Why Not You?

Yes, I know this is the first post in awhile... sorry. Vacation, taxes, all kinds of stuff. Anyway, on to the blog.

This Sunday we're continuing our series on sharing your faith. It's been fun and hopefully enlightening. We've kept with a basic theme: Keep it simple. We get so tense even with the thought of talking to someone about Jesus, so simplicity is the key (which I think should be the way every aspect of church is run... simple).

We've got two more weeks left in this series. You'll have to come this Sunday to find out what the next simple thing to say is. The first week we talked about the most basic need everyone needs to hear: God loves you. Before talking about their sin, before even letting a thought about doctrine enter into someone's head, let them know that God loves them. I'd bet tat most would be extremely surprised to find out that some don't know this. But, it's complete truth. We know this because He gave us Jesus. That's the proof.

Last week, we moved on to the second step in simply sharing your faith by learning the phrase Jesus saves you. I'm sure that was a profound message there wasn't it? That's the point! We make things so hard and come up with excuse after excuse. "I don't know what to say. I don't know what to do. I don't know enough about the Bible. They'll probably say no anyway. (Or my favorite) Someone else will do it." And on and on. We have all this drama even before we talk to anyone thinking it's so hard, when in reality it's so easy! God loves you! Jesus saves you! So, so simple... yet we make it so hard.

They're little phrases anyone can remember and tell anyone, anywhere, at any time. Leave it on a napkin at a restaurant. Say it to your neighbor. Tell it and live it to those live and work with. People are depending on you (whether they know it or not) to deliver these tiny messages of hope to be reconciled to God. And I don't know if you really know this or not, but Hell still waits for those that reject Christ. Don't you think it would be a shame to live with a secret that could spare someone from darkness and separation from God? Me too.

But, I suppose for us it's going to come down to a choice: Can I do it or not? Anyone can do it. My kids can say these simple phrases. So maybe it's more of a question than a choice: Why not you?

Simple phrases. So many people. So many opportunities. Why not you? See you Sunday!

Marc