Are people still hearing the Gospel about Christ's death and resurrection?
No, many are not. The Gospel—that Christ died, was buried, and rose again—is often bypassed today. Salvation presentations can omit the cross, His death, and His resurrection entirely. Yet some still hear it, as one did after years in church, and it must continue to be proclaimed.
Les explains that the Gospel is that Christ died, was buried, and rose again, and that this was foreordained before anything was created. He warns that a salvation format can be wrong not only by what it says but by what it omits: if there is not one word about the cross, His death, or His resurrection, it bypasses the Gospel. He shares a Christmas card note from a man who had been in church all his life but said he heard the Gospel for the first time through the class—that Christ died for him and rose from the dead in power, majesty, and glory. Les concludes that people aren't hearing that anymore, but he will not stop, because this is the Gospel: Christ died, was buried, and rose again.