Great News Ministries was started with two goals:
What is “The Great News?”
It is briefly illustrated in the four drawings in our logo:
We’ve sinned against a Holy God more times that we can count. Because of His GREAT Love, God came down to pay for our sins. Jesus never sinned even once, yet he died like a sinner on the cross to take our place.
“Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
There is solid evidence that the Resurrection of Jesus actually happened historically. Please click here.
Because God so loved the world, he is reaching out to you and me to repent of our sins and believe on the Lord Jesus to be saved, and to be adopted as a child of God.
We get to know God by studying the Word of God, the Bible. This will make us grow in our faith and become more in love with him.
Great News Ministries was started by former Missionary, Mark Sohmer.
Mark did not grow up in a Christian home – quite the contrary. He grew up in a Jewish home where he learned that “Jews are not supposed to believe in Jesus.”
He became hardened to the name of Jesus, and in college was harsh towards those who professed belief.
But God is able to save anybody.
A friend shared the gospel of Christ with him, and Mark became so angry that he read the book of Matthew in order to prove to his friend how ridiculous faith in Christ is.
Instead, Mark learned that Jesus is the true and living Messiah and he knew he had to follow Christ.
Since then he has had a burden for the Lost, and wants everyone to hear that they need a Savior, and the only name under heaven whereby we must be saved is Jesus Christ!
Please feel free to read the testimony of how God saved Mark. It is called, A Jew and His God, and you can read it, or watch a video of it, by clicking here.
Mark is a “Theological pack rat” and loves finding resources that help him, and others, grow in their walk with Christ. He also enjoys writing his own.
Please feel free to check out the resources available on this his site. They are all free-of-charge, and can be viewed by clicking here.
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