HERITAGE BAPTIST CHURCH

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Mk.16:15) What is the preaching of the Gospel? Today, the Gospel means different things to different people. For example there is the Social Gospel, the Political Gospel, the Patriotic Gospel, the Special Cause Gospel and the Self-Interest Gospel that makes you feel good. But what was Jesus speaking of when He commanded the church to, PREACH THE GOSPEL Preaching the Gospel explains the

Psalm 116 In Psalm 116:1, the Psalmist said, “I love the LORD,” declaring his continuous or everlasting love for the LORD. This love he declared for several reasons. First, he said, “because the LORD heard my voice” or my sound. It teaches us that the great self-existing God, the creator of all, is interested in us and listens for our voice or personal sound. Secondly, The Psalmist shares why he loves the LORD when he says, “because the LORD heard my supplications.” Now, our

1 Corinthians 15:54-58 For those who are saved, God reveals that our physical death is a victorious occasion (1 Cor.15:54). The Apostle Paul associates physical death to a sting, as in a bee sting - not a happy occasion as we anticipate it. However, he states that when death eventually comes to the saved person, the sting of death is not there, and neither is the victory of the grave (1 Cor.15:55). He further adds that the sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the

2 Cor. 9:15: Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable (indescribable) gift. Our Propitiation 2 Cor. 5: 21: For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Our Sacrifice 1 Cor. 11:27: Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Our Power 1 Cor. 1:18: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto