DENNIS
Good morning everyone. Have you ever wonder where certain words come from? I do this a lot. Take the word gospel for example. Sometimes it is interpreted as Good News in the bible. Before the bible was put together, the Roman world understood the word gospel to mean the good news that announced the Emperor’s birthday or the birth of a child in the royal family.
In the Apostle Paul’s letters, he uses a word that is familiar to everyone and explains its real meaning. He says that true gospel is the proclamation of the real King of the world, not Caesar. It is not Roman propaganda that spoke of military might or political agenda. Instead, it is the announcement of the Kingdom of God, which was made visible for all the world to see in the form of a poor peasant from an obscure village in Jerusalem. The gospel of Jesus Christ was contrary to the gospel of Rome.
Have you heard about this kind of Good News? At Central United Methodist Church, we believe this gospel cannot be contained and should be shared with everyone. I invite you to come, as you are, and be a part of our community. I’m Dennis Gossett. God bless.
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