One of the things you notice about Jesus is that there was always an underlying urgency in how He related to lost people. Jesus taught that Hell is real and real people go there for eternity. The reality of hell was a major theme in Jesus’ teaching ministry.  Again and again, He would break down and weep over a given evangelistic situation. Jesus understood like no one ever has that hell is real. And His love for people led Him to an urgency that’s just laced all throughout the gospels. Today Gene reminds us that we can each be a light that God can use to reduce the population of hell by increasing the population of heaven.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.