20th Jan 2008 - The importance of Evangelism Part 3

"Are you a disciple of Christ?"

As a disciple you will be tested so stay alert!
“For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase”.
1 Corinthians 3:3-6
You plant the seed, the pastor or minister waters it but God gives the increase. We are talking about evangelism again! Letting someone know about the goodness of God, inviting them to see what it’s about and then leaving God to do the rest. Don’t worry if the person you evangelize to doesn’t come to church. It is your responsibility to plant that seed!(Pastor Justin)

"The Importance of Evangelism Part 3
"All you need to do is just speak of Jesus and if they are chosen, they will come!
“36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.”
John 1:36-37
All Jesus said to them is ‘come and see’, don’t make things difficult! Just encourage people to ‘come and see’! Jesus told people all of these things so that they will testify! You must do the same, are you a true disciple?? Are you disciplined??? We haven’t got time to take the things of God lightly, be bold and go forth!! Jesus himself said “you will do greater works then me” he is talking to YOU!
You are a witness to the truth! The truth that is in Christ. Each of the disciples found each other, they each testified to one another which lead to them witnessing and then becoming a disciple themselves.Jesus knows your roots, he knew Nathanael and called him an Israelite, that is the old skool name used from the days of Moses! He knew us from the beginning. He knows the baggage you carry, the problems you have so why try and fix things before you come to him? You are hearing and being edified by things that some people never hear! It’s a privilege to know the truth, don’t you get it?? You’re chosen!Believe what he has placed in you, Jesus himself said you have seen nothing yet!

Amen!