Monday November 21, 2011

Read Matthew 9:35-36

 

Think back over the last year and count the number of people you have won over to the Lord. What about over the last 3 years? What about over the last 10 years, how many people have you seen come to the Lord for salvation? By asking these questions I leave myself exposed and feeling very uncomfortable.

 

But as we zero in on Jesus and His movements we see that He went from town to town and village to village preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and healing those in need. What we have to tell the world is indeed good news! It’s good news because sinners can find salvation. The friendless can find a friend. The unlovely can find someone who loves them.  The destitute can find deliverance.

 

There are many things that stop us from sharing the good news in our own contact communities (those areas and people groups in which we make contact with non believers - busyness, fear, false or wrong priorities, previously bad experiences and so on. But we need to recapture the essence of that GOOD news. It is GOOD news and it needs to be shared with anyone and everyone. We need to recapture the joy, the thrill, the exhilaration of sharing the good news and being involved in someone else’s conversion. If you read or glance over Luke 15 you’ll see that heaven erupts into joyous praise and adoration when even one sinner repents and finds salvation in Christ.

 

If you’ve fallen into a rut and have problems sharing the GOOD news with others, here’s a few ideas to get you going:-

¨ Sign up to do R.I in high schools or primary schools.

¨ Start inviting people in your contact communities to particular church services.

¨ Start asking others ‘what do you mean?’ type questions and ‘why do you believe that?’ type questions as they make grandiose statements.

¨ Offer to pray for people when an opportunity presents itself. This often paves the way for sharing the GOOD news.

¨ Serve people in a selfless, Jesus like way and watch doors open for sharing the GOOD news.

 

When a non believer accepts and believes the Word about Christ you share with them, that person has been granted eternal life. Their name has effectively been rubbed out of the Hell register and has been written with indelible ink in the heaven register. That person has been filled with the Holy Spirit and will enter heaven’s glory with you. Is there any other better news you could share with that person???

 

Write down the names of 5 people that you would love to share the GOOD news with. Pray for each one and invite them to church this weekend. Pray that God would open doors for you to share.

 

Prayer: -

à Praise God for the faithful attendance of the Committee of Management people during 2011.

à Continue to pray for this Committee as they seek God’s wisdom for decisions to be made during the meeting tonight.