The word Gospel means “Good News.”
It’s the story of how God created us, how we turned away,
and how He made a way
for us to come back to Him through Jesus.
Is that Jesus died for all your sins.
He took your punishment in your place so that you can be saved from the consequence of sin (which is death) and also be freed from it
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Rom 5:8, 2 Cor 5:21, Rom 6:23,
1 Pet 3:18
A Broken World
We live in a broken world.
We can witness this brokenness every day, murder, theft, perversion, anger, selfishness, divorce, wars, depression,
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Isa 24:5, 2 Tim 3:1–2
In the beginning,
the world did not look this way.
God originally created a perfect world, a garden where there was no death, pain, sickness, injustice, or war.
In this place,
God gave man dominion over the earth to care for it and watch over it.
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Gen 1:26–28, Gen 2:15, Gen 3:8
In the garden, there were two trees:
God forbade man to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, saying
that on the day they ate from it,
they would surely die.
But He allowed them to eat freely
from the tree of life.
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Gen 2:9, Gen 2:16–17, Gen 3:22–24,
Deut 30:19–20, Rev 2:7
Then the serpent came to deceive them.
He planted doubt in
their hearts, questioning God’s words and His goodness.
Tempted by the desire to know
and decide for themselves
what was right and wrong,
and ate the fruit He had forbidden.
In that moment, sin entered the world.
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Gen 3:1–6, Gen 3:13,
Rom 5:12, 2 Cor 11:3
See, God wanted a family, but true love cannot exist without choice. He gave people free will, the ability to choose between trusting Him or following their own way.
The two trees represented these two paths:
• The tree of life symbolized dependence on God: walking in His will and receiving life from Him.
• The tree of the knowledge of good and evil represented independence: choosing one’s own will apart from God.
God’s heart was never to test man for failure, but to invite them into trust.
Yet through temptation, man chose his own way and everything changed.
Gen 2:9, Gen 2:16–17, Deut 30:19–20, Prov 3:5–6, Rev 2:7
This event created a separation. Man was cast out of the garden, and sin entered the world and all of creation.
What was once a place of peace
became a world of pain, fear, and death.
But,
that one day He would send a Redeemer
who would crush the serpent’s head and restore humanity.
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Gen 3:23–24, Gen 3:15,
1 Cor 15:22, Tit 2:13–14
After this event, generation after generation, evil and violence began to grow. Corruption spread everywhere,
and wickedness filled the earth.
At that point,
God regretted creating mankind
and decided
to bring judgment upon the world,
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Gen 6:5–7, Gen 6:11–12,
Ps 14:2–3, Rom 3:10–12
But God found one man who was righteous in His eyes, Noah.
So He decided to preserve him
and his family.
and God destroyed all living things on the earth.
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Gen 6:8–9, Gen 7:1,
Heb 11:7, 2 Pet 2:5
But soon after,
as people began to multiply again, evil
began to spread once more.
Violence returned,
people started to commit murder, slander and
commit every kind of wickedness.
Sickness, envy, and
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Gen 9:20–21, Gen 11:4–6, Ps 14:1
The reason was that the problem wasn’t man himself,
but the heart of man.
So God made a promise that one day,
not just by laws.
He would change their heart of stone into a heart of flesh.
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Jer 31:33, Ezek 36:26–27, Deut 30:6
So, as you can see, all humankind is condemned, and the punishment is death.
So, He did something no one else could do.
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Rom 3:23–24, Rom 6:23, Jn 3:16–17,
1 Jn 4:9–10
Jesus was God made flesh,
born of a virgin.
At thirty, He was baptized and began His work on earth.
Jesus went into town squares
and the temple to speak to the people, telling them to
turn away from their wrong ways
and return to God.
Many miracles followed Him.
People were set free,
the sick were healed,
the blind could see, and even
the dead came back to life.
People were amazed by the authority and power Jesus carried.
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Mt 4:17, 23–24, Lk 7:22,
Mt 9:35, Mk 1:27
But even with all the good things and miracles Jesus did,
the people still rejected Him.
In the end, they chose to beat Him,
torture Him, and
That day, evil thought it had won.
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Jn 1:10–11, Mt 27:26–31, Mk 15:15,
Lk 23:33, Col 2:15
But it was all part of God’s plan.
A sacrifice was needed. Someone had to pay for all the wrong that people had
done, both in the past and in the future.
When injustice happens,
justice must be done.
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Isa 53:5–6, Rom 3:25–26,
1 Pet 2:24, Heb 9:26
And because Jesus was sinless,
because He always lived from the
Tree of Life
and did the Father’s will
death had no power over Him.
His resurrection means that
death is not the end,
and that through Him,
we too can have eternal life.
