"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the Power of God to salvation for everyone who believes for the Jew first and also for the Greek."

Romans 1:16

I am not sure if any Christian would actually ask this, but I am convinced many unsaved people have:

"So a man named Jesus was crucified two-thousand years ago. What does that mean to my life today?"

That sounds ridiculous to us who have been saved for years but I welcome the question. Maybe the better question for us is: "What difference is the Gospel making in my life day to day?" If Christ is superior in your life and if the Gospel is, indeed, the Power of God in you now that you have salvation, then it should be having a great impact. Sunday, I hope we can look at three incredible aspects of the Gospel from 1 Corinthians 2:1-16. We will see that:

I. The Gospel centers in the Death of Christ (1-5)

II. The Gospel is part of God's eternal plan (6-9)

III. The Gospel is revealed by the Spirit of God (10-16)

As your Pastor, I am constantly trying to keep you motivated to stand in the gap and keep on the firing line. Once again, we will see that Christ's actions in the past in earning our salvation has delivered us an incredible, Spirit-filled, victorious and abundant life here and now, but also a most glorious future in Heaven with Him for all eternity.

When Romans 8:28 doesn't seem to help, when the unexplainable and unimaginable knocks me back, when trials, trouble, tribulation and temptation takes their toll, I simply remind myself that Satan is evil, but God is good. What Satan means for evil, God works for good. Jesus said," The thief does not come except to steal and destroy, but I have come to bring life and give it abundantly."

Our God is incapable of doing evil. Does He allow sufferings and temptations, yes. However, He will not put more on us than we can stand verse nine of our text is a quote from Isaiah 64:4:

"Eye has not seen nor has ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

This includes Heaven and our future for sure, but verse ten directs us to see that promise applies to our lives now. The Spirit reveals these things to us. Appreciate the Power of God and rely on the Spirit of God and allow it to motivate.

See you Sunday.

In Christ,

Pastor Todd