What is the gospel? Every religion teaches about man chasing after God. The gospel says that God came chasing after us. I am not the primary agent; God is the primary agent. I am the problem. God is the solution. The gospel highlights not my worthiness, but my unworthiness. The gospel highlights Christ’s worthiness, and then it talks about how in Christ, through His Spirit, by His power, the most amazing things begin to happen.

The sermon today is titled "The Definition of the Gospel: Finding Our One Thing." It is the first installment in our "What Is The Gospel" Series. The Scripture reading is from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on January 1, 2022. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under Begin: A Gracious Gospel.

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Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):

• I am greatly indebted to Dr. Timothy Keller for the personal dimension of the gospel in this sermon series. See especially the following four Keller sources:
  • Sermon: "What Is The Gospel?" (Sep 12, 2003).
  • Sermon: "How The Gospel Changes Us" (Sep 13, 2003).
  • Sermon: "The Gospel" (Sep 25, 2005)
  • Book: Center Church (Chapters 1-3 & 5).
• The series introduction is taken from "Keys To The Kingdom Sermon Video" by ShareFaith.com.
• The headlines are from Jay Leno. See "13 crazy headlines Jay Leno loved."
• Transcript from the movie Gladiator is found here.
• Gary Keller, The One Thing.

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