What Is the Gospel and Why Does It Matter?

Описание: Welcome back to the Bible Study Podcast. In this episode, we answer two foundational questions for believers and non-believers alike: What is the gospel—and who is Jesus? Using Mark 1 as our starting point, we unpack how Jesus preached the Kingdom of God and why the gospel is an announcement of good news, not good advice.

In this episode we talk about:
• What Jesus meant by “the time has come” and “the Kingdom of God is at hand”
• Why the gospel is good news (an announcement), not good advice (self-help)
• The difference between a geocentric faith and a Christ-centered worldview• Why Jesus’ main message was the Kingdom of God—not just moral behavior
• What repentance and belief actually mean: changing your mind, changing direction, returning home
• How Jesus demonstrates the Kingdom through healing, deliverance, forgiveness, and restoration
• Why the cross matters: sin, death, and the devil defeated through Jesus
• What the resurrection means: the beginning of new creation
• What it means to pray “Your Kingdom come” and live as Kingdom participants today
• How the Holy Spirit transforms us over time and shapes discipleship in real life

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Pastor Darren Rouanzoin —   / darrenr  
Angela Halili —   / angelahalili  
Chance Morton —   / chancejmorton  

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0:00 Ezra gives away his cross necklace (story)
0:56 Welcome + naming the podcast
1:20 Today’s topic: What is the gospel + who is Jesus?
2:15 Galileo + shifting to a Christ-centered worldview
4:18 Mark 1:14–15 — Jesus’ message: Kingdom, repent, believe
6:30 The gospel is good news, not good advice
7:10 Genesis, shalom, sin, and why the world is broken
10:00 “The time has come” (kairos) + the prophets’ expectation
12:05 The gospel isn’t escapism — heaven invading earth
13:55 Jesus demonstrates the Kingdom (healing, deliverance, forgiveness)
15:10 Did God know we’d fall? Why love requires choice
18:00 Jesus is the gospel + Romans 10:9 (confess + believe)
21:55 The “now and not yet” Kingdom + what that means
25:25 Why understanding the Kingdom matters (not salvation-only)
30:25 Kingdom life vs the world’s way (how disciples live)
32:05 Transformation over time (anxiety, depression, renewal)
34:05 Repent + believe explained (metanoia + return home)
38:20 The Holy Spirit reveals Jesus + renews our minds
42:20 Following Jesus is a journey (not having all the answers)
46:15 Partnership: living as Kingdom participants daily
48:10 Why Jesus had to die (sin, death, Satan defeated)
50:20 Resurrection = new creation begins
51:30 The veil is torn + access to God
57:35 Invitation to surrender + prayer
1:00:25 Closing + what’s next