Mrs. Sarah Oswalt, a longtime member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Webster County, will have a speaking part on The Gospel of Jesus Christ broadcast on Wednesday September 30 at 4:30 p.m. The program is broadcast on a classic hits station, WLSM, 107.1 FM. The first day of broadcasting for The Gospel of Jesus Christ was August 3 of this year. In its short lifetime it has included the voices of college students, my former journalism student at Ole Miss, a drama group, and members of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church (who sponsors the daily broadcasts). In a day when there is so much negativity, it is refreshing to hear the most positive news, which, undoubtedly is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. .1. Which passage defines the Gospel? A. Isaiah 1:18 B. Isaiah 53:6 C. First Corinthians 15: 3, 4 D. John 3:30 .2. Which two are synonyms for two verbs in John 3:30? A. dwindle B. humanize C. yearn D. surge E. promulgate No. 1 is C. A and D are correct for No. 2. .3. Why is the Gospel good news? A. The person who believes it will become loveable. B. The person who believes it will become happy. C. Christ the Son of God paid our debt of sin. D. It engendered the concept of the church. E. It revealed the concept of sin. .4. serial [SEAR-ee-ul] A. usually a nutritious morning meal B. incessant C. apocryphal D. a story or play presented in regular installments on media outlets Every Friday on the Gospel of Jesus Christ broadcast is a daytime drama titled Our Lives on Earth, produced by a cast of voice actors from First Baptist Church of Starkville. California Cassie Hiltpold, the narrator, shared with me that she likes the daytime drama concept and commented that featuring a serial every Friday might interest more listeners than a single message. No. 4 is D. Editor's Note: Dr. Don Rodney Vaughan is the pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church near Eupora and is on the faculty of East Mississippi Community College, Golden Triangle Campus. Contact him at dvaughan@eastms.edu.
