Go and Tell

Ever wonder why it is when we have a cookout, 100 people will show up to eat and fellowship, but when we have an outreach, we’re lucky to get 5?  I know what you’re thinking, “Uh oh, here it comes, the pastoral whipping!”

Actually not. Rather than be negative about a low turnout at an outreach, I would rather explore the reasons that many of us shy away from situations where we are called to share our faith in God.  Could it be that we don’t’ care?  I don’t think so.  When I think of our fellowship, I know we all have a genuine heart to reach the lost with the message of the gospel.  We do care about people. I doubt any of us want people to go to hell. 

I believe that there may be several things in play:

Reason #1
Sometimes we get busy with our lives, and we don’t think about the fact that there are people all around us that will end up in hell if someone doesn’t tell them about Jesus.

Reason #2
We are not sure how to go about being effective witnesses for Christ in our everyday lives.  We don’t know how to be missional in our lives.

Being missional simply means we are living our lives with the purpose of sharing the gospel message of Jesus Christ to those around us. It means understanding that every Christian has been sent by Jesus into our communities and the surrounding culture for the sake of the King and His kingdom. Jesus said, “As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you” (John 20:21).

Being effective witnesses for Jesus Christ is not as hard as you think, it simply requires some focus on our part.  It requires that we become aware of people and their needs.  It requires that we take specific steps to build relationships with people.  And it requires that we have an understanding of our faith so that we can share it with confidence.

Join us Sunday as we conclude our Essentials Series with “Go and Tell – Becoming Missional in our lives”

...till the whole world hears,

Pastor Clay