Apart from the gospel, there is no forgiveness of sins, no relationship with God, no security in eternity, and no hope for daily life.
However, because of God’s great love for us, the Father sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay for, secure, and redeem those that would put their faith and trust in Him. God the Father gave our deserved punishment to God the Son and then gives to us, by grace, everything that Jesus deserves through the power of God, the Holy Spirit.
This good news of the gospel isn’t only an entrance into the Christian life or a prayer we pray to get into heaven, it's the entirety of the Christians’ life! The gospel of Jesus Christ is not just the ABC’s of Christianity, it’s the A through Z of Christianity! Therefore, our mission as a church is to preach the gospel and help connect it’s transformational power to our everyday lives, believing the result will be more disciples of Jesus and more churches planted for His glory!
HOW IS THIS ACCOMPLISHED?
Head: We gather every Sunday as a church family to proclaim, connect and share the good news of the gospel.
Heart: We connect the transformational power of the gospel to our everyday lives in Gospel Communities throughout the South Hill, where we become a “Family of Missionaries Learning and Serving Together”.
Hands: We hear the good news of the gospel and connect it to our lives in practical and tangible ways.
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures”