“Just because someone shows up to a church building on a Sunday morning, and has done so for the past twenty years, does not mean they have experienced the gospel,” the Holy Spirit shared with me as I put together a message for our Great Awakening series. In order to feel compelled to share the gospel, the Good News of Jesus, people must first experience the gospel.
The Gospel
“You don’t know what the gospel is?” the Holy Spirit began impressing upon my heart. “What do you mean?” I asked. “I spent my whole life in church, I took Bible and theology classes in a university setting, and have completed work toward a Masters of Divinity. How could I not know the Gospel?”
What the Gospel Demands
While we were in the U.S. for the birth of our daughter Haley, we again traveled to raise prayer and financial support to return overseas. During our travels, we had opportunity to listen to a message series about “What the Gospel Demands” from David Platt.