I stopped by Wal-Mart this afternoon with the express purpose of completing my shockwave challenge. I walked around for a bit and then saw a couple of guys checking out the posters. They were both wearing funky halloween wigs, so I just started a conversation about that. After a couple of minutes, I whipped out some invitation cards and offered to pray for them. They declined and then I asked the million dollar question. They both said they thought they would go to heaven because they prayed and repented for their sins. I investigated further into what they understood that to mean. After sharing the gospel with them, I learned that they had already accepted Christ and so I told them they should be completely sure, not just kind of sure. I told them they would be completely welcome at our church and they should wear their wigs when they come!
How about you go out on purpose to share the gospel today! You can do it!
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10.28.2011
10.12.2011
.shockwave challenge - day 53
Earlier today, I was very aware of missing several opportunities to present the gospel...one was quite blaring. The FedEx guy came by the office today to deliver a package and instead of having us sign, just dropped it off at the front and rang the doorbell. I ran to the door and opened it, fully expecting to present the gospel. Well, I ran all the way down the ramp after him asking if I needed to sign (hoping it would give me more time to talk to him). He said it wasn't necessary for this package and he was apparently being trained because there was another person driving and waiting on him. Boo! I bid them good day and I walked away wishing I would have ran over to the truck and stopped both of them for a moment to ask them that all important question about their eternity. But I didn't. For all of the opportunities I seize, there are probably dozens more that I miss. That's why it's even more important for every believer to do the work of the ministry!
I had to make up for the timidity I let out, so I walked over to the park before church this afternoon to invite people with children to our Trunk or Treat event using the invitation cards. I met a couple (even on a rainy afternoon) at the swing set with their four year old, so I invited them to the event. They lived close by and said they were wanting to take her to the Trunk or Treat so she could get some candy. I asked if they needed prayer and they said no. I then asked if they knew they would go to heaven, to which they also replied no. After I shared the gospel with them, I gave them an opportunity to receive Christ as their Savior. The mom declined and walked away and I further investigated with the dad. He felt the same way, so I didn't pressure them. I trust that they will come to the Trunk or Treat event and participate in our Gospel Hayride and their eyes will be opened to the truth.
On my way back to the church, I saw a young man walking home from school. I pulled into the side parking lot and hopped out real quick to invite him to church. After asking him the million dollar question, he said, "I know I'm going to heaven because I'm saved!" I knew what he meant, but clarified whether he had invited Jesus into his life and confessed Him as Lord. He had indeed! It was awesome to meet a teenager who knew he was going to heaven because Jesus saved him!
How about you invite someone to church today and share the gospel with them? If you need a script to help you with that part, you can download it on our church website here. Go give life today!
I had to make up for the timidity I let out, so I walked over to the park before church this afternoon to invite people with children to our Trunk or Treat event using the invitation cards. I met a couple (even on a rainy afternoon) at the swing set with their four year old, so I invited them to the event. They lived close by and said they were wanting to take her to the Trunk or Treat so she could get some candy. I asked if they needed prayer and they said no. I then asked if they knew they would go to heaven, to which they also replied no. After I shared the gospel with them, I gave them an opportunity to receive Christ as their Savior. The mom declined and walked away and I further investigated with the dad. He felt the same way, so I didn't pressure them. I trust that they will come to the Trunk or Treat event and participate in our Gospel Hayride and their eyes will be opened to the truth.
On my way back to the church, I saw a young man walking home from school. I pulled into the side parking lot and hopped out real quick to invite him to church. After asking him the million dollar question, he said, "I know I'm going to heaven because I'm saved!" I knew what he meant, but clarified whether he had invited Jesus into his life and confessed Him as Lord. He had indeed! It was awesome to meet a teenager who knew he was going to heaven because Jesus saved him!
How about you invite someone to church today and share the gospel with them? If you need a script to help you with that part, you can download it on our church website here. Go give life today!
