We think that we become righteous or acceptable in God's sight by acting a certain way.

But the gospel is the counterintuitive truth that you can never be righteous before God.

So God offers you righteous standing before him as a gift, not according to what you have done,

but according to what Christ has done in your place.

Thanks for joining us for the Summit Life podcast with J.D. Greer. I'm Molly Vitovich. Today we're

beginning a new teaching series that gets to the very

heart of this ministry. It's simply titled gospel. If you've been a believer for a while,

you might think that you've moved beyond the gospel message. But Pastor J.D. argues that we

never move past the good news of the gospel. We should strive to move deeper into it. In fact, getting deeper into

the gospel is the key to the entire Christian life. And to go along with the series, Summit

Life is offering a free booklet called Transcend the Culture War and Transform the World.

It features a preview from Pastor Jadie's latest book, Everyday Revolutionary, and outlines

a gospel-centered path through today's most divisive issues.

You'll receive two physical copies, one to keep and one to give away, because this message

is too important not to share. Discover how ordinary faithfulness in the gospel can lead

to extraordinary change.

No donation required, just visit jd.gere.com to request your copies.

We would love to send it your way.

Now, let's start this foundational teaching.

Pastor J.D. calls this first message gospel-centered change.

All right, I have two purposes for the message.

So if you have your Bible, I want you to pull it out, and I want you to open it to John

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