Evangelism can be a scary word. We all have that secret fear that we cannot adequately share the Gospel message. That doesn’t mean that we don’t love the Lord or that we don’t think that the people around us need Him. We are just not very confident in our ability to communicate the Good News.
Sometimes when we think of evangelism, we think of itinerant circuit riders –fiery preachers who rode from town to town carrying the gospel. Other times, we think of big tent revivalists like Oral Roberts or Billy Graham. We aren’t wrong about those men being evangelists, but somehow that kind of ministry seems so far removed from our everyday lives.
But the word evangelist in the New Testament comes from the root euaggelizō which means to bring or announce good news. What is the good news we have to proclaim?
Jesus saved me.
Jesus healed me.
Jesus walked through the fire with me.
Jesus delivered me.
Jesus heard me.
Jesus never left me.
Jesus changed me.
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
The Lord may never tell us to stand under a tent and preach or send us to ride the circuit, but we still have the good news and our hearts still burn with the message. Who do you know that is going through a hard time right now? Maybe they don’t need you to bring a sermon to the table right now. They may just need you to invite them for a coffee and let them hear your testimony of how Jesus brought you through the storm.
Pray with me?
Father, We just want everyone to know about the love and mercy we have found in Jesus. Let the good news of the Gospel of Jesus drip from our lips, flow from our hearts, be spread through our testimonies, shared by our hands, lived out loud in our lives! In that mighty, glorious name of Jesus’ we pray.
