Iniciar sesión
Lifestyle Evangelism (1240)
Acts 5:42 says, “And daily in the temple and in every house they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” Publicly and privately, the early church did not stop preaching and teaching about Jesus Christ; it was a daily experience.
In our own way and opportunity, each of us is called, ordained and equipped to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. In fact, if you are a Christian, evangelism is supposed to be a lifestyle. Adrian Rogers says, “God has called you to witness. A Christian who is not witnessing is not merely missing a blessing, he is guilty of high treason against heaven’s King.”
If you are not witnessing, you are disobeying God. In the Book of Acts, the conversion of three men reveal why it is so important to witness to others.
In Acts 8, the conversion of the Ethiopian man shows us that all people have a common hunger to know God, even if we don’t understand it yet.
In Acts 9, the conversion of Saul—who later became Paul, apostle of Christ— reminds us that all people have a common heartache. All the intelligence and money in the world couldn’t buy the satisfaction that is found only in Christ.
In Acts 10, the conversion of Cornelius tells us that all people have a common hope—Jesus.
Back-to-back, we are shown by Scripture that the hope of Africa is Jesus, the hope of Asia (Paul the Apostle) is Jesus, the hope of Europe (Cornelius) is Jesus. All people need the same help. The hope of the world is Jesus.
God took Phillip, Annanias and Peter, with their availability, expendability, adaptability, and used them to share the Gospel with men who would carry it even further, to the uttermost ends of the earth.
We all have the same heartaches and hunger that are only satisfied through our common hope in Jesus Christ. And remember: Jesus will save anybody who is willing to come to Him.
They may not even know that it is God who they are searching for, but each and every man needs to know him. It is our job, as a Christian community to help them.
Apply it to your life
Are you available, expendable and adaptable, ready to be used by God? There’s somebody that needs you desperately.
All men need the same help—they need somebody to tell them about Jesus and that somebody is you.
REVEALING JESUS' MISSION BEYOND THE MANGER
Christmas’ true meaning is often overshadowed by the glitz and glamor of beautiful decorations, gifts, and parties. For the followers of Jesus Christ, the true meaning of Christmas began long before the manger scene in Bethlehem. By studying the Old and New Testaments, we can know who this Child is and why He came to Earth.
Jesus Himself told His disciples that all of Scripture testifies of who He is, but each of us must decide what we understand and believe about our Savior. When we know the author and the hero of the Bible, we can better understand all of what the Bible is saying to us as His followers. He did not come from Heaven down to Earth so we could celebrate a happy holiday; He came with an intentional ministry of redemption, revelation, and restoration—that is a great reason to celebrate!
