#NUTSHELL – June 6th — SHARE GOOD NEWS – Act 1:8: A generation screaming for answers, Christians are stuttering. Christ met unbelievers where they were. He realized what many Christians today still don’t seem to understand. Cultivators have to get out in the field. According to one count, the gospels record 132 contacts that Jesus had with people. Six were in the Temple, four in the synagogue and 122 were out with the people in the mainstream of life. What makes people hesitate to share their faith? Here are some of the fears that have been mentioned: “I am afraid I might do more harm than good.” “I don’t know what to say.” “I may not be able to give snappy answers to tricky questions.” “I may seem bigoted.” “I may invade someone’s privacy.” “I am afraid I might fail.” “I am afraid I might be a hypocrite.” Perhaps the most common fear, however; is that of being rejected. A survey was given to those attending training sessions for the Billy Graham crusade in Detroit. One question asked, “What is your greatest hindrance in witnessing?” 9% said they were too busy to remember to do it. 28% felt the lack of real information to share. None said they didn’t really care. 12% said their own lives were not speaking as they should; but by far the largest group were the 51% whose biggest problem was the fear of how the other person would react! Being afraid is no sin, not obeying Christ in spite of the fear is. Good News is for sharing. There is a story about the little boy who returned home after his first Sunday school class. His mother asked, “Who was your teacher?” and the little boy answered, “I don’t remember her name, but she must have been Jesus’ grandmother because she didn’t talk about anyone else.” Does our conversation reflect our love of Jesus? Would our words give away our relationship with Him?
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:01:12 +0000
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