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Late this summer as I was at church with my family, I noticed something different about my youngest son. As we worshiped, he began to slightly raise his hands as he sang to the Lord.
The next day, I walked outside and saw him on the back porch with pen and paper reading the Scriptures. Later, as we were riding in my truck, I asked him, “What is God doing in your life?”
I was grateful to hear his response:
“Dad, I’m glad you asked. I have something to tell you.”
He told me that one night as he was lying in bed, he became overwhelmingly convicted of his sin. “I cried out to God and asked Him to save me and forgive me of my sins,” he told me. “Dad, I now know I am saved, and Jesus has changed my life!”
Let me tell you—those are the greatest words a parent can ever hear. On top of that, there has been a drastic change in his life. He is on fire for Jesus and has already led two of his friends to faith in Christ!
“There is no one out of reach of the mercy and love of God. Let us stay focused on sharing the gospel every single week and pray God uses it to draw people to Himself.”
As I think about this summer and that conversation, I am reminded there are lost people in our lives, in our neighborhoods, in our communities, and across our state. God has given us the greatest opportunity we’ve ever had to live on mission and be intentional about sharing the gospel.
However, we must be intentional. My son being saved has rekindled my passion to share the gospel. If you are a pastor, allow me to encourage you with three suggestions to lead your church members to share their faith:
Share the gospel every week in your worship services.
We never know who is walking in the door and what stage of life they’re in. We don’t know the hurts or obstacles they are facing. What we do know is Jesus can save anyone. There is no one out of reach of the mercy and love of God. Let us stay focused on sharing the gospel every single week and pray God uses it to draw people to Himself.
Give a gospel invitation.
As people come into your church, there is a reason they are there. Perhaps someone invited them, or maybe they are searching for hope they’ve not found yet. As you proclaim the gospel, give people who hear the gospel a chance to respond to what God is doing in their lives. The Holy Spirit could be working in their hearts, and they may feel a real sense of urgency to give their lives to Christ.
Help new believers with their next steps.
Many people who come to faith in Christ don’t know what to do next. They have no idea how to live out their faith and be on mission. Walk with them as they begin to take those first steps in following Jesus. There is nothing like seeing someone come to Christ and be on fire for Him!
Texas is full of people without Christ. Let us be broken and burdened for them. Let us be intentional to live out the mission God has given us! I believe as we do these things, we could see a movement of God across our state like we’ve never seen before.
I am praying for your church to engage with a new energy and passion for evangelism. I love you and I’m honored to serve you!
