24/08/2026
We need to get real about the Gospel.
The Gospel is simple.
We are sinners.
Christ died for sinners.
He rose again.
And through repentance and faith in Him, we can be saved.
Yet sometimes we make it far more complicated than it needs to be.
What we really need is...
Less brands - more Jesus!
Less ministries / denominations competing - more churches proclaiming Christ!
Less apathy - more prayer!
Less comfort - more compassion!
Less programmes - more Gospel!
Less image - more holiness!
Less complacency - more urgency!
Less trying to impress Christians - more reaching the lost!
Less talking about broken lives - more going to them!
There are people all around us who are hurting, lonely, addicted, hopeless and broken. They don't need another polished Christian brand. They need Christ.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:2:
“For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
And Scripture reminds us:
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16 - the verse that George Barkley preached on at our evening service last night)
It is time we stopped making Christianity about us, our churches, our ministries and our comfort and got back to the simplicity of the Gospel.
Broken lives don't need religion dressed up.
They need Jesus.
Less of us. More of Him.