That Sounds Like Good News To Me

Mark 16:15-18 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. [16] He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. [17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; [18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Jesus said, Go ye. The first half of the gospel is Go. The second half is Tell. That's what preach means. It means to tell or proclaim.

Romans 10:13-14 says, For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Then it asks a very important question... How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

You don't have to have a pulpit to be a preacher, all you have to have is a mouth, and a good set of lungs.

This commission was given by Jesus and it has never been withdrawn. Every single believer, disciple, and follower of Christ is to proclaim this good news, that's what gospel means—good news.

Let me ask you a question, how many have found yourself disgusted and exasperated by all the chaos, confusion, and insanity, in the world? It seems like every day, the bar is being raised on how crazy we can be and still breathe.

And how many have said, if not out loud, at least to yourselves... it sure would be nice to hear some good news for a change?

How many like to hear good news? Like when you have a car repair and you expected it to be like 5 or 6 thousand dollars, and the mechanic comes in and he says... Hey, I've got some good news... it wasn't what we thought it was, it's only going to cost you $500 dollars, instead of 5,000.

Or when you get a letter saying your social security check is going up by a hundred dollars.

Or like when the doctor comes in after an operation, and says... I've got good news, we got it all, there's no cancer in your body.

Or when your tax preparer says, sir, I've got good news, you don't have to pay in any taxes this year, and in fact you're getting some money back from the state.

I have to tell you. I like good news. In fact, I love good news.

Well I said all of that to say this... that's what I want to do today. I want to give you some good news. You won't hear this good news on cnn, or msnbc, or even fox news.

You have to tune in to a different network to get the good news I'm talking about. You have to tune in to Spirit and Life channel, broadcasting live from the kingdom of heaven network.

The good news I'm talking about is the gospel. That's what gospel means..." good news!

Jesus said that our responsibility as his followers is to preach the gospel to every creature. He said specifically, go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

2 Corinthians 5:20 says, Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

It doesn't matter if you're a pastor, teacher, apostle, evangelist, or just a child of God who has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus, we are to be newscasters spreading the gospel— the good news every where we go.

Remember the song we sing every Christmas... Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere, go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born.

That means proclaim the gospel— the good news everywhere you go. What is that gospel or that good news? It is that Jesus Christ is born.

Why is it good news that Jesus Christ was born? Because he was not just another baby born into the world... He is the son of God, who was born of a virgin, lived a perfect sinless life, and died on the cross to take our sins away.

John 3:16-17 says, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Why is it good news that Jesus came, and died on the cross, and what does that have to do with me? The answer is, it is good news for you and me because we were all sinners.