How we can evangelise just by being ourselves:
1. The way we live our lives shines forth to the world:
2. When our lives are lived to glorify God, others want to know Him, too:
1. The way we live our lives shines forth to the world:
God calls us to be holy, which means being separate for the purposes of God. As salt, our lives confirm the message - salt is good for the whole meal, not just a portion of it - in the same way, God wants us to spread His message wherever we are so that others can enjoy its flavour too:
Matthew 5:13-16: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
2. When our lives are lived to glorify God, others want to know Him, too:
Glorify God by living a pure life and being gentle and respectful towards others - this brings glory to God:
How to share the gospel:
1. We need to draw on the power of God when sharing the Gospel:
2. Spend time with God - share what He reveals to us with others:
Our responsibility is to present the Gospel, God's responsibility is to work in the people we are sharing the Gospel with - God relies on us to do it.
Have you witnessed to anyone this year? Have you led anyone to Christ in the past 6 months? Now is as good a time as any to start!
Be blessed today!
1 Peter 3:15-16: "But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander."
If we are to be effective, we have to give glory to Him. We are not there to glorify ourselves, but God, who says that He will draw us near to us: John 12:32 "I will be lifted up from the earth. When that happens, I will draw all people to myself.”
3. Preach the gospel and ask for boldness to preach it.
Share what God has done for you with enthusiasm, just like people do when they are discussing a football match! The angels rejoice with us when lost souls are brought into the fold:
Luke 15:4-7 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."
How to share the gospel:
1. We need to draw on the power of God when sharing the Gospel:
Acts 1:7-8 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
2. Spend time with God - share what He reveals to us with others:
Acts 3:12-20 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see. Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus."
Our responsibility is to present the Gospel, God's responsibility is to work in the people we are sharing the Gospel with - God relies on us to do it.
Have you witnessed to anyone this year? Have you led anyone to Christ in the past 6 months? Now is as good a time as any to start!
Be blessed today!
