1Corinthians 9:19. “For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.”
THE GOSPEL. Ten times in this chapter, the “Gospel” is mentioned. There were those who challenged Paul’s right to speak for God and his authority as an apostle. He answers clearly so that the critical believers in Corinth could have no doubt about his right to speak as a spokesman for God. He was their servant as well as the servant of God.
Hinder the Gospel? God forbid that in any way, I might do something in the course of a day; That would ever turn a sinner or saint away From the good news that brings life to a house of clay. In the Gospel, it is ours to continually say, As we speak of the Life and the Truth and the Way, “Repent and believe the Gospel.”
Preach the Gospel? Every true herald will lift a clear voice. And above all, the clamor, the chaos, and noise
Of the counterfeit claims, whenever one goes To places where “other gospels” their false faces show; The one who presents to the people the choice Between heaven and hell, speaks clearly the truth, he knows- “There is none other name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Live of the Gospel? It is ordained of God that those who preach; Should live their lives fully from the truths that they teach. It is not their right to claim with a hand out to reach For your money; and then further the truth they do stretch, When they say the work stops; no more souls to catch, Because you did not pay enough, souls from hell to snatch. “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy, He saved us.”
The Gospel of Christ? It is not about man. The Gospel declares that it is God who has planned For the redemption of those who without it are damned. The message is about Jesus, who here from heaven came. He was the Sent One from God that all through His name, Might be fully and freely cleansed by the blood of the Lamb. “The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.”
Power in the Gospel? How then can this be, Such a force to change lives, and prisoners free From the chains that surround every soul, that he Can be a new creature in Christ. The evidence see For yourself. All around, there are people near me; That show by changed lives: in Him is reality! “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation.”
For the Gospel’s sake? I can now be a partaker, Of the work of the Gospel, whether stronger or weaker. It is my privilege now to be linked with my Maker; In a work that will last forever and ever. And the people who keep at the Gospel as workers; Will not fail in life, and in the future are victors. “God be thanked, who always causes us to triumph in Christ.”
“The Gospel is certainly the power of God, O Source of the Gospel. It has changed, and is changing, lives. I am thankful that Juan was willing to come all the way into the city to speak to those could guide him to the Savior. He will need to experience the reality of it in the days to come, as the pressures arise. But God is faithful to His own. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”