The gospel reveals a greater power than even the power of creation. It is the power of new creation, redeeming from sin and regenerating life from death. Did you know that nothing else in the Bible except for Christ himself is referred to as the power of God? Think about that. The sun is 9900° Fahrenheit on the surface and 27 million degrees at its core.
Tsunami waves rise up to 100 ft high and travel at over 80 m an hour, destroying everything in their path. A recently discovered star is reported to streak through the heavens at 1.5 m per second. We know of volcanoes that spew lava up to 17 m into the atmosphere whose eruptions can be heard from more than 3,000 m away.
And none of these is called the power of God. Jesus victorious work of putting away our sin forever is what the Bible calls the power of God. If you’re a Christian here today, because you’ve accepted Jesus Christ as your savior, you are a very wonderfully blessed and unique person, you have experienced the power of God. Most people think of the gospel as the truth we must believe to be saved.
And it is. The problem is once we are saved, it’s easy to forget about the gospel. But as Christians, we are called to be fully engaged with the gospel. And that is the title of my message today. Why fully engaged? Because the gospel is the power of God. It impacts every area of our life, our family, our finances, friendships, and even our future.
And when the power of God changes us, we become witnesses for how it can change others as well. We accept and believe the gospel one time, but we live out the gospel every single day. We become stewards of God’s gracious good news. And that is a weighty responsibility. And doing so means committing to a fully engaged life. Let’s explore the gospel together on today’s edition of Turning Point.
