If you have heard that witnessing to family and friends is hard, they are not lying!! I will have to give you some details so please hang with me. My sister Rhonda and her boy friend John came for a visit just before Thanksgiving. Rhonda is moving to Illinois to live with John. Rhonda has been living in Houston. We (my husband and I) have shared the Gospel many of times with Rhonda in the past. She has listened to Hell’s Best Kept Secret and True and False Conversion. Although this was our first time meeting John.
Since Rhonda called to tell me that she was moving to Illinois and they would be stopping by for a visit. I felt like we needed to share the Gospel by opening our mouths and speaking the TRUTH. (even though Richie was the one who did most of the talking) I started praying A LOT!! It is hard to share with family and friends. But I knew this is the most loving and compassionate thing we could say or do for them.
As we sat down to have dessert I asked John, what kind of religious back ground does he have? He shared that he went to church some as a child but not much. The influence he has had with church has made him out to feel dumb and stupid, because he didn’t know much about the bible. He also shared that he saw a lot of pretenders in the church.
Richie presented the law and gospel in a testimonial way. Richie told John how he looked at the 10 commandments and explained how it’s a mirror. The law does not save us but merely shows us how sinful we are. Richie told John he was going to share with him a true biblical gospel message. Richie explained the Cross, repentance and putting your faith and trust in God. John was very receptive, although my sister seemed to be a little put out. She never said anything, but her body language spoke volumes. I think she was concerned we would address their sin of living together.
We explained that we love them so much, that is why we share this with them. Richie and I cried buckets for what God did that night. Don’t know about you but talking to a stranger is fear filling, but talking to a family member is that much more fear filling. I have been learning to overcome the fear of man, in all areas of my life not just in evangelism.
Let this encourage you to speak the truth to your loved ones this Christmas season. Please pray for John and Rhonda's salvation. Thank you!!!
Looking to our Great King,
Renee
BUT YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; AND YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES BOTH IN JERUSALEM, AND IN ALL JUDEA AND SAMARIA, AND EVEN TO THE REMOTEST PART OF THE EARTH.
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Spurgeon Quote
"She is a traitor to the Master who sent her if she is so beguiled by the beauties of taste and are as to forget that to "preach Christ... and Him crucified" is the only object for which she exists among the sons of men. The business of the Church is salvation of souls."
"Soulwinning is the chief business of the Christian; indeed, it should be the main pursuit of every true believer."
"Our first care must be that the sheep are gathered to the Great Shepherd."
"To make proselytes is a suitable labor for Pharisees. To lead men to God is the honorable aim of all laborers of Christ."
"You must not imagine that in this church all who have come to Christ nominally have come really."
"Every Christian here is either a missionary or an impostor."
"Soulwinning is the chief business of the Christian; indeed, it should be the main pursuit of every true believer."
"Our first care must be that the sheep are gathered to the Great Shepherd."
"To make proselytes is a suitable labor for Pharisees. To lead men to God is the honorable aim of all laborers of Christ."
"You must not imagine that in this church all who have come to Christ nominally have come really."
"Every Christian here is either a missionary or an impostor."
The Purpose of Man, by Emeal Zwayne
The purpose of man it to know his Maker
Be known by his Maker
And make his Maker known
So that others may know his Maker as their Maker
Be known by his Maker as their Maker
And make the Maker of him who made his Maker known to them as their Maker
Known as the Maker of others
So that others may know the Maker of him who made his Maker known
As the Maker of the ones
Who made the Maker of the one
Who made his Maker known to them as their Maker, known as their Maker
As their Maker
And that they may also be known by Him
And make Him known to others
Who will in turn know Him
Be known by Him
And in multiplicity to the degree of infinitude
Make Him known
Be known by his Maker
And make his Maker known
So that others may know his Maker as their Maker
Be known by his Maker as their Maker
And make the Maker of him who made his Maker known to them as their Maker
Known as the Maker of others
So that others may know the Maker of him who made his Maker known
As the Maker of the ones
Who made the Maker of the one
Who made his Maker known to them as their Maker, known as their Maker
As their Maker
And that they may also be known by Him
And make Him known to others
Who will in turn know Him
Be known by Him
And in multiplicity to the degree of infinitude
Make Him known
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