I recently read this week that pastors should quit using the word Gospel unless they define it. We talk the talk but are we living the Gospel out on a daily basis. I want to make sure everyone at Journey Church knows what the Gospel is all about. So here we go! I believe the more we learn about the Gospel the more we realize how messed up we are and in need of the Gospel. The Gospel, or the good news, is the story about how Jesus Christ came and lived a perfect life, died a substitutionary death for OUR sins and rose to life so SIN could be conquered indefinitely. Our sin is so bad that Jesus had to come and die for us.

Like I said before the deeper we understand the Gospel the deeper we understand our sin and we also know how bad we are and how much Jesus loves us unconditionally showing us by dying for our sin and taking our place on the cross. That’s the Gospel.

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What are you thoughts about the social Gospel?  This might sound like a question that needs no answer but I am suprised to see all the different churches that are so quick to meet the physical needs of people and ignore their spiritual needs.

Now, I am not saying that we, as a church, do not need to meet the physical needs of people.  I am the first one in line to volunteer at an outreach event.  However, we seem to neglect the fact that we need to share truth while meeting the phyiscal needs of people.

I read one time that it is truthfully said that you cannot tell someone about the bread of life when they are hungry for physical bread. Similarly, it is true that those who daily face real needs do not care how much you know until they know how much you care. A sensitivity to an individual’s physical need can often provide an opportunity to address the person’s spiritual need.  What do you think?  Leave a comment.

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