The Gospel's Light

South Union Baptist Church

The Gospel's Light

February 26, 2023 • Pastor Chad Thompson • John 9:1–7

Bottom line: I see the light when Jesus comes into sight. I receive the light of life when I believe in Jesus (the Son of God) as Savior.

The story of the healing of the blind man in John 9 is an illustration of how Jesus is the one who gives the ability to see spiritually and that He is the light of the world. The blind man was given physical sight, but he also gained spiritual sight. His understanding of who Jesus was went from simply being a man named to Jesus to a prophet to a man of God to the Son of God. Once he believed that Jesus was the Son of God, he gained eternal life. The whole point of John's gospel was that his readers might believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that by believing they would have eternal life. Jesus is the Light of the World. We can receive Him as the Light of Life when we trust Him to be the Son of God, our Savior.

Share The Good News Boldly

April 30, 2023 • Pastor Chad Thompson • Acts 4:13

Bottom line: When we consistently hang out with Jesus and pray, we gain boldness to share the good news. Our success in sharing the good news (gospel) is not winning someone to Jesus. Our success is in actually sharing the good news. The person you share the gospel with may never put their faith in Jesus, but they can because they heard. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God (Rom. 10:17).

The Gospel Is Worth Telling And Believing

April 9, 2023 • Pastor Chad Thompson • 1 Corinthians 15:1–11

Bottom line: The story of the gospel (Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection) is worth telling and believing.

The Gospel's Forgiveness

April 2, 2023 • Pastor Chad Thompson • Matthew 9:1–7

Bottom line: I believe the bad news of my sin and the good news of the gospel. Jesus paid my debt so that I could be forgiven of my sin. The bad is news is our sin condemns us and separates us from God. The good news is Jesus died to pay for our sin and reconcile us to God.