Jesus, what message to use, and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. 

Come and learn from God’s Word, as taught by Setting Captives Free Board Member Erick Hurt, on what true disciple making is. Let’s pray that the church, worldwide, catches the passion that Jesus had as He went to the cross, suffered and died, then rose again to make disciples! 

-- Mike Cleveland, Founder of Setting Captives Free

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This course is written to anyone who wants to take the instruction of Jesus Christ to heart, to “go and make disciples of all nations.” It is written for church leaders, church members, and non church goers; indeed, any and all who want to know how to become and how to make a disciple of Jesus, what message to use, and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Become and make disciples

The Gospel for the Church

Lesson 1 The Chief Goal of the Church

Lesson 2 The Gospel–One Message With Two Parts: The Death

Lesson 3 Resting In Christ

Lesson 4 The Gospel–One Message With Two Parts–The Resurrection

Lesson 5 The Gospel Cuts The Heart!

Lesson 11 The Gospel Equips For The Work Of Ministry

Lesson 10 Gospel Application In Mentoring (Discipling)

Lesson 7 The Spirit Flows From The Cross

Lesson 8 The Spirit and The Cross

Lesson 9 Testimonies and The Power Of The Cross!

Lesson 12 The Gospel and Forgiveness

Lesson 6 Circumcised at the Cross

Lesson 13 Biblical Forgiveness

Lesson 14 The Wedding and the Wine - the Body and the Blood

Lesson 15 Christ the Chief Cup-Bearer for the Church

Lesson 17 The Cross Makes Us New Creations

Lesson 18 Having Our Eyes Opened to see the Gospel

Lesson 19 The Cross Focused Prayer of the Lord

Lesson 20 The Gospel foretold by Moses and the Prophets

Lesson 21 The Cross is Our Red Sea

Lesson 22 Man's Steps Up Vs. Jesus' Steps Down

Lesson 23 Confidence in The Cross removes Confidence in The Flesh

Lesson 16 Christ the Chief Baker for the Church

Lesson 24 God’s Grace Abounds at The Cross

Lesson 25: From A Wasteland To Bearing Fruit

Lesson 26: The Greatest Treasure

Lesson 27 Saved for Intimacy at The Cross

Lesson 28: The Church's Message for Healing

Lesson 29: The Cross, the Shepherd, and the Flock

Lesson 30: The Message of Power and Wisdom for the Church

Lesson 31: Summary and Feedback

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Man Attempts to Step Up

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Question 2

Jesus Christ has been given all authority, “in” heaven, and “on” earth because He died on the cross for our sins and rose victorious on the third day. Yes, Jesus was crucified, buried in a tomb and raised from the dead, and this is the event Jesus was referring to, the good news of the gospel. The gospel then becomes the foundation upon which Jesus' authority rests.   

And this is the message that makes disciples. The gospel is the message that defines a disciple as one who has died with Christ and been raised up to a new life in Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17). The gospel is the one message that cuts the hearts of its hearers (Acts 2:37). Any other message other than the gospel message is void of the power of God because the gospel is the “power of God”.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16

Not only is it the power for salvation but also power for those being saved.

"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18 

And this is why we read in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 that the gospel is of “first importance.”

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures," 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

There is nothing more powerful and nothing of equal value. It is the gospel that is the heart of the message of the church. It is the gospel that transforms the heart and mind making one a new creation. It is the gospel where we find the forgiveness of sins. And it is through believing the gospel that we die with Christ and are raised to new life. This is why it is always of first importance.

Lesson 1 The Chief Goal of the Church

Question 3

Question 3: It’s critical that we define the gospel, for often it happens that a person thinks they are holding to or preaching the gospel, when in truth they haven’t seen it clearly defined in Scripture. According to 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, what is the gospel?