My church recently celebrated our one-year anniversary as a church. Praise God for his faithfulness. We’ve aspired to be a gospel-preaching, Bible-believing church for his glory in an area that’s been overlooked in church-planting efforts.
Here are ten reflections from our first year as a church—two truths to be reminded of, three warnings to prepare for, three exhortations to obey, and two promises to cling to.
TRUTHS TO REMIND YOURSELF OF (OFTEN)
1. The Gospel Must Be of First Importance (1 Cor. 15:1–4).
The gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ. It’s good because God created humanity in his image, after his likeness, but we sinned against him and deserve his wrath. That’s why God sent Jesus to live a perfect, sinless life, to die on the cross for our sins—taking on the wrath we deserved—and to rise again on the third day for our justification.
This is the message that sinners must hear to be saved. And Jesus calls us pastors to preach this message. The gospel should be central to everything we do as a church because it’s the central message of the Bible. It is of first importance. If you make it second, I don’t know how you
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