As we begin a new year, this sermon returns to 1 Corinthians 15 to clarify what the gospel truly is and what it is not. Rather than good advice or moral instruction, the gospel is good news, the announcement of what God has done in history through Jesus Christ, His death for our sins and His resurrection according to the Scriptures. Received by faith and grounded in grace, the gospel lifts burdens rather than adding to them and secures a living hope beyond death. This message calls us not to start the year by trying harder, but by resting more deeply in Christ’s finished work.