"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel" (Mark 1:15).
Jesus Christ came preaching the gospel, or "good news," of the Kingdom of God. It's the same gospel He commanded to be preached to the whole world—and the same gospel you'll find explained below.
This past weekend was my first year to observe and be involved at the General Conference of Elders. The GCE is a gathering of the elders and ministers of the United Church of God to focus and improve on the Church’s mission to preach the gospel and prepare a people.
Moving from Minnesota to Michigan for my senior year of high school was a difficult period of transition in my life. One of the many difficulties I faced was transferring my credits and matching them to meet my new high school's graduation requirements. U.S. Government was one of the required classes I needed to take in order to graduate, which was a sophomore-level class at my new high school.