10.09.2011
.shockwave challenge - day 50
Karis and Yaya and I went to the park tonight and I met a guy on the basketball court. I invited him to church and shared the gospel with him. He didn't know if he'd go to heaven but wasn't ready to pray with me. I persisted with the gospel and told him it was as simple as receiving a gift but I perceived that he had the idea that he wanted to get his life right before praying. I told him it wasn't about what he had done but receiving what Jesus has already done for him. As much as I wanted him to be saved, he wouldn't pray with me even though he believed in Jesus.
I kept thinking about how patient God is and how much He desires all of humanity to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:3-4). I pray that Jamal takes into consideration what I said and prays to accept Christ on his own.
While we were there, Karis invited a little boy to Trunk or Treat and we found out that his family was already saved. They said they would come and loved the idea!
Could you invite someone to church this week and share the gospel?
I kept thinking about how patient God is and how much He desires all of humanity to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:3-4). I pray that Jamal takes into consideration what I said and prays to accept Christ on his own.
While we were there, Karis invited a little boy to Trunk or Treat and we found out that his family was already saved. They said they would come and loved the idea!
Could you invite someone to church this week and share the gospel?
10.05.2011
.shockwave challenge - day 46
Karis came to church with Kristen this afternoon and told me she wanted to go invite people to church. So we went across the street to the park where we met a lady who was there with her 3 year old daughter. After we invited them to church, I asked her if she needed prayer. She had an ace bandage wrapped around her hand and she told me I could pray for her thumb because she had broken it when she was working out.
I shared with her from Acts 10:38 and John 14:12 and then told her a testimony of when I prayed for a woman with a similar condition and she was healed. I asked if I could lay hands on her in Jesus name and she agreed. Karis and I prayed for her and then I told her to go ahead and move her thumb. When she did, she smiled really big and said the pain was gone! She said, "For real! It's all gone. I didn't know it would be instant!!" I laughed and told her that's what happens when you take God at His word! I then shared the gospel with her and she prayed with me to receive Jesus because she didn't know if she would go to heaven when she died. She was adamant that she would be at church on Sunday because they were new to the area and she wanted to meet some new people.
Karis and I continued to invite people to church and at one point, I saw her chasing a little boy with an invitation card in her hand. She invited a number of kids to go to her church right across the street! We also got to pray with another woman who was already saved, but needed a job.
I missed an opportunity at lunch today, but I wonder if I would have gone to the park if I had shared the gospel with someone at lunch. Maybe I didn't miss it at all because I believe meeting Rina at the park was a divine appointment. She knows that God's power is real and now she knows that heaven is her eternal home.
Make a divine appointment today and see how God can use you to reach people in your world! You'll be amazed at His goodness!
I shared with her from Acts 10:38 and John 14:12 and then told her a testimony of when I prayed for a woman with a similar condition and she was healed. I asked if I could lay hands on her in Jesus name and she agreed. Karis and I prayed for her and then I told her to go ahead and move her thumb. When she did, she smiled really big and said the pain was gone! She said, "For real! It's all gone. I didn't know it would be instant!!" I laughed and told her that's what happens when you take God at His word! I then shared the gospel with her and she prayed with me to receive Jesus because she didn't know if she would go to heaven when she died. She was adamant that she would be at church on Sunday because they were new to the area and she wanted to meet some new people.
Karis and I continued to invite people to church and at one point, I saw her chasing a little boy with an invitation card in her hand. She invited a number of kids to go to her church right across the street! We also got to pray with another woman who was already saved, but needed a job.
I missed an opportunity at lunch today, but I wonder if I would have gone to the park if I had shared the gospel with someone at lunch. Maybe I didn't miss it at all because I believe meeting Rina at the park was a divine appointment. She knows that God's power is real and now she knows that heaven is her eternal home.
Make a divine appointment today and see how God can use you to reach people in your world! You'll be amazed at His goodness!
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