God Answers Prayer

So last night was great! We all prayed that the Lord would send out laborers for the harvest, as Jesus told us to, and sure enough we had more laborers for the harvest. I couldn't get over how many people told me they were either coming or would come next week to go out with us on campus. We had about 10 people going out sharing Jesus with folks and it was so amazing. We got to talk to a supposed convicted felon on the loose, a couple of girls that didn't know they could be 100% sure of their salvation, three guys who all stated they were going to Hell if they died and then wanted to repent, and a guy and girl who were totally broken over their sin and desired to know God personally....and that was only my group of three, so God is obviously doing HUGE things this semester through us. If you are reading this and are unsure of the whole "sharing your faith" thing, then I challenge you to step out there and be uncomfortable for a little bit so that Jesus' redemption can be taught to some people that would otherwise be going to Hell.

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7 Steps to the Pulpit

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