Good news!
When Jesus Christ began his ministry on earth he announced it as "good news." This is what we call the "gospel." It is good news because all relationships (i.e., those between people and those between people and God) and every aspect of creation that was corrupted by sin can now be redeemed. This good news is experienced on a deeply personal level and through the corporate life of humanity. The chart below shows the breadth of this good news.
On the Personal Side
The gospel is about... 		On the Corporate Side
The gospel is about...
Personal salvation - paying the penalty for our sin, Jesus Christ opened up a way for us to have peace with God. We find peace with God through accepting Jesus' substitutionary sacrifice for our sin and by this enter into the life of the gospel.
John 3.16Scripture reference, Isaiah 53.6Scripture reference, Romans 5.1Scripture reference, Romans 8.1Scripture reference
Community restoration - breaking down barriers and helping people to really love one another.
Galatians 3.28Scripture reference, Ephesians 2.14Scripture reference, Matthew 5.43-44Scripture reference
Doctrine - finding/knowing the truth contained in God's Word. The greatest revelation of God is found in the person and words of Jesus and the symbolic actions he has commanded us to repeat (i.e., baptism and communion).
John 8.31-32Scripture reference, John 14.6Scripture reference, 1 Corinthians 11.23-26Scripture reference, Matthew 28.19Scripture reference
Spiritual Practice - entering into spiritual disciplines that open the way and make people fertile soil for the indwelling of God. These allow people to accept the mystery of God, that which is beyond their understanding.
1 Corinthians 11.26Scripture reference, Colossians 2.2Scripture reference, Matthew 5.3-10Scripture reference
Evangelism - sharing this good news with others and inviting them to becoming followers of Jesus, knowing all the benefits of the gospel and seeking to live as Jesus would live.
Matthew 28.18-20Scripture reference, Luke 24.45-48Scripture reference
Social transformation and justice - sharing an alternative vision of social interaction that is based on justice, love, and compassion. This means embracing systems that reflect who God is and rejecting or changing systems that contradict God's character or will.
Luke 4.14-21Scripture reference, James 1.27Scripture reference
Eternal hope and restoration - embracing an eternity where all things are made right and the righteous are vindicated.
2 Peter 3.13Scripture reference, Matthew 19.28-29Scripture reference, Revelation 20.11-15Scripture reference
Redemption of Creation - Now! Seeking to delight in and care for the earth God made, which was created good but marred by sin.
Ephesians 1.9-10Scripture reference, Colossians 1.16-20Scripture reference, Romans 8.19-22Scripture reference

The good news of Jesus Christ touches on all that it is to be human and to live in this world. It touches every aspect of our lives.

Those who would be followers of Jesus are asked to embrace this vision for humanity and for all creation.