The post below is my reflection on Greg Laurie’s message, “The Who, Where, Why and What of Evangelism”.
To listen to his message check out this link.
The Who? - Us
It is a sad statistic that 95% of Christians have never led another person to Faith in Jesus Christ.
I used to think that leading people to Jesus was just job of the pastor or the church but it’s really the job of every person who claims to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Everyone of who is living out of their life in Christ can share their faith. You already know more than enough. 9 out of 10 Americans cannot accurately define the Great Commission and 7 out of 10 Americans do not know John 3:16.
“The primary way God has chosen to reach people is through people.” God wants to use you to lead people to Christ. Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” this passage speaks to everyone. This is the Great Commission not the Great Suggestion, when we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and choose to lay down our lives to follow him we must be willing to share this new life with others. Sharing is a joy once you get started. But getting started is the hardest part. Remember You have been blessed to be a blessing.
Where do we start? We start in our world, this includes your neighborhood, workplace, friends and family. Sharing the gospel with others can and will revolutionize your Christian life. If you can stop thinking about yourself and start thinking about people in your life who are separated from God and headed for Hell, you will begin see life differently! We need to be going out and doing our best to lead people into a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Why? Because people are desperately looking for someone to show them the way. In Romans 10:14-15 it clearly challenges all of us in this area, “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” But, in order to be effective at teaching others we must be living the life of a Christian.
The Bible says live it and preach it. We must be showing the world who Christ is by our actions but also be willing to back up those actions by teaching others the gospel. Not teaching morality or justice but the gospel, clear and simple. The truest form of evangelism.
