Valley Life Church - Yakima

Valley Life Church - Yakima


The Genesis of the Gospel

March 09, 2025

Pastor Jon Verwey



The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — Mark 1:1 (ESV)



The most life-changing news in history is the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.



The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — Mark 1:1 (ESV) 



“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant … I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” — Jeremiah 31:31, 33b (NIV)



And that’s why this is the most life-changing news in history—the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.



“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” — Isaiah 52:7 (NIV)



“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” — Mark 1:1 (ESV)



“The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.” — Mark 1:1 (NIV)



The most life-changing news in history is the good news of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.



“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16 (NIV)



“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” — 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (NIV)



“For God so loved the world that [Christ died for our sins … that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day], that whoever believes in [Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God], shall not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Mark 1:1 (NIV)



The most life-changing news in history is the good news of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.