Continuing on with our discussion of the gospel as presented in Acts, we show that the consistent theme throughout the whole book is that Jesus is the Christ, as proven by his Davidic lineage and his resurrection from the dead.

The book of Acts in the Bible tells the story of the birth and expansion of the early church, led by the apostles who had been commissioned by Jesus. What was their message, the "gospel" they preached? We show what that gospel message is, using Paul's description of the gospel in the beginning of his letter to the Romans as a guide.

This is part one of a two part discussion. In this episode we focus on explaining the main components of the gospel message preached in Acts and take a look at Peter's sermon in Acts 2. In the next episode we show that the same essential message is repeated all throughout the book of Acts.

The gospel is really important, it's the central idea of Christianity. But is the gospel most commonly preached in 21st Century Christianity the same one that Jesus and his apostles preached? This is the first in a series looking at the gospel as expressed in the Bible.

You can view the video version of this podcast at YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oLHfGmQ4xo

Recommended books. The following are affiliate links which means we receive a small commission on any purchases at no extra cost to you:
"The King Jesus Gospel" by Scot McKnight - https://amzn.to/3QUN3Gy
"How God Became King" by N.T. Wright -  https://amzn.to/3HLEWYJ
"Gospel Allegiance" by Matthew Bates - https://amzn.to/3QJetPv

Check out these great short videos on the gospel by the Bible Project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmFPS0f-kzs&t=76s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT41M013X3A&t=10s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzq_X1NNaA

This series by Bridgetown church is also excellent:
https://bridgetown.church/teaching/preaching-the-gospel/part-1-what-is-the-gospel/