Jan 1 2026 … Sharing God’s Good News …

Jan 1 2026 …  Sharing God’s Good News  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Kristyn Getty, singing By Faith … calling on Christians to be willing to share God’s Good News with others by faith.

Highlight Passage: … Acts 17:32 … [NLT] … 

32 When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”  … 

… The Apostle Paul ventures, in faith, to share the Gospel with Greeks in Athens who were seeking after truth and those who were skeptics when hearing of the resurrection from the dead.

Highlight Passage in Context: Acts 17:29-34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul shares God’s good news of salvation with skeptics and seekers in Athens.

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Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 52:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s Prophet, Isaiah, declares the beauty of the feet of those who bring God’s Good News of salvation to the world. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:18-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus, before He ascended back to Heaven, commands all, who would be His disciples, to GO into he world and carry God’s Good News of salvation.   

Reference Passage: … Mark 16:15-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, after His resurrection, commands His remaining 11 disciples to “GO” in faith and preach the Gospel to the world.  

Reference Passage: … John 3:16 [NLT]   … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches truth about salvation to Nicodemus, who was seeking for the truth of salvation from The Messiah.

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 9:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter shows that those who benefit from God’s good news should support those who go in faith to share the Gospel with the world.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:8-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul shows fellow Christians the Gospel truth that salvation is a gift from God for those who accept God’s gift of salvation in faith.  

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Tim Gustafson …  USE THS LINK   … warns Christians, seeking to share the Gospel with others in online news sites.   According to the ODB author today, he contends that we, who desire to share about living forever through faith in Christ, will find some who will listen; but others will mock what we share as fiction.           

So, when God’s “Good News” is shared with others - as we Christians are COMMANDED to do - just as Paul did with Greek scholars and skeptics in the Highlight Passage, we are going to encounter some who will listen and others who will mock and deride us.  But … share we must, … just as Jesus Himself (see Matt 28:19-20) has commanded all real Christians to do.  So, I’ll be looking to share and teach about God’s good news with others today and throughout this new year. How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for calling me to be an ambassador or Your Good News into the New Year.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … We’re praying today to be able to share Your “good news” with others.   … Amen

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Blogger Note:  Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries.  If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.