His position, he was a servant.

His authority, he was sent by God.

His power, he was separated.

His message, good news.

And good news that has come from God himself.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news, the Bible says, and with that in mind,

how often do you think about bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to others? Perhaps you're already involved in teaching Sunday

school or leading a Bible study group, but you could use a refresher course when it comes to the

fundamental elements of the gospel. Or maybe you want to give people the gospel and do it effectively, but you're not

exactly sure what to say. Well, John MacArthur will help you with that today as he continues his

study titled, And Now for the Good News. Here's John with today's lesson. Now, we're going to see

these seven verses, and we're going to watch the unfolding of the

good news. And there are basically seven aspects to it. Let's begin with the first one.

The preacher of the good news. The preacher of the good news. Now, God called a unique man to be the major spokesman

for the good news. Verse one. Paul. You remember him? Paul. He was that man, the preacher of the good news, uniquely was committed

to him the mysteries, that which was hidden from the past generations and peoples, and now revealed,

as he says in Ephesians 3 and

Colossians chapter 1, he was God's keynote speaker for the heralding of the good news.

That remarkable Jew, with Greek education and Roman citizenship, that man with incredible

abilities as a leader, a fighter, highly motivated,

determined, articulate, brilliant, specially called and converted by God himself, that man who

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