Acts 4:19-20

PASSAGE: Acts 4:19-20 - "But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard."

PAUSE:  The mission of the church is to share the good news of Jesus Christ to a lost world! (See Acts 1:8). Even when the world tells us to “shut up about that,” we must find ways to proclaim Christ! The history of the church is filled with Christ followers courageously and strategically sharing the good news. In the early days it was person to person. As Christians went about they took the gospel with them and shared it. When the printing press came along they put the gospel message in print and spread it everywhere they could, and even places they weren’t supposed to. Then radio signals came about and Christians sent the gospel message into territories completely closed to the Christianity. Interestingly, it is a common conviction that the most effective way to share the gospel today has returned to the person to person approach. Because of the skepticism of many toward Christianity we must build relationships of love with others and them allow God to open the door for the right time to share Christ with that friend. What would it look like for you to move forward with an evangelistic way of life? Who are you building relational bridges with that is far from God? 

PRAYER: Lord, the good news of Jesus Christ is the hope of the world. Give me courage and clarity to share Christ with others no matter what.  Amen.