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What will it cost to be a true Christian? "it will cost him his self-righteousness. He must cast away all pride and high thoughts, and conceit of his own goodness. He must be content to go to heaven as a poor sinner, saved only by free grace, and owing all to the merit and righteousness of another." - J. C. Ryle

In Acts 26:17-18 Jesus told Paul to do something that only Jesus can do. But that didn’t stop Paul from obeying and being used as a means to accomplish Jesus’ end. "Don’t stop because you can’t. Of course you can’t. But the fact that you can’t make electricity or create light never stops you from flipping light switches. The fact that you can’t create fire in cylinders never stops you from turning the car key. The fact that you can’t create cell tissue never stops you from eating your meals. So don’t let the fact that you can’t cause the new birth stop you from telling the gospel. That is how people are born again—through the living and abiding word, the good news of Jesus Christ."
- John Piper

Should we say, "perhaps you should try Jesus as you savior" ...almost with a consumer market oriented mentality"?. "There are lots of religious options and if you try this particular religious option you might like it." ... No... rather, Jesus is Lord and he will soon be invading with His armies. He is offering pardon in advance of His invasion and should you receive the pardon and ally yourself with Him now before He invades, when he comes you will be considered HIs ally and He will raise you to Kingship. The alternative is to be under the wrath of the king. It is not some kind of religious option. It an announcement that a new king is on the throne and he'll be invading. The gospel is not an invitation to an array of a buffet style choices, it is a command. Will you heed the command? Jesus is Lord, repent and believe.
-William Wilder

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Gospel-Centered Ministry (.pdf) Dr. Tim Kellericon
No Hope Outside of Christ Paul David Trippicon
The Centrality of the Gospel Tim Keller (.pdf) - The gospel is to be applied to every area of thinking, feeling, relating, working, and behaving. The implications and applications of Galatians 2:14 are vast.icon
A Biblical Understanding of the Good News Mark Dever - Mark 3 of Dever's 9 Marks of a Healthy Churchicon
Adding to the Church - Early American Period Richard Bauckhamicon
An Earnest Call For Evangelical Leaders To Recover The Gospel From Its Present Humiliation Ray Ortlund, Jr.icon
How Can We Know God? Michael Hortonicon
The Gospel of the Kingdom George Eldon Laddicon
The Modern Marketing of the Gospel (.pdf) David W. Hegg, Reformation & Revival 5:1 (Winter 1996): 95-110.icon
Ultimate Questions John Blanchard - Clear, concise and compelling presentaton of the gospel. The greatest, the ultimate questions, are about God and your relationship to him.icon
What Did Jesus Do? (.pdf) Ray Comforticon
What Is the Gospel? Five Observations Andreas Köstenbergericon
Galatians 1:1-9 - No Other Gospel Kim Riddlebarger (pdf)icon
God's Part and Man's Part in Salvation John G. Reisingericon
Our Global God: A Biblical Theology of the Gospel David Herring (pdf)icon
Resurrection in Gospel Proclamation Ken Schurbicon
The Gospel Old and New (.pdf) Kevin DeYoungicon
To Cut off the Sinner from All Hope in Himself J.W. Hendryxicon
When Good News Becomes Bad - The Meaning of the Gospel R. Scott Clarkicon
Joy in the Gospel C. J. Mahaneyicon
...when the gospel is reduced to political protest Steve Campicon
A Call to the Unconverted Charles Spurgeonicon
A Company Of Whitefields Art Azurdiaicon
A Five-Pointer Shares the Gospel John Pipericon
A Gospel Summary Jeffrey C. Nesbitt This is a reply to the question often asked, “What should we include in our Gospel presentation?” What follows is only a summary and the bare minimum that should be included in the whole Gospel. I also believe that it is not nicon
A Reformed Gospel (.pdf) Paul David Washericon
