‘The Gospel – Good News’ – 2.1.2026

February 1, 2026
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GOOD NEWS

Paul writing to the Church at Rome…

15 So I am eager to come to you in Rome, too, to preach the Good News.

16 For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. 17 This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” Romans 1:15-17 NLT

  • It’s faith in God’s plan of redemption.
  • It’s faith in Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross.
  • It’s faith in Jesus and His resurrection.
  • It’s the only thing that can truly transform the human heart.

 

BAD NEWS IS THAT WE ALL HAVE SINNED

23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.  Romans 3:23-24 NLT

 

THERE IS ONLY ONE 

 

There Is Only One Good News

6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News 7 but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ. 8 Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you. 9 I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.

10 Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:6-10 NLT

  • Those twisting the truth were leading them back into bondage.

 

16 “Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”  Galatians 2:16 NLT

  • It’s only by faith in Jesus not how well we follow the rules.

 

 20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. Galatians 2:20-21 NLT

 

31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 NLT

 

21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:21-24 NLT

 

“If you’re a member of this church or anybody’s church and you can sin willfully, consciously, continually, without any remorse, without any regret, without any repentance. You are just living a sinful life. It is my duty to assure you that you are not saved. It is my solemn responsibility to tell you that you’re in for a rude awakening at the final judgment.” Adrian Rodgers

 

1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all,
who is over all, in all, and living through all.  Ephesians 4:1-6 NLT

  • Called from darkness to light.
  • Called from bondage to freedom.
  • Called from death to life.
  • You are forgiven, you are adopted into God’s family, you are redeemed from slavery to sin. 
  • You are recipients of the boundless riches in Christ Jesus.

 

TRUE DISCIPLES

21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.”  Matthew 7:21 NLT

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