CoJourners: Learning to Share Your FaithSample

First Importance

What is the most important topic of conversation? Paul would say it is the gospel. The gospel’s essence may be summarized as simply the message of who Jesus is, what he has done and why. He is the Christ, the one sent to rescue us. He died on the cross to save us from our sins and rose from the dead, demonstrating that he is the Lord. That is the essence of the gospel.

While the gospel is so simple a child can understand it, it is so profound that a scholar will never finish exploring it. Nor will you ever finish experiencing it. You do not graduate from the gospel to move on to deeper truths in the Christian life. Rather you dig deeper into it. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote whole books sharing gospel truth. Paul wrote letters such as Romans and Galatians, unpacking the implications of the gospel. The whole Bible is centered on the gospel. Make it a lifelong quest to master the gospel, learning to communicate its essence and experiencing its fullness.

Thought: The gospel is life’s most important field of study.  

Take a Step: Memorize Romans 6:23. Learn to communicate the gospel using "A One Verse Gospel ."