First Things First

This past Sunday in our church services I was reminded again of the first priority of every church. Our missionary to Bogota, Colombia preached in the morning services and reminded the church of the foundation of every new testament church. Rom 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." First and foremost, the mission that God has imparted to the church is to carry the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel is the teaching and preaching of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the significance of this teaching to every human that populates this planet. This is the message that every Christian has to carry to the world. It is literally the power of God unto salvation. It is the message that leads to eternal life. We must never be ashamed of this message. We have an obligation to share the message with everyone. Our obligation exists to God when we consider what great things He has done for us.