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Evangelism can be pretty scary can’t it? It can be nerve racking and even totally freaky to try to talk about Jesus with another person. Granted, some people are harder to talk to than others but generally, most believers find it hard to speak about Jesus to another person. Sometimes we find it hard to talk about Jesus among ourselves. It only makes talk about Jesus to non believers even harder.
But read Matthew 28:18 again. Jesus utters a very important phrase to remember as we think about evangelism.
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Jesus has all authority here and in heaven. Jesus is the supreme ruler of all. Nothing happens apart from Jesus’ will. Nothing can happen to you apart from Jesus’ will. Your friends, family, neighbours etc can not thwart the plans of Jesus. How does that help me in my evangelism? Put bluntly, you have nothing to fear because Jesus has all authority. Jesus will give you the words to say. He will determine the outcome and He will only allow what He wants to happen to you. You can evangelise in confidence.
What God wants is for each believer to take this Great Commission seriously. As we go throughout our world we are to be making disciples for Jesus. The people you mix with today, the friends/family you’ve been praying for all need to hear about Jesus. When they come to believe in Jesus they need to be baptised and taught about obeying Jesus and serving Him. Your job for now, is to make them into disciples of Jesus.
Prayer:-
- Ask the Lord to be turning you into a disciple maker. Pray that God would give you the wisdom to know when to speak, what to say, who to speak to and how to speak to them. Pray that you will be a Spirit filled ambassador for Jesus.
- Ask God to open doors for you to speak about Christ to the people you’ve been praying for this month.
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