A Series of Articles Providing a Systematic Overview of the Nature of Salvation William Webster - The Gospel and its Application and a Defense of the Teaching of the Reformationicon
A Summary of the Gospel Message Jeffrey C. Nesbitticon
Adding to the Church - The Puritan Approach Erroll Hulseicon
Advice to the Inquiring Sinner W.G.T. Sheddicon
Alive or Dead? J. C. Ryleicon
All of Grace (.pdf) Charles Spurgeonicon
An Inquiry Into the Substance of the Gospel C. Matthew McMahonicon
Another Gospel Arthur W. Pinkicon
Apostolic Exhortation Charles Spurgeonicon
Around the Wicket Gate (.pdf) Charles Spurgeonicon
Becoming a Christian Dr. James M. Boice (.Pdf)icon
Bringing the Gospel to Covenant Children (.pdf) Dr. Joel R. Beekeicon
Broken Heartedness Equals Wholeness Oshea Davisicon
But Nothing Happened Peter Jefferyicon
Christ at the Center Michael Horton Interviewed by Chritianity Todayicon
Christ the Way, the Truth, and the Life (the Gospel) Robert Murray M'Cheyneicon
Christ, the Church, and Pat Robertson Dr. Russ Mooreicon
Closing With Christ Jim Ellifficon
Come To Me! An Urgent Invitation to Turn to Christ (.pdf) Tom Wells (online book)icon
Come Unto Me: God’s Invitation to the World Tony Reinkeicon
Compel Them to Come In Charles Spurgeonicon
Discerning What Distracts from the Gospel: A Missive from a Loving Father to a Faithful Son K. Edward Copelandicon
Do You Know the Truth About Being Born Again? Stephen Pribbleicon
Do you think You Know God? Narrow Gate Ministriesicon
Explosive Evangelism George R. Jaffray Jr. [Book]icon
Final Judgment "There is a day coming in which there will be a general righteous judgment of the whole world by Jesus Christ." (Jonathan Edwards)icon
For the Sake of the Gospel —The Apologetic Speeches of the Apostle Paul in the Book of Acts (.pdf) Dr. Kim Riddlebargericon
Getting the Gospel Right Tom Ascolicon
Glorious Message of the Gospel Nick Bibileicon
God's Good News Dr. Greg Bahnsenicon
Gospel Centered Theology David Fairchildicon
Gospel Distinctives Don Fortnericon
Gospel-Centered Joe Thornicon
How Can I have Eternal Life? PCA - God's presence in our lives produces peace, purpose and power.icon
How Do I Become a Christian? Matthias Media The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple--simple enough to be outlined in a few pages. It is a message from the Bible about God and his son Jesus. It is about life and death, and the choice that we all face. And it aicon
How Shall I Approach God? (.pdf) Horatius Bonaricon
How to Become a Christian - Part 1 P. G. Mathewicon
How to Become a Christian - Part 2 P. G. Mathewicon
How to Effectively Use the Law: The RCCR Principle of Witnessing Ray Comforticon
How to Induce Our People to Win Souls Charles Spurgeonicon
How to Preach the Gospel to Yourself Every Day Mark Mullery (Pdf)icon
How to Receive Christ John 6:25-59; Isaiah 55 David Linden To be saved we must receive Christ. This is another way of saying we must place our faith in Christ. And that is just a way to say we must believe in Him. But how do we do this?icon
I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel - Assurance Through the Gospel of Jesus Christ Alone Bernie L. Gillespieicon
If Any Man Thirst James Webstericon
Knowing the True God Steven Houckicon
Law and Gospel, an Important Distinction in Evangelism Massimo Lorenziniicon
MAN-CENTERED GOSPEL VS. GOD-CENTERED GOSPEL Ken Silvaicon
Mere Mission - How to Present the Gospel in a Postmodern World N.T. Wrighticon
Modern Evangelism Unmasked W. F. Bellicon
Not Corrupting the Word J. C. Ryleicon
Objections Against Receiving Christ Answered Ralph Erskineicon
On Coming to Christ Part I Ernest Reisingericon
On Coming to Christ Part II Ernest Reisingericon
Perversions of the Gospel Louis Berkhoficon
Quotes by Many Well Known Calvinists on the Free Offer of the Gospel Colin Maxwellicon
Quotes on the Gospel by C.H. Spurgeon collected by Ligon Duncanicon
Redemption for lost to be Sought in Christ John Calvinicon
Simply Good News Peter Jefferyicon
Sinners Welcome to Come to Jesus Christ Archibald Alexandericon
The Ages To Come (.pdf) Horatius Bonaricon
