the Gospel

Gospel means good news . In fact , the word was uncommon in Greek usage other than in the Bible itself . What it really means is 'almost too good to be true ' news , over the top good. What God did for us in Jesus Christ is complete . Our salvation has been purchased by the  shed blood and is paid in full . And salvation does not end at the new birth . Coming from the Greek , soterion , it means simply , safety . It is an inclusive word : safety from whatever . Are you in danger ? There are promises in the Word to cover that . And all the promises of God are 'yes' to those who are in Christ . If you have been born again , you are 'in Him' . Are you sick ? You have promises for that . Broke ? The Word covers that . The bottom line is that God loves us so much that He made provision for us by grace , meaning we do nothing to earn it , absolutely free to us , and when we trust in His Son , we become heirs to all He has done for us. All we have to do is believe and speak . We find the promises in the Word and believe them , then agree with them in our speaking ( this is faith . we are saved by grace through faith  ) and God's power brings the answer to pass . That is really good news . If you are going to a church and the messages make you feel bad , then it's not good news . Good news makes you rejoice , bad news makes you feel discouraged , condemned , fearful and depressed . The Gospel is not a list of things you have to do to make God happy with you , nor is it a list of sins you can't do so He won't be mad . If you have put your faith in Jesus , God is already happy . He is pleased with you . And He wants you to read and understand His Word .( Thy word is truth . You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free .)
There are many people preaching that should instead sit down and listen to someone who knows what they're talking about . Even the devil can quote the Bible .
There are resources online to help . Books , teaching cd's and dvd's , and many websites that have articles and video archived . There are links to some of these on my homepage .
Find a place to worship where the messages make you feel good . Remember , Gospel means 'good news'. peto verum