A Life of Voracious Evangelism

 The Spotless Agenda: 007

A Life of Voracious Evangelism

Luke 4:43, Easy English

" ‘I cannot stay with you’, Jesus replied. ‘I must go to other towns to teach everyone the good news. I will tell them how God rules in the lives of his people. That is what God sent me to do.’ "

Ministry is not about pulling crowd. Ministry is about fulfilling the purpose for which you were called. Jesus demonstrated this reality by his life of voracious evangelism.

When a person is very hungry, and at the same time has appetite for a particular food, they go all out to get it to eat, and when they find it, they devour great quantities of it. 

That was how Jesus did his evangelism. Having great appetite for it, he never made excuse for it even if it had to mean abandoning his own family or not sleeping at home for days. 

Evangelism is about winning the lost. It is not about convincing a Christian to change church. It involves going to places where Christ is not known at all or not richly known, and reaching people in whom Christ is not formed at all or not richly formed.  

One of the factors that have contributed to laxity in evangelism in contemporary churches is the wrong understanding of the calling. Many Christians think that the calling is limited to preaching and teaching, and that inside the synagogue. 

You may be called to serve in business or school administration, security forces, foster home, banking or even commerce. In these places of service, your sphere of contact becomes your soul winning point. Your customer relation alone can change a sinner for good. 

You are called to help in preaching and teaching Christ, but this begins with demonstrating his goodness in your place of work and among your sphere of contact. When they see the Christ in you, they will yearn to meet him just where you found him.

Employ clever avenues to win souls, for soul winning is not only by fire, it is also by wisdom. 

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  1. Sage WordMay 2, 2022 at 1:23 AM

    The Spotless Agenda is a move towards a spotless church. Study, reason and question (srq) Scripture to find evidence of the truth. Remember, this is only achievable through the Holy Spirit.

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