I am going to lead a group this next semester in evangelism at Valdosta State. We will be involved with showing people their sin through the law and explaining the grace that God gives once His people receive His free gift of eternal life in Jesus who died to take our sin upon Himself. Basically, what we will be doing is going out as often as we can as a group on campus and talking to people we either know or don't know about the amazingly good news of the gospel. These people have the choice to either follow the world or to follow Christ and we are simply presenting this choice to them and showing them that it is a black and white matter. We will attempt to do this with an intently listening ear and absolutely loving heart. If what we do is not out of love, it is in vain and will most likely profit nothing for the person. We will also be intent about praying hard for our campus to have soft hearts and ready ears to listen to the message of Christ. If we do not do this, we absolutely will not have a successful ministry. We will not consider saving souls success and not saving souls unsuccess, but we will simply consider the program successful if we go and tell. This is a winning, winning, winning situation and can never be a losing one.
My problem is that I am always being asked to lead evangelism training and I am a poster child for non-training. You see, I never trained to share Jesus with people. When God called me, I was absolutely scared and nervous and all that but my obedience to go out there and do it has proved to teach me something....that no training is necessary. Many people have heard the Gospel through me and have come to follow Christ or simply had their ground watered or tilled. Once someone comes to know Jesus and His absolute grace through the plan of salvation, they have a changed life. If you cannot tell someone about how your life has changed and why it changed, then maybe you aren't saved at all. No training is necessary to tell somebody about the most important thing in your life! Simply practice it!
If people would step out there on that extremely uncomfortable limb that God calls us ALL to and say what God did in their lives to a hungry people who are so lost they don't even know it, then they would see God work! God is ready to work, but remember...He said YOU are the light of the world! Why don't we go and tell. Why are we trying to hide from God's eyes as if one day we will not have to give an account of our life to Him? Lets keep that light shining everywhere we go so that this lost world, that doesn't know its lost, will come to know a Real, Just, Gracious, Loving Father and Maker and LORD and Savior and Friend.
Why must we have someone push us to follow Jesus in these ways if we all claim to follow Him everyday? We act as though we will follow Him up to a certain point and then someone else will go....well, no one else is going! Lets get out there and find people around us who don't know Him. People at work, school, home, hangout spots, vacations, trips, restaurants, everywhere! Their hearts are waiting, but we won't come....just do it for God. Doesn't He deserve it? Don't the lost deserve it?
My problem is that I am always being asked to lead evangelism training and I am a poster child for non-training. You see, I never trained to share Jesus with people. When God called me, I was absolutely scared and nervous and all that but my obedience to go out there and do it has proved to teach me something....that no training is necessary. Many people have heard the Gospel through me and have come to follow Christ or simply had their ground watered or tilled. Once someone comes to know Jesus and His absolute grace through the plan of salvation, they have a changed life. If you cannot tell someone about how your life has changed and why it changed, then maybe you aren't saved at all. No training is necessary to tell somebody about the most important thing in your life! Simply practice it!
If people would step out there on that extremely uncomfortable limb that God calls us ALL to and say what God did in their lives to a hungry people who are so lost they don't even know it, then they would see God work! God is ready to work, but remember...He said YOU are the light of the world! Why don't we go and tell. Why are we trying to hide from God's eyes as if one day we will not have to give an account of our life to Him? Lets keep that light shining everywhere we go so that this lost world, that doesn't know its lost, will come to know a Real, Just, Gracious, Loving Father and Maker and LORD and Savior and Friend.
Why must we have someone push us to follow Jesus in these ways if we all claim to follow Him everyday? We act as though we will follow Him up to a certain point and then someone else will go....well, no one else is going! Lets get out there and find people around us who don't know Him. People at work, school, home, hangout spots, vacations, trips, restaurants, everywhere! Their hearts are waiting, but we won't come....just do it for God. Doesn't He deserve it? Don't the lost deserve it?
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