Week Twenty-Two, 2017

FINDING JESUS

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. – Mark 16:15.

A friend related how she had boarded a plane and saw a large group all wearing shirts that said “taking Jesus to Costa Rica.” She stopped and pondered with the thought of wasn’t Jesus already in Costa Rica?

The point is that Jesus is everywhere and we don’t have to take Him anywhere, but we called to a ministry of connection. We are called to awaken the sleeping and connect all people to the presence of Jesus right where they are planted.

We have to go to where people are, knowing that Jesus is already there. Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church; He said the church should go into the whole world.

Paul makes it clear that it is not enough just to love and care for people; we are called to communicate the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. No matter what our personal style, we all should be trained and ready to express the core message of the gospel, and we should know how to lead people to commit their lives to Jesus Christ.

Declaring the Gospel is a job given to every Christian, but we can hardly preach the good news of Jesus Christ if we do not know any unbelievers. How many non-Christians do you know? If you do not have any contact with non-Christians, look for an opportunity to make contact with a neighbor, co-worker, or someone else.

Our witness should be both passionate and personal. Paul said it so well (Philippians 3:8): I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

We should give ourselves daily to ministering to the lost, the rescuing power of the Gospel of Jesus. This week let us all share the Gospel with at least one person who does not know the Savior.

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QUOTES YOU CAN USE

Oh, the hands of Jesus. Hands of incarnation at his birth. Hands of liberation as he healed. Hands of inspiration as he taught. Hands of dedication as he served. And hands of salvation as he died.

Will Rogers once said, “Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.”

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