Every story has a backstory. The gospel has beginnings reaching back before Jesus began his public ministry. God does a work preparing the way for His message to make the biggest impact. He also prepares the messengers to be effective proclaimers of the truth of Jesus.

BIBLE VERSE References: MARK 1:1-13 | ACTS 12:12-14 | ACTS 12:25 | ACTS 15:37-40 | 1 PETER 5:13 | PROVERBS 22:6 | 2 TIMOTHY 4:11 | MALACHI 3:1 | ISAIAH 40:3 | ROMANS 5:20 | ISAIAH 9:2 | PSALM 13:1 | REVELATION 6:10 | LUK 1:5-45 | ROMANS 1:16-17 | ROMANS 3:10-12 | JOHN 16:8 | ACTS 16:30 | GENESIS 41:14 | EXODUS 4:27 | 1 SAMUEL 22:1 | ISAIAH 42:8 | ISAIAH 48:11 | HEBREWS 4:15-16 | LUKE 24:29 |