Good News

Pete Kersker - Jul 16, 2026

Paul and Barnabas went to Antioch (in Pisidia) and attended Synagogue, where they were invited to give a message to the church attenders. They spoke to the people from the Scriptures. Then, they started to explain that Jesus is the Messiah and John the Baptist prepared the way.

The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath. Though they found no proper ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed. When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb (Acts 13:27-29 NIV).

Notice the way they describe Jesus' death. "...they carried out all that was written about him..." Paul knew he was speaking to a Jewish audience who knew the Scriptures. The Scriptures he brought up pointed them all to Jesus fulfilling the prophecies about the Messiah.

But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people (Acts 13:30-31 NIV).

This connection, that Jesus is the Messiah, was not some tiny, insignificant point that Paul was trying to blow out of proportion. This is a fundamental, central truth that gives us insight into God's Plan for all people. This connection, that Jesus is the Messiah, teaches us the good news that all of us can be saved.

Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses (Acts 13:38-39 NIV).

Did you know that Jesus is the Messiah (the Christ) sent from God?
Do you see that Jesus' took death in our place, so we can be saved?