What’s So Good About the Good News?
It's an age-old question: “I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want first?” This is so often asked because, living in this broken world, even good news frequently neighbors with bad. It's evidence that our broken world is indeed broken. In religious circles, we call this reality sin. And sin itself is an umbrella term for a host of ideas, such as missing the mark, accidental harm, willful misdeeds, unconscious malfeasance, outright evil, and more.
But this seminal question is also evidence that, despite this sin & brokenness, there is still good. In fact, the good predates the bad, is greater than the bad, and will ultimately emerge fully, completely victorious over the bad. And the news of this good is not just good news, it's the greatest news ever. At the center of this news is that man Jesus, fully human yet fully Divine, who earned and crafted that victorious triumph over the bad and who beckons all to join in the grace, mercy, peace, hope, and love that it ensures.
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Message Series Description:
If you've ever encountered Christianity, it's likely that you've heard the term “Gospel” or the phrase “the Good News” thrown around. You might have been asked if you know it or if you believe it. It might have been peppered throughout a conversation as an axiomatic concept that surely everyone knows and understands, even though it doesn't mean much (or even anything) to you. Or perhaps you're on the other end of the spectrum, truly knowing, understanding, and living in light of this good news.
Whatever your experience with it, the reality is that this Good News is absolutely foundational to everything that is actually Christian. It is the irreducible centerpiece and central dogma of faith for a true Jesus-follower. Without it, those who claim the name of Jesus are without hope. So understanding it, living it, communicating it, and doing so rightly are non-negotiable for any Christian. In a world riddled with bad news, the Gospel really is the good to be found within the grief.
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