The Gospel is the good news of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ,

but it is only good news to those who hear it.

Every believer is to go with the Gospel.

Today, we study with Scott Pauling what God's Word teaches about becoming a more

effective witness for Christ.

As a child, we used to sing a little chorus. No, I'm not going to sing it for you today. I don't want to ruin your day.

I want you to enjoy the journey. But the chorus went something like this. Good news. Good news. Christ died for me.

Good news, good news since I believe. Good news. Good news. I'm saved eternally. That's wonderful, extra good news. Well, I'm going to tell you,

that's not just for children. That's for all of God's children. If you know the Lord Jesus as your

savior, you've received some very good news. You know, it's one thing to intellectually know the

facts of the gospel and quite another

to believe the gospel for yourself. Do you know God's grace in your heart? Have your sins been forgiven?

Can you truly call God your father? You know, Christ's first message was a gospel message. Did you ever

noticed that? In Mark chapter 1, the Bible says after John was put in prison,

Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying,

the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent ye and believe the gospel.

If you've never repented of your sin and by faith taking Christ as your Savior,

the time has come for you to do so. Believe the gospel and be saved

today. We're in 1st Corinthians

chapter 15. We're talking

about putting the go back in the

gospel. And how do you do

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