How to participate in Jesus’ gospel movement/
In case you were wondering whether this project has your name on it . . . The call to proclaim
For a deep dive . . . quotes of Jesus’ Public Gospel Teachings
Gospel Themes: Quotes, Questions, and Comments.
What is the gospel for today? The women’s movement raises questions about naming the Universal Father.
The Spirit of Truth restates the gospel for each generation . . . in response to our spiritual difficulties. Here’s one statement of gospel sides followed by a powerful exercise in connecting those truths with our spiritual difficulties. How do the many sides of the gospel meet our generation’s spiritual difficulties? (Read it in French.)
Is the Urantia Book part of the gospel now? Let’s help get the gospel movement back on track.
Jesus trained his apostles in personal ministry (one-to-one or in small groups) before permitting them to do public preaching. Experiential education goes beyond study. This has implications as well regarding using social media.
Here’s a way to start getting some experience the easiest way I know
Or you might be thinking of going door-to-door?
What is the gospel today? Does it differ from the gospel of Jesus’ day? The Spirit of Truth “restates the Jesus message so that every new group of mortals to appear upon the face of the earth shall have a new and up-to-date version of the gospel, just such personal enlightenment and group guidance as will prove to be an effective solvent for man’s ever-new and varied spiritual difficulties” (194:2.1/2060.4). So let’s update our message! He’s a path to doing so, beginning by addressing the spiritual difficulties of our generation.
And how do the many sides of Jesus’ gospel meet our generation’s spiritual difficulties? (Read it in French.) You have a huge spiritual discovery awaiting you: on the left of a page make your own list of spiritual difficulties and on the right make a list of the many sides of the gospel. In communion, watch the spiritual sparks fly as you discover how the truths in the left column address the problems in the right column.
For additional resources, see the many sides of the gospel and gospel depths.
How is the gospel movement doing? Peter got it off track beginning with his sermon on the day of Pentecost. Students of The Urantia Book often mingle gospel and book in confusing ways. The Urantia Book promotes many projects. This is one of the most important ones.
Here is a series of 95 questions on evangelism that you can use in any context: it makes no reference to The Urantia Book and refers to Martin Luther’s 95 these.
But what about preaching or public speaking?
Don’t forget healing. Jesus ordained the apostles to proclaim liberty to the spiritual captives, joy to those in the bondage of fear, and to heal the sick in accordance with the will of my Father in heaven” (140:3.2/1570.3).
Many believers mix religion and politics; but what did Jesus do?
Jesus trained the twelve to go to Jerusalem. What would be the equivalent today? Who is up for that training, experience, and eventual functioning? What local versions of that can we reasonably aspire to? Here are some training exercises.
Since 2001, an internet gospel school has functioned for several weeks almost every year. Here’s a description of this Gospel School.
In Budapest, on September 16, 2016, I gave a workshop titled Spiritual Solidarity in the Gospel Movement. And here is the presentation address that I designed to address the current situation in Europe: Jesus is the Origin and Continuing Inspiration of the Gospel Movement (a response to the Blue Club’s European Urantia Conference, titled “Who is Jesus?”).
A website dedicated to the gospel is universalfamily.org.
