The word gospel means good news. News can only exist after an event is completed. The very same word appears in the New Testament only because the Old Testament does not have the gospel. Before Christ, we have prophecy and promises not yet fulfilled. These were fulfilled in Christ and for that reason we have the good news. This gospel gives assurance of our salvation. Salvation is available in his name. The bible says by his stripes we are healed. This message is be announced to the sick. The poor need to hear this message because Christ became poor so that we might be rich. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. God uses the gospel as a means to deliver his children out of the power of the darkness. The good news that we have heard is that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose from the dead according to the scripture. Our hope rest upon what he did not what he is going to do. This is the good news that he died and rose from the dead. We are no longer dead in sin because we rose together with our Lord