Welcome, friends, to Temple Baptist Church!
Preacher "Bud" Owen
The Gospel
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek," (Romans 1:16)
One of the most used and most important words of Christianity is the six letter word "gospel." The literal
meaning of this word is "good news." Don't you know it was good news to a lowly group of shepherds (many centuries
ago) huddled on a lonely, Judean hillside, when they heard an angel from heaven exclaim, "Fear not: for, behold,
I bring you good tidings (news) of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord," (Luke 2:10&11). And don't you know it was good news
to the thief on the cross when he looked over at Jesus and said, "Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy
kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise," (Luke 23:42&43).
And it was certainly good news to my ears, back in 1954, when Pastor Brendle told me that Jesus loved me and
wanted to be my Savior!
Now, the word "gospel" means "good news" - but the gospel is made up of three dynamic parts. I Corinthians 15:3&4,
"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:" The death,
burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, there would be no salvation. John 14:6 is very clear, "Jesus saith unto him
(Thomas), I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
Furthermore, according to Revelation 14:6, the gospel is everlasting; that is, there will
never be another gospel. There has always been and always will be only ONE way to heaven and that is through the cross
work of the Lord Jesus Christ! And John 3:16 tells us that anyone can take part...that includes you! If you've never
met Him, you can...right now, He died FOR YOU on the Cross of Calvary. Receive Him as your Savior and do it now! If I
can help, call. Thanks for dropping by...May God bless!
Pastor Owen
Temple Baptist Church
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At Temple Baptist Church...
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Our Mission
- To Exalt the Savior!
- To Evangelize the Sinner!
- To Edify and Educate the Saint!
This is done through...
- Biblical Preaching and Teaching
- Christ-Centered and Christ-Honoring Music
- Love For and Fellowship with One Another
- Faithful Support of Missions
- Biblical Counseling
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