There is alot of bad news in the world today, but there is also good news. In fact there is a website that has nothing but good news stories on it daily. It is called "Happy News". They report on uplifting and positive stories from around the world. We all need a good dose of good news every day - but that's not good enough...
As followers of Christ, we believe that the church has the best news in all the world, the real GOOD NEWS and that good news is: 1 Corinthians 15:1 Now let me remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then and still do now, for your faith is built on this wonderful message. 2 And it is this Good News that saves you if you firmly believe it—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. 3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me—that Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, as the Scriptures said.
We believe that the mission
of the church is to proclaim the Good News and to be a sign of the
kingdom of God. Christ has commissioned the church to make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them, and teaching them to observe all things he
has commanded. This is Article 10 in our Confession of Faith.
Here's THE good news in a nutshell: "God loves you. He isn’t mad at you. Jesus died for you because sin is destroying your life. God loves you so much he has saved you from everything that is destroying you. So why should you keep on living as though this unpredictable and unforgiving world is all you’ve got? Why don’t you come and start experiencing God’s love and enjoying the blessings of his kingdom? You already belong to him. He made you. He’s already paid for your sins. What are you waiting for? He’ll turn your sorrow into joy, your pain into purpose. He’ll give you peace like you've never known. He’ll bring meaning to your life. He’ll help you reconcile your relationships. He’ll give you rest. Trust him. He’s waiting for you."
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