Evangelism Today...

Hi Guys,

Wow, holidays have really gotten on top of us and now it's been a month since the last post.

Let's keep going on Evangelism...
Remember this post where we talked about the story of the Farmer and the Seed?

 Well just like the Farmer threw the seed on the good and bad soil we should share the love of God in every situation, no matter who it is. Others won't always believe what we have to say but all we can do is share the love of God with people and pray for those who'll accept it.

Think carefully about what good things God has done in your life. What are they?
They might be providing a good family, good friends at school, or maybe even a job. Or it might be even simpler things like the sunshine, your dog or an unexpected good mark on a test.
How has God changed your life?
Does he help give you a more understanding perspective on those people that really get under your skin? Has he helped make you kinder and more willing to be friends to everyone? Has he helped give you more energy to work harder or to do things for others without any kind of reward? What is it in your life that has changed?

In what ways could we tell someone about Jesus?
Anyone got a good story they want to share about how they shared Jesus with someone?

Where could you evangelise? At school, at the skate park or just out at Maccas with some friends?
What kind of people could you talk to? It doesn't just have to be people your own age group, maybe one of your parents needs to know about God...

What should you be careful of when telling people about Jesus? Hmm, this one is hard... Sometimes you will encounter rejection or a big brush off, but that's ok, make sure you don't ever force Jesus on anyone, God can use you to speak to other people but he can also do it without you too ;)

If others don't agree with you, that's ok, don't get into an argument. You are simply sowing the seed. Only God can convince anyone of His love...

We really want to encourage you guys to pray about who you could share Jesus with. It's amazing the people God reveals to you when you pray about it. It doesn't come naturally to everyone but God can use anyone!

If you want to know more about sharing your faith with others this is a good website.This website is pretty long but it gives some good tips on how to share the gospel clearly. There are loads of other good resources online but an old book called Aggressive Christianity is also a good resource, it was written by one of the founders of The Salvation Army Catherine Booth (William Booth's wife). Ask an officer or any other Salvo you might know where you can get your hands on it, it might be old and written for a different time but it's message is still relevant to evangelism today!

Happy Holidays!***