Isaiah 52:7
52:7 How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains
the feet of a messenger who announces peace,
a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance,
who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Luke 2:10-11
2:10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully,
for I proclaim to you good news
that brings great joy to all the people:
2:11 Today
your Savior is born in the city
of David.
He is Christ
the Lord.
Acts 2:46
2:46 Every day
they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts,
breaking bread from
house to house, sharing their food with glad
and humble hearts,
Acts 8:8
8:8 So there was
great joy
in that city.
Romans 10:15
10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “
How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”
Ephesians 4:9-12
4:9 Now what is the meaning of “
he ascended,” except that he also descended
to the lower regions,
namely, the earth?
4:10 He, the very one
who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
4:11 It was he
who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
4:12 to equip
the saints for the work of ministry, that is,
to build up the body of Christ,