Just before I left for one of my preaching assignments in Africa, a neighbor scornfully raised the question, “Why are you going to Africa with your religion? They have their own religions, so why trouble them with yours?” He was quite surprised when I assured him that we do not go anywhere to preach “religion.”
Our message is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I would not walk across the street—much less cross the oceans—to interest anyone in religion; but I am ready and willing to go anywhere in the world to preach the Gospel of the Son of God.
Through the centuries there have been hundreds of thousands who have shared the dedication of Paul, the chief of the apostles: “None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24). There are thousands of religions, but there is only one Gospel.
Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
The Gospel is the power of God that takes a thief and makes him or her an honest person. The Gospel is the power of God that changes a murderer into a person whose heart is filled with love. The Gospel is the power of God that takes a fallen man or woman, lifts that individual up, and makes him or her as pure as an angel. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God that can change you!
After nearly 2,000 years, the Gospel has lost none of its ancient power.
Read the rest @ BGEA: Our Ministries: "Decision" Magazine
Our message is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. I would not walk across the street—much less cross the oceans—to interest anyone in religion; but I am ready and willing to go anywhere in the world to preach the Gospel of the Son of God.
Through the centuries there have been hundreds of thousands who have shared the dedication of Paul, the chief of the apostles: “None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24). There are thousands of religions, but there is only one Gospel.
Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
The Gospel is the power of God that takes a thief and makes him or her an honest person. The Gospel is the power of God that changes a murderer into a person whose heart is filled with love. The Gospel is the power of God that takes a fallen man or woman, lifts that individual up, and makes him or her as pure as an angel. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God that can change you!
After nearly 2,000 years, the Gospel has lost none of its ancient power.
Read the rest @ BGEA: Our Ministries: "Decision" Magazine
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