Gospel – Page 5 – Apprentice 2 Jesus

Simple. Gospel.

Today, live in the power of the simple proclamation of the good news. Let your life be saturated with the prayer, “Lord, is my life speaking out to others the good news of the reign of King Jesus?” It’s not about how our “eloquence” is taken… it’s about the cross. Live the simple gospel. For Christ didContinue reading “Simple. Gospel.”

Remember the poor

Paul writing in Galatians brings verification of his preaching by retelling the story of his visit to the apostles. The big issue, of course, was the gospel coming to the Gentiles, but the one piece of common theological ground they had to have from Paul was this: They asked only that we would remember theContinue reading “Remember the poor”

N T Wright on the Gospel

What is “Good News?”

Reading in an Acts commentary by N.T. Wright, I am summarizing some of his thoughts on what it means to have “good news” come to us. Good news isn’t about getting in touch with your inner spiritual self. It’s not about committing yourself to a life of prayer, worship, and good works. It’s not evenContinue reading “What is “Good News?””

The Journey to Obedience

I commented the other day about the move from success to significance to obedience and how there aren’t many leadership books on “obedience.” While that is true, and it’s probably true because generally we only want to read about “successful” people, I think there are some great examples. The problem is obedience has such aContinue reading “The Journey to Obedience”

Jesus Invites Change… Without Asking

Making my way through the Gospel of Luke this week, and reflecting on other passages in other gospels, I find something interesting. In Luke 19 Zacchaeus is a tax collector wanting to see Jesus. He pays to get the skybox view (which are the better seats at a baseball field, I’m told) and looks forContinue reading “Jesus Invites Change… Without Asking”

The Price of the Gospel

There are times we need sobering reminders of the cost of following Christ. There are places in this world that are incredibly dangerous and when we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, there are sometimes violent repercussions. Please pray for the Church around the world!