The Biblical Gospel (.pdf) D. A. Carson. “The Biblical Gospel.” Pages 75–85 in For Such a Time as This: Perspectives on Evangelicalism, Past, Present and Future.icon
The Candy Coated Gospel M. Dean Stephensicon
The Centrality of the Cross James Montgomery Boiceicon
The Christian Message James White (Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church)icon
The Differences Between [Bad] Religion And The Gospel Tim Kellericon
The First Gospel Paul Mizzi Gen. 3:15, the first announcement of gospel hope to Adam and Eve after the Fall.icon
The First Importance of the Gospel & Redefining Calvinism Oshea Davisicon
The Glorious Gospel Arthur Pink, 1940icon
The Glory of the Gospel (Part 1) Thomas Goodwinicon
The Glory of the Gospel (Part 2) Thomas Goodwinicon
The God Who Forgives John F. MacArthuricon
The Gospel and Evangelicalism: An Assessment William Webstericon
The Gospel and Humor (.pdf) Dr. Tim Kellericon
The Gospel For A Wounded Conscience: Luther on Galatians Donald MacLeodicon
The Gospel For A Wounded Conscience: Luther on Galatians Donald MacLeodicon
The Gospel from God's Perspective Matthew Boedy It is no longer God that is sovereign but man himself. It is no longer faith in Christ Jesus that saves, but faith in religion itself. It is no longer Jesus, the Son of God made man, who stands at the center of truth in God’s redemptionicon
The Gospel Has Always Been the Gospel: Some Thoughts on Galatians 3:6-25 by creedorchaosicon
The Gospel in a Map Joseph Alleineicon
The Gospel in All its Forms Tim Kellericon
The Gospel in DEUTERONOMY Henry Lawicon
The Gospel in Exodus Henry Law (1855)icon
The Gospel in Genesis Henry Law - 23 Sermonsicon
The Gospel in NUMBERS Henry Lawicon
The Gospel No Failure Archibald Alexandericon
The Gospel Of Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 15:1-19 (.pdf) D.A. Carsonicon
The Gospel: A Marriage of Theology and Experience Rob Wilkerson - Miscellanies on the Gospelicon
The Gospel: Offer or Command? J.W. Hendryxicon
The Gospel: The Power of God Unto Salvation Joe Mizziicon
The Heart of the Gospel: Gethsemane to the Burial of Christ Brian Schwertleyicon
The Invincible Gospel, and the Modern Evangelical Lie Richard M. Bennett I had great difficulties as a Catholic priest in listening to evangelists in my fourteen years of searching for the Gospel. Christian radio programs continually told me the amount of things I had to do to accept Jesus into my heart. Chricon
The Law & the Gospel Martin Luthericon
The Local Church and Evangelism Erroll Hulseicon
The Method of Grace (Jeremiah 6:14) George Whitfieldicon
The Need for Christ-Centered Theology David Fairchildicon
The New Gospel of Today L. R. Shelton, Jr.icon
The Presentation of the Gospel Charles Biggsicon
The Problem and the Solution Fred G. Zaspelicon
The Progress of the Gospel Lee Ironsicon
The Proper Distinction between Law and Gospel CFW Walthericon
The Rise of Reckless Faith John MacArthur, Jr.icon
The Serious Call of the Gospel - Is the Well-Meant Offer One? Part 1 Lau Chin Kweeicon
The Serious Call of the Gospel - Is the Well-Meant Offer One? Part 2 Lau Chin Kweeicon
The Wrath of God W. J. Griericon
Two Views of The Gospel Will Metzger The God-Centered and the Man-Centered view of God, humanity, Christ and the Gospel (chart)icon
What God Requires of You J.W. Hendryxicon
What is the Gospel? Loraine Boettnericon
What is the Gospel? Pastor Jason Van Bemmelicon
What Is the Gospel? Justin Holcombicon
What is the Gospel? - Revisited (.pdf) D. A. Carsonicon
What Is the Gospel? The Gospel and Implications for Ministry Chapelgate Presbyterian Churchicon
What Is the Meaning of Life? Grace OPCicon
What Must I Do to be Saved? Wil Poundsicon
What Sinners Should Plead from God Ralph Erskineicon
What We Believe Peter Toonicon
Why Hell Is Integral to the Gospel Greg Gilbert - Some think that by minimizing or ignoring hell, they are making God more glorious and more loving. Far from it! The horror of what we have been saved from only intensifies the glory and wonder of our salvation.icon
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