How simple is the Gospel?

We are enjoying a great time of ministry with folks from Christ Fellowship Church in Miami. Today is their last day in Bolivia.

Last night we showed the film, the Story of JESUS for Children in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Santa Cruz. There were about 120 people gathered for the film. Among them was a young man in his 20's named Alfredo. He had been talking with some of our team members for a while after the film when they beckoned me over to join the conversation.

They had already shared the Gospel with Alfredo, but weren't sure where he stood with the Lord. I asked him some simple questions. I asked him if he knew he was a sinner and separated from God (he knew). I asked if he understood that God loved him so much that he sent Jesus to die on the cross to pay for his sins (yes, again). I asked if he would like to pray and receive Christ as his savior and be sure that he would be in heaven for eternity (Yes!).

After Alfredo prayed, we talked about being brothers in Christ and I introduced him to a brother in the Bolivian church we are working with, Fabio. As our group drove away for the evening, Fabio and Alfredo were still talking.

The Gospel is simple, but so profound that Alfredo's life will never be the same.

Ron