The Gospel in God's Words

Using only God's Words - this is the message of Christ Crucified that we proclaim:

Psalm 96 – the Lord made the heavens…Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;”

1 Corinthians 10:31 – ”So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”

Romans 3:10-11– None is righteous, no one understands; no one seeks for God. 

Romans 3:23 – ” all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

6:23 – ”the wages of sin is death

Acts 17:30-31 – “…now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world...”

Romans 2:8 – for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

Romans 5:8–“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”

1 Peter 3:18 – “Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that he might bring us to God…”

1 Corinthians 15:4 – of first importance .... Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.”

Romans 10:9-10 – ...if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” 

so....

Mark 1:15 – …repent and believe in the gospel.

Ephesians 2:8 – …by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God

And as 2 Corinthians 5:20 says - We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

How to memorize these passages?

Get a small card - the blank back of a business card or an index card - write out the first verse on the card, put it in the window sleeve of your wallet. Tape a second one to the dashboard of your car. 

Read through it several times in the morning before heading out for the day, again mid-day, and again before you go to bed. Read it out loud at least one of those times. 

On the second day, as you read through it, try to say more of it without reading it off the card each time you read. Say as much of it as you can without looking at the card. 

After a few days, hand the card to someone, quote it to them, asking them to help you one you need help.

By the end of the week, you should have the verse down pretty well. If you need to keep working on the verse the next week, that's fine,. If you get it memorized before the week ends, start working on a new verse.

At the end of each week, review the verses you've memorized previously. 

Aim for word-for-word precision. You're memorizing the actual words of God!!