Tag: Gospel
The Gospel
The Gospel, from euangelion gk. meaning ‘Good News,’ a reward for Good tidings, or the Good message of Jesus, the promised Messiah or Christ of Israel and hope of the gentiles.
We refer to the four books of the Bible which tell the story of Jesus Christ as the Gospels.
These books are named for their authors: Matthew, a Jewish Apostle; Mark, a disciple of the first generation who recorded accounts of Peter and the Twelve; Luke, a gentile Physician and disciple of the first century; and John, one of the Twelve Jewish Apostles chosen by Jesus.
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Preaching Good News then a Parting of Paths to the Gentiles
The Church at Antioch received exciting good news that their First Missionary Journey was successful. Then hey sent a delegation to Jerusalem to clarify some gentile issues in a Council meeting with the Apostles and Church. Barnabas and Paul return to Antioch with a clarification of doctrine and some brothers from the Jerusalem Church. Then…
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Advent for a too familiar Nativity
GOOD NEWS! Aren’t you glad you’re NOT a preacher this ‘Christmas’ season? After all, how much more can we say about the nativity of the Lord Jesus in Bethlehem. WE have preached the Gospel every year — the openings of the Gospels applicable to our pageants, programs, concerts, carolings, Christmas Eve services, Midnight Masses, Christmas…
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Matthew 25 – Parable of the Ten Virgins
Awake, the voice is calling us! “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern”. It appears in German hymnals and in several English hymnals in translations such as “Wake,…
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