The gospel of Jesus Christ is totally different than any other religion. All others have one common-denominator: you try to win the favor of God (or of the gods) by the good things you do or that you sacrifice. In contrast, the gospel of Christ is a revelation of what Goof has done and is doing for us. Worship therefore is simply beholding, contemplating, understanding, appreciating the character of this loving heavenly Father. "Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth," He says (Isaiah 45:22, KJV). Stricken Israelites could simply look at a bronze serpent lifted up on a pole and be healed (Numbers 21:9). John says, "Behold, what manner of love (agape) the Father hath bestowed upon us" (1 John 3:1, KJV).
People are amazed-you just look and you're saved?! Yes, that's indeed what the Bible teaches. Just by looking, we are changed, converted: "We all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image ... by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18).
But what are we to "look" at, to "behold"? The answer: the cross of Christ. He said, "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life" (John 3:14, 15). There is where the love (agape) is revealed for us to "behold." The gospel is the news that tells what He has done.
The easiest thing any human can do is to look. The Good News in a Nutshell invites you to look ... and live.