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Jn 8:29, 1 Pet 2:22, Acts 2:24,
Jn 11:25, Rom 6:9
After this,
teaching them and showing them
through the Scriptures
that everything pointed back to Him
and gave them some final instructions.
He reminded them of everything He had taught about love, forgiveness, and the Kingdom of God.
He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, showing them that everything written by Moses and the prophets pointed to Him.
Jesus told them that repentance and the forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
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Lk 24:44–49, Mt 28:18–20, Mk 16:15–18, Jn 20:21
He told them that He needed to leave in order to send a Helper and
that they should wait for this Helper before going out.
Jesus promised that the Spirit would be with them always
to comfort, guide, and teach them, to remind them of His words, and to fill them with the power to live and testify for Him.
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Jn 16:7, Jn 14:16–17, Jn 14:26,
Acts 1:4–5, Acts 1:8, 1 Cor 3:16
When the promised Helper came, everything changed.
The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, the very presence of God now living within them.
They spoke boldly, proclaiming the good news with power,
and lives were transformed.
And wherever they went, God confirmed their message
through miracles, signs, and wonders.
That same invitation to receive forgiveness, new life, and the
Holy Spirit is open to everyone today.
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Acts 2:1–4, Acts 2:38–39, Mk 16:20, Rom 15:18–19, Gen 3:15
Before ascending to heaven, Jesus reminded His followers that
He would return one day.
He told them to stay watchful, faithful, and ready.
To keep living out the Gospel until He comes again.
For the righteous, it will be a day of joy and fulfillment when faith becomes sight, every tear is wiped away, and we dwell with Him forever.
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Acts 1:9-11, Mt 24:30-31, Mt 25:31-34, Jn 14:3, 2 Tim 4:8,
Rev 21:3-4, Rev 22:12
But for those who rejected Him and chose to remain in rebellion, that day will bring judgment.
Every hidden thing will be revealed, and each person will give an account before God.
Those who refused His mercy will face separation from His presence, the natural end of a life lived apart from Him.
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Mt 25:41-46, Jn 12:48, 2 Thes 1:8-9,
Rev 20:11-15, Rom 2:5-8
After judgment,
God will make all things new.
There will be a new heaven and a new earth where righteousness dwells, no more suffering, no more night,
only the light of God’s presence forever.
Everything broken
will be made whole again.
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Isa 65:17, 2 Pet 3:13, Rev 21:1-5,
Rev 22:1-5
When the people heard Peter’s message, they were cut to the heart and asked,
“Brothers, what shall we do?”
Peter replied,
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 2:37-38
Jn 14:6, Rom 5:10–11, Col 1:19–20,
Rev 2:7
The first step is to repent, to turn away from our wrongdoing.
Repentance is not just feeling bad about what we’ve done; it’s more than that.
Acts 3:19, Mt 4:17, Ezek 18:30–31,
Rom 12:2
The second step
is to be baptized in water.
Baptism is like a burial, it washes away our sins and gives us a clean conscience.
Acts 2:38, Rom 6:3–4, 1 Pet 3:21,
Col 2:12, Mk 16:16, Jn 3:5,
Tit 3:5, Gal 3:27, Acts 22:16
And then God promises the Holy Spirit, a gift that allows us to hear His voice,
to be close to Him, and to learn His heart and His will.
Through the Holy Spirit, we can understand the Scriptures,
live in holiness,
and continue the work Jesus began.
called to go out into the world,
not only with words but with power,
just as Jesus commanded in the
Great Commission.
Jn 14:26, Jn 16:13, Acts 1:8,
Rom 8:14–16, 1 Cor 2:10–12,
2 Cor 5:20, Mt 28:18–19, 1 Pet 2:9
Lastly, this is a journey, a race of faith.
We must follow Him, trust Him,
and carry our cross.
We must deny ourselves and
live for His will.
And in the end, we will receive
the crown of life.
it begins with faith as small as a mustard seed.
As we walk with Him, that faith takes root and grows,
shaped through each step of obedience,
until it becomes a tree where others can find shade and rest.
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Lk 9:23, Heb 12:1–2, 2 Tim 4:7–8,
Mt 13:31–32, Jm 1:12, Rom 12:1–2
See, God promises that His faithful children will never perish,
and they will share in the reward of His sacrifice.
but He is also looking for servants
who are ready to obey, follow,
and trust Him.
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Jn 10:27–28, Rom 8:16–17, Mt 25:21,
1 Sam 15:22, Jn 15:14–15
We invite you to take a moment to reflect on what you’ve just read, and to ask
Jesus to speak to your heart.
If something here stirs you, if you want to know more, or if you feel the desire to turn away from your old life and come back to God, reach out. We’re here.
