Pre-DE The Gospel Class

Lesson 1: The Good News

Teacher’s Manual

WEEK 1

Welcome/Icebreaker
ADJECTIVE-NICKNAME
Beginning with the person to the left of the cell leader, ask them to tell their nickname preceded with an
adjective that starts with the first letter of their nickname. Ex. Jolly June, Roaring Rose. Adjective can
be in English, Tagalog or in their local dialect. Facilitator can help give an adjective if the cell member
is having a hard time thinking of one. The next person clockwise repeats the adjective/name of the
previous persons in order and adds his/her adjective name.
 The objective is to help memorize each other’s name.

LESSON 1
THE GOOD NEWS

Objective: To present Christ as the good news and the only way to God, the Father.

The Bible tells us about the good news. In fact, we can even say that it’s the best news ever. The Good
News talks about the origin of life. Since man came from God, He is the One who determines the
purpose and direction of our lives. The Good News also talks about the destiny of man: 10 to 20 years
from now, we may still be alive, but 100 years from now we are surely gone. Where are you going to
spend eternity? There are only two destinations: heaven or hell. Finally, the Good News talks about
the eternal love of our Creator: He loves us so much that He sent His only Son to give us eternal life
(John 3:16).

1. THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF GOD

Why did God create man? Man is a special creation. He is not an accident. He is created in the
image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). As such, God has planned for him to:

1) Live forever in fellowship with Him; and

2) Rule or have dominion over the rest of creation.

At the Garden, God has a wonderful personal relationship and fellowship with man and man is
destined to rule over all other creatures.

GOD

MAN
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2. THE BAD NEWS = sin means “missing the mark”

But there is bad news: the man that God created to have fellowship with Him had sinned, and his
relationship with God was broken. It is bad news because:

A. All have sinned (Rom.3:10, 23). It includes everyone. We are all sinners.

1. We are sinners by nature. Sin and death entered the world through Adam
(Rom.5:12) We were born with a sinful nature. Suppose you have a pet pig which you
bathe, clothe and put perfume on. Since your pig is so clean, do you think she won’t wallow
on mud if she sees one?

Of course, she’ll wallow on the mud. Why? Because, she’s a pig and it is the nature of pigs
to wallow on the mud. The same is true with us, it is in our nature to sin and so, even if no
one teaches us to sin, we’ll keep on sinning. We are sinners because we are born with a
sinful nature.

2. We are sinners by deeds

The Bible tells us that all have sinned and no one is righteous (Rom.3:10,23). Since we were
born with a sinful nature, we were born with a tendency to sin. So, man at a very early stage,
even when being taught what’s good, will always commit his first act of sin. This first act of
sin will be followed with many more sins against God. We are sinners by nature and we are
sinners by deeds.

B. Man is separated from God (Rom. 3:23)

C. For the wages of sin is death (separation from God). Man will be eternally separated from God
and go to hell if he dies without Christ (Rom.6:23).
D. Man cannot reach God by good works, religion and other means (Col.2:8)

GOD

SIN

MAN

HELL
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3. THE GOOD NEWS

There is Good News:

A. God loves all men (Jn.3:16). He loves you and He wants you to be restored back into His Image
and His original plan for you. God does not want you to go to hell. To do this.

B. God sent Jesus to die for your sins. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life (Jn.14:6). He
recreates the image of God in man, and through Him, we can again have a personal
relationship and fellowship with God. He is the Only Way to the Father and our salvation.

C. Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart (Rev.3:20)

a. Repent of your sin
b. Surrender your life to Jesus
c. Make Him God, Lord and Savior of your life

GOD

MAN

Let us open our hearts and receive Jesus as our God (our owner), Lord (our ruler), Savior (our way to
the Father).

Activation: Make an altar call for salvation. Lead participants to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of
their lives.

Group Discussion:

1. What is the plan of God for man?

2. What are the results of sin?
3. What is the good news?
4. Have you accepted Jesus into your heart today? (If the message was not understood, facilitator
should share the gospel again to the group and lead them to Christ).

Action:
Write the date today in your Bible if you had made a decision to surrender your heart to Jesus as God,
Lord and Savior of your life and signed your name beside it.

Memory Verse: John 14:6 (NKJV)

6 Jesus said to Him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me.
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QUIET TIME
The Good News

Monday John1:1-12
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Tuesday John 3: 1-21

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Wednesday John 14:1-6

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Thursday Romans 3:21-31

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Friday Romans 5:12-21

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Saturday Romans 10:4-10

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Sunday Ephesians 2:4-10

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