02/10/2025
Luke 4:17-19; 'And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
Christ came to proclaim liberty to the captives! Many have received a message of self improvement. Many have been told to try harder. The gospel is about giving up trying. The gospel brings us to the end of ourselves. We surrender our efforts and allow Christ take His
place. The gospel is about God's effort, will, and power to deliver and cleanse us.
Christ died, rose again, and is seated at the right hand of the Father and now all that believe in Him are saved. This is the simple gospel. It sounds so simple yet real and powerful. The moment anyone believes this simple fact, he's translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. It isn't always felt because it's not a bodily salvation. The only authentic proof of salvation is the word of God, not feelings - 'that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.' - Romans 10:9. There must be a shift from what we can do to what God did in Christ. This is the gospel the
bible preaches!
I'm Specially inviting you to a very special teaching service today by 5:30pm at *THE RAISERS' CITY INTERNATIONAL* I will be expounding on the Theme: "UNDERSTANDING SALVATION"This teaching series will open you to the reality of the gospel and the blessedness of Salvation. Be my guest!