The Gospel

Pastor Daniel Goulding · Jul 18, 2022

In Galatians chapter 1, Pastor Daniel Goulding establishes that the gospel is the singular, unchanging message upon which all of Christian faith is built: that Jesus Christ died for our sins exactly as God the Father had always planned, rescuing us from an evil world we could never escape on our own. Because the gospel is received by faith and not earned by works, any attempt to add requirements to it — whether ancient Jewish law or modern cultural pressures — corrupts and destroys its power. Paul's fierce defense of this message calls every believer to know, guard, and live out the true gospel rather than drift toward the approval of people.

Pastor Bill Bush · Nov 8, 2021

Drawing from Romans 1:16–32, Pastor Bill Bush argues that the world's deepening confusion, moral distortion, and relational brokenness are not random — they are the present-tense judgment of a holy God against humanity's twin charges of godlessness (living as though God does not exist) and wickedness (living as though we are God). The only rescue from this downward spiral is the gospel: the good news that Jesus came — which is Christmas — and that through faith in Him we are made right before God and find the life, identity, and joy we have been searching for everywhere else.

Pastor Bill Bush · Oct 25, 2020

Drawing from Galatians 1, Pastor Bill argues that the true gospel is entirely grace to us and glory to God — not a system of ritual performance that earns divine reward. The Judaizers twisted this gospel in Paul's day, and subtle versions of the same twist still trap people today, leaving them either stuck in guilt when they fail or stuck up in pride when they succeed. Embracing the true gospel — that God loves us because of who He is, not what we do — is not merely the entry point to faith but the ongoing foundation for every relationship and every aspect of life in the kingdom.