In my last post, I talked about seeking boldness to share the good news of the gospel with those around us. But, one of the things that may hinder us from sharing our faith is not knowing what we should say. We may feel like our words are not eloquent or that we are just not good communicators. I know I often feel this way. But in the gospel of John, we are reminded that we don’t need to be highly effective speakers to proclaim the good news....
Contagious Boldness
Philippians 1:12-14 - “And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without fear.” I was catching up with a friend of mine one evening at a café and as we were getting ready to leave, a woman approached us and started sharing her faith and invited us to a Bible study at her church....
Not Our Merits
Luke 7:2-5 - At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us....
Faith Like a Child
Luke 18:13 - People were also bringing babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it....
Decisions without God
Have you ever made poor decisions in your life? Have you ever chased dreams, only to be met with failure or disappointment? If you’re human, then you probably answered yes to one of these questions and can even think of specific instances where this was the case; I know I can. There can be many reasons why our decisions and aspirations didn’t quite turn out the way we had hoped, but right now, I’d like to focus on just one of those reasons: leaving God out....