Trust The Gospel

Things To Remember – ‘Trust The Gospel’         The gospel teaches us that salvation is always the work of the Savior, not the saved. Anything added to the good news of the Gospel of Jesus turns it into bad news. Remember to trust the gospel—it is God’s work, work done by the Divine, and it can be trusted.  This week’s #WholeLifeTakeAways:  How have you practiced “fixing your eyes on Jesus” this weekIf someone asked you to define the “gospel” what would you say? Since the word “gospel” means good news what is the absolute good news? By placing responsibility for the gospel on us how does that change what should be good news into bad news?What are some ways the church might be guilty of turning good news into bad news?How is believing more of a result of Jesus’s work of reconciliation than the cause of that reconciling?What do you think about this statement? “if my doing is how I get the gospel then, even though it is a small performance of mine, my salvation ends up being at least partially my doing not Christ’s. This thinking robs Jesus of his glory.”When would the work of saving be the work of the saved instead of the work of the savior?How good is it that God no longer counting our sins against us?Which of these takeaways resonated with you this week? We would love to hear your feedback and you can reach us at any of the methods below: ■ Text/Voicemail:  407-965-1607■ Email:  [email protected]■ WLC Mobile App:  Media Tab/Podcast Banner and Use Text and Email links■ Social Media:  #WholeLifePodcast/ #WholeLifeTakeAwaysAndy’s TakeAway from Titus 3  OUR PART: Once . . .We, too, were foolish and disobedient.We were misled by others andWe became slaves      to many wicked desires and evil pleasures.Our lives were full of evil and envy.We hated others and they hated us. GOD’S PART: But then . . .God our Savior showed us his kindness and love.He saved us,     not because of the good things we did,     but because of his mercy.He washed away our sins andHe gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit.He generously poured out the Spirit upon us      because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did.He declared us not guilty because of his     great kindness. RESULTS FOR US: And NowWe know that we will inherit eternal life      -Paul in Titus 3:3-7 NLT 1996 Listen and subscribe to - :15 With Andy, Randy, & Jeff by going to our website: https://wholelife.church/podcast! You can listen, subscribe, and share the episode, all from our podcast player or wherever you listen to podcasts!JOIN US LIVE FOR ‘THE LOOP’! Every Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. EST our interactive worship service goes live to the internet to engage with you! Ask questions, submit videos or ideas so that we can all grow closer as a community of believers. You can also attend in person or online at www.WholeLife.Church/LIVE. Please login to the ‘chatroll’ chat feature so we can meet you personally and take your thoughts and questions!  Thank you for listening!  If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please share it on social media.  Our show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, and everywhere you can listen to podcasts!  NEXT WEEK: WEEK 3 OF ANDY’S FINAL SERIES AT WLC: ‘Things To Remember’ – Love Each Other And Everyone Else. The theme music for Speaking of Grace was written, produced, and performed by WholeLife Church’s own Phillip Burks - https://www.phillipburks.com/. Download the WholeLife Church Mobile App! It is available for both Apple and Android. Say hello on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wholelifeorl, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholelifeorlando, and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholelifeorlando!  Use the #hashtags:  #WholeLifePodcast #WholeLifeTakeaways #ThisIsWholeLife #ThingsToRemember