We started the first segment of the Gospel Journey series from Dare 2 Share Ministries with the first letter in the acrostic G O S P E L. Here is a quick summary of what we talked about. I would love to hear your comments!! Feel free to post your thoughts, questions, doubts, or other ideas into the comments sections. I would love to have you join us in the Gospel Journey!

G=God created us to be with Him. (Gen 1-2)

Think about that...God, eternally existing, spoke creation into being! Think about the wonders of the universe, the beauty of the sea and the mountains and the animals around us! The theory of evolution says that everything happened randomly over time almost as if by accident. The Bible says that it was intentionally created by a God who is all wise, all powerful and eternally existing. One way to think about it is to look at a watch. There are many tiny parts inside a watch. Let's say I took all the tiny parts to a watch and put them in a paper bag and began shaking the bag. How long do you think I would have to shake until a working watch was "created"? FOREVER wouldn't be long enough!! I could never make a watch that way!! But by looking at a watch I can know that there was a watch maker. By looking at a painter I can know that there is a painter...and by looking at creation I can know that there is a creator!! What do you think? Accident or Intention?

The Bible also says that He created us. Unlike all the rest of creation which he spoke into existence, God, formed us and breathed life into us (Genesis 2:7). God created us in a unique way for a unique purpose...to be with Him. God's plan was not purposeless or accidental. When God saw that Adam was alone He performed the first surgery and took a rib from Adam's side and with it he formed a woman, Eve. God made a companion for a relationship with Adam. He then walked and talked with Adam and Eve in the Garden. He created them and us for an intimate relationship with Him that was perfect. But as we know, soon something came in called sin that wrecked the perfect relationship...we will talk about that next time.

The Gospel means "Good News." The good news is that through Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, we can have that relationship restored and find hope and life when we place trust and life in Jesus as our Lord and Savior...but more on that next time.

Let me know what you think. Is there only one God or many god's or...? Did what we see in the world around us come from an accident or was it intentionally created? How does the idea of being created for a purpose make you feel versus being an accident of random chance? Feel free to post your thoughts or questions and join us on this spiritual journey of exploring the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
~Pastor Nathan

Hello guys,
I woke up this morning praying for you college students and wanted to let you know that God has out you on my heart.

Be looking unto Him this semester. He will never leave you nor forsake you and will, by the power of the Holy Spirit within you, guide you into all truth. (John 16)

~Blessings!
Nathan