The Gospel

Okay, I am really frustrated.  I wanted to embed a video in this blog post but after multiple tries I have given up.  So what I have done instead is inserted an image of the book, "Total Church", and provided you with a link to the Total Church Training video here.  Be prepared, its about 45 minutes long but worth every second.

Why am I so excited about this presentation?  Well, despite the fact that the speaker is British, wears a sweater vest, starts out a bit shaky and takes some cheap shots at Americans, he still gives one of the best presentations I have ever heard on the Gospel and the necessity for local churches to center all their efforts around the truths contained in that message.

Interested?  Check it out and tell me what you think.  You can listen on the site or download it for later.  Here's a bit of a teaser... Steve Timmis builds his message around the following encapsulation of the Gospel:

"Jesus, God's promised Rescuer and Ruler, lived our life and died our death, and rose again in triumphant vindication as the first fruits of the new creation to bring forgiven sinners together under His gracious reign."

Pretty awesome.  Hope you'll give it a listen.