A song about the One who breaks every chain.
The Gospel of Jesus began with a song Roscoe Crawley brought to Matthew Moss. He asked Moss for help with the bridge. Once they started working, the collaboration grew: the two revisited parts of the melody and shaped the song together around a clear confession of who Jesus is.
That process gave the song its focus. The opening addresses anyone tired, looking for hope or trying to make it through a storm. The next verse turns toward Jesus as God with us, remembering His healing, His forgiveness and His power over fear. By the chorus, the invitation has become personal. This good news is not only something the writers believe. It is the reason they sing about being saved.
“He is the good news. He is the Savior of the world. He is the reason I am saved.”
Matthew Moss, on the heart behind the song
Moss says the greatest hope for The Gospel of Jesus is that listeners encounter the living God. He points in particular to the chorus's image of freedom for captives. It is meant to be more than a striking lyric. He wants people to hear in it the truth of what Christ can do in a life.
The final verse brings that truth home, moving from the cross into resurrection love. Then the bridge answers with worship. It repeats its praise with the persistence of someone who has found a reason to keep singing. The song holds together the story of Jesus and the response of a person who knows that story has changed them.
For listeners meeting Matthew Moss and Roscoe Crawley through this release, The Gospel of Jesus is a straightforward invitation: come as you are, hear the good news, and find hope in the One the song is about.
The Gospel of Jesus was released September 25, 2026. Matthew Moss and Roscoe Crawley are both credited as artists on Spotify and Apple Music.
