HAVE YOU PREACHED THE GOSPEL TO YOURSELF TODAY?

Posted by Pastor George

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

If not, take 3 minutes and have the gospel preached to you ... everyday you need to remind yourself of God's grace, mercy, and truth done for you so you can preach it to others.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE "GOSPEL-CENTERED"?

Posted by Pastor George

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

A term that I know that I have used for the past couple of years is "gospel-centered." I have applied it to marriage, parenting, and life. It is not really a new term but I have picked it up from ministries and authors that I read. I have also found that in using the term, some people seem to be confused by it so here is a short article on the term and what it means by Tim Challies:

Gospel

The first thing we’ll need to do is define gospel. In our church we’ve got a handy little short-hand way of doing this, one that all the kids understand. I’m pretty sure you could go to just about any child in the church, ask “what is the gospel?” and hear this response: “Christ died for our sins and was raised.” When we talk about this during services, we accompany it with a little action. We begin with a closed fist held out in front of us and with each of the first five words we open one finger. “Christ…died…for…our…sins.” And then, with the open hand, we raise it up and say “and was raised.” And that’s the gospel. Of course the gospel can be as simple as those eight words or as complex as many volumes of theological text. But the essential gospel is right there—that Jesus Christ was put to death as an atoning sacrifice for our sins and was then raised back to life.

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SALVATION IS FOR QUITTERS

Posted by Pastor George

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

From Michael Wittmer of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
Read: Ephesians 2:1-10


God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it (2:8-9).

Wildlife officials in my town vainly tried to save a duck which had an arrow sticking through its breast. The wounded duck ate the bread which the rescuers threw her way, but she flew away whenever their nets came close. It’s hard to blame the duck. She didn’t understand that the same self-reliance which normally kept her alive was now preventing her from receiving the help she needed.

We are that duck. Crippled by the self-inflicted wound of our sin, we stubbornly think that we can survive by trying harder. But every flap of our wings sucks the arrow in, and if we don’t get help soon we will bleed out.

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The Gospel: Simple Yet Profound

Posted by Pastor George

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

This simple song along with the animation would make a great family discussion. Show it to your kids and talk about it after you carefully digest the message yourself.

What is the Gospel?

Posted by Pastor George

Monday, June 14, 2010

Clearly presented in this clip. Simple yet so profound.


What is the Gospel? from Southern Seminary on Vimeo.

THE POINT OF THE GOSPEL

Posted by Pastor George

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas ofers this great story of the meaning of the gospel. The point of the gospel is that it is for broken sinners....