What is the gospel that saves a person?
The gospel that saves is the good news that Christ was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead. It includes His shed blood and is the finished work of the cross. Salvation comes by believing this truth, plus nothing, because Christ has done it all.
Les teaches that 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 defines the gospel by which a person is saved: Christ was crucified, He was buried, and He rose from the dead. Les notes that implied in His death is the shed blood, which cannot be left out, and he likes to concentrate this body of truth as the finished work of the cross. That finished work opens our Red Sea and takes us away from the power of the Egyptian army behind us, or Satan's power. After hearing the word of truth and believing, salvation is not by adding baptism, church membership, or other things; Scripture is plain that salvation comes by believing plus nothing, because Christ has done it all.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
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Where in the Bible is the Gospel that saves you found?
The Gospel that a person must believe in order to have eternal life and entrance into God's heaven is the Gospel found in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
Does the gospel require baptism or joining a church to be saved?
The gospel contains no mandate for baptism, joining an organization, or doing anything; it is simply believing it.