Day 17 of 21 Day Prayer Challenge

​Day 17: EVANGELISM

Continuing the conversation from yesterday, when thinking of sharing the Good News with others we also want to:

BE AUTHENTIC— One of the most effective ways to minister to people around you is to be authentic. One of the top reasons why some are turned off to Christianity is because of a perception is that Christians are fake. Authenticity breaks that perception. When people see both your successes and failures, they will see how you respond in both situations. When people listen to the words you use when you’re excited and when you’re upset, do they paint a different picture? Be authentic in the way you talk and live, both privately and publicly, at church and at home or work.

Lastly, SPEAK IT— At some point, you will need to say something about Jesus. Eventually you need to share the Good News of what Jesus did for us on the cross and through the empty tomb. You have prayed for them, you are living out what you learn from reading the Bible, and you are being authentic. God will provide opportunities to speak to them about Jesus—it is up to you to take them. They might ask questions about your faith or life. It might be a comment that provides an opportunity for you to share hope. You must have the courage to speak for Jