The Gospel is the good news that sounds too good to be true, but is true! Even though we are more sinful and rebellious than we can know, God’s love is so great that Jesus lived perfectly for us and the paid the penalty for us by dying in our place. All we need to do is turn away from our sins (this is called repentance) and turn towards God by accepting this gift with a believing heart. (See Romans 1:16-17; 1 John 1:5-10)
Many people, and all religions besides Christianity, believe that the way to salvation and Heaven is to earn God’s favor through good works. The Gospel of Jesus Christ says otherwise – that if we try to earn our standing with God, we are rejecting His gift of rescuing us from ourselves. Christians are those who trust in what Jesus has done, not in what we do.
The Gospel says that we are so sinful that we cannot save ourselves, and that God’s love is so great that He is eager to rescue us from ourselves, from our sin, and from this wicked, broken world. One writer has said “The Gospel is that I am so sinful that Jesus had to die for me, yet so loved and valued that Jesus was glad to die for me. This leads to deep humility and deep confidence at the same time. I can’t fell superior to anyone, and yet I have nothing to prove to anyone.”
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Just as Altadena Valley has core values, qualities that are hardwired into our church family by the Spirit, so did the early church. We see two in our passage today: they were a healing community and a teaching community. Let’s look at each of these separately and then see how they are indispensably tied together.
Just as Altadena Valley has core values, qualities that are hardwired into our church family by the Spirit, so did the early church. We see two in our passage today: they were a healing community and a teaching community. Let’s look at each of these separately and then see how they are indispensably tied together.
Join us on Sunday nights from 5:00 – 6:30pm at the home of Barry Parker for sermon di… Read More
Join us on Sunday nights from 5:00 - 6:30pm at the home of Barry Parker for sermon discussion, fellowship, prayer, and snacks. Contact Barry Parker for details and parking instructions.
The world has come to the United States and to the University of Alabama at Birmingha… Read More
The world has come to the United States and to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,097 international students from 83 countries. You can be a friend, meeting only once or twice a month, to an international student or other international living in the area through the Friendship Partner program that AVPC has in collaboration with Briarwood Presbyterian Church. Contact Tom Hinke at [email protected] for more information and an application.
The September issue of our monthly newsletter, The Saltshaker, is now available. You… Read More
The September issue of our monthly newsletter, The Saltshaker, is now available. You can find a copy in the church parlor welcome center, or with THIS LINK.