When we look around at our world, what do we see?

There are so many problems…

And there is so much pain…

But the Good News is that Jesus came to bring life to everyone, everywhere, in every way:

If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

Jesus

A group of people attending an indoor event, with many focused on something ahead. The photo shows a young man with short hair and a beard, wearing a blue shirt, with eyes closed and head slightly tilted back. Behind him, there are other attendees, including an older man and various individuals, all in dim lighting with blue hues.
A person sitting alone on a bench at night, wearing a hoodie and leather jacket, with their head bowed and hands clasped, in an outdoor urban setting with blurred lights in the background.

When we see this broken world through the Father’s heart and Jesus’ eyes, we don’t just see pain—we see purpose. We see His love overflowing into lost people and broken places, bringing healing, hope, and restoration so that everyone, everywhere, can flourish in every way.

Jesus has already commissioned us to spread this Good News.

And Christ Together is helping us team up.

What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

This is a critical question and at the core of what unites us for a gospel saturation movement in our area. 

It’s been said that the Gospel of Jesus is simple enough that a child can understand it and yet deep enough that the smartest person on earth could never plumb its depths.

Recognizing theological differences among different evangelical traditions, we rally around these core elements of the Gospel:

  • It centers on Jesus Christ - what He has done, is doing, and will do and Lord and Savior.

  • It addresses human sin and calls for repentance, faith, and following.

  • It features salvation by grace through faith not works.

  • It provides a new identity, hope for the future, and purpose in this life.

  • It is both declared and displayed.

Some of the different ways of describing the gospel are provided below:

  • The gospel is the good news that Jesus is the promised Savior and King. He died for our sins, was raised from the dead, reigns as Lord, has poured out the Holy Spirit to empower and transform his people, and will return to judge evil and renew all things. The gospel calls people to respond with repentance, faith, baptism, and a life of following Jesus.

  • We have all sinned and turned away from God, bringing death and brokenness into our lives and the world. Jesus died for our sins and rose again to reconcile us to God and make all things new. Through repentance, faith, confession of Jesus as Lord, and baptism, we receive forgiveness, new life, and the gift of the Holy Spirit, who transforms us to follow Jesus and participate in His Kingdom.

  • The gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, lived in perfect obedience and submission to God the Father’s will, bore God's wrath against our sin on the cross as our substitute, and resurrected, defeating death. By grace alone through faith alone, God raises dead sinners to life, unites them to Christ, and credits His full righteousness to their account, so salvation rests entirely on what Christ has done. 

Christ Together common beliefs:

  • More than political posturing or clever PR campaigns, there is one hope and one hope only for our nation and our world: Jesus. In Him we find the rescue we so desperately need and then the opportunity to be part of His rescue team, following Him “in the reconciliation of all things.” The story of the Church is the story of a people who have been transformed by Jesus and who then transformed the world through the power of the Holy Spirit. Both the power of our witness and the effectiveness of our ministry are driven by the depth to which we are transformed by God. (John 14:6, Romans 12:1-2)

  • Regardless of race, ethnicity, education level or socioeconomic status, every single person matters to God. We haven’t found that Gospel relevancy is the issue. It’s Gospel access. There are people who have never heard or experienced the transforming power of the Gospel and we need to mobilize the Church into every crack and crevice of society so that all may have multiple Gospel opportunities. (John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Timothy 2:3-4, Romans 10:11-13, Luke 15:3-10)

  • No one church has the capability of providing this kind of Gospel access. Moreover, when God looks at a city or town, He does not see many different churches, but one Church, gathering in their various expressions. The Great Commission isn’t something Jesus spoke whimsically about, but an actual mission objective. And so when we think about unity, it isn’t a nicety but a necessity. Making disciples where we live, work and play will take all of God’s people in their various expressions working together as Jesus leads. (Matthew 28:18-20, John 17)

  • The Bible is inspired by God, serves as a trustworthy guide to life, and functions as the foundation for all we believe, say, and do. (2 Timothy 3:16)Jesus is the Son of God.Jesus is like no one else; along with the Father and the Holy Spirit, Jesus is one of the three members of the Trinity. He is the Lord of all creation and Savior of the world, full God and fully man. His virgin birth, sinless life, death and resurrection identify Him as the one and only Son of God, and we await His return. (John 3:16, John 14:6)

  • Though God created us to live in a harmonious relationship with Him, we turned away from Him. Through faith in Jesus, we have the opportunity to restore that relationship and experience a new life with God. (Matthew 4:23, Luke 9:23)

  • There is only one Church, which gathers in many locations and whose purpose is to lead people into a new way of life with Jesus through the leadership of the Holy Spirit. (1 Peter 2:9-10)