Evangelism in Everything we do...

For the past five months I’ve been writing and communicating one thing – evangelism. Started it in June – Evangelism begins at home, focusing on relationship building as first step of influencing people. Then in July we talked about the sequence of Evangelism – “Pray-Care-Share,” emphasizing aspects of Passionate Spirituality and Loving Relationships as the groundwork for sharing the Good News.
The Fall season began with a reminder of Jesus’ model of Evangelism (Luke 10:5-9) with four simple steps: bless, build relationships, bring healing, and then introduce the Kingdom of God. This is possible only when we have experienced the same ourselves. We can comfort others only with comfort we have received (2^nd Cor.1:3-4) and the time for ‘comforting” evangelism is always ripe – there are always people in need of grace, there are always people who need peace, mercy, healing, help, love and answers. God’s Harvest time is on all the time, every-time and anytime consistently. It’s not over until heaven-time. Even in heaven teaching, sharing and growing will continue. Hence, as people of Advent Message we embrace the lifestyle of sharing the Gospel, not because we ought to, not because of some motivational speaker or an event that prompted us to, but because it is our nature now.
This coming Sunday the spiritual leaders of our religious community – your elders – will come together for a time of planning and strategizing. Lift them up in prayer. Pray that they will be so in tune with God that they would discover Father’s agenda. That they would lead us to heaven’s drum-beat. That’s what Jesus did when He was here – watched the father at work and joined him always. That’s what Jesus did while on earth – Evangelism.
Leaving he told us how to be in His presence even now– go fishing & I will be with you (Matthew 28:18-20). Get going, make disciples, teach people and then God will be with you always. Missed God lately? Go and share the Gospel – you’ll discover God joining you in witnessing. Can’t witness? Watch for god at work in someone’s life and simply go visit, come close to observe god at work, and you will see what is required of you too…
“Feel the same tender craving for souls that Jesus has felt. This is true religion. Anything short of it is a deception.” This was the motto of our pioneers, the faith by which they lived by. Evangelism is simply our reason for being here…