Spirit-led Prophets Led us to the Gospel

Building a good foundation is critical for a structure to last. Recall as we recreated our building and the rebar our crew pounded into the hard soil. Who did God use to pound into the soil of people’s hard hearts and lay the foundation for the gospel? The prophets! Think about early prophets and prophetesses - Moses, Deborah, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah and Elisha; the major prophets - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ezekiel and then the minor prophets of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah Malachi and John the Baptist. That is a lot of prophets pounding into people’s hearts the need to repent! They all laid the groundwork for Jesus and His gospel. This gospel that has brought about salvation for the past nearly 2000 years and is continuing to do so.  This is what we will learn from 1 Peter 1:10-12 this week.