the Gospel?

Today I heard a sermon in English in South Sudan. I was greatly anticipating being able to understand the messages here in Yei where some of the churches have both worship and preaching primarily in English--but the more I heard, the more discouraged I became about the "Gospel" that is preached here. The message was full of "do this" and "don't do to that"--rules, regulations, consequences, etc. There was little to nothing said about the grace of God, of life in the Spirit, about serving God out of joy in your relationships with Him, about life in Christ...Is this what "faith" is to the typical Christian in South Sudan. Oh I hope not! This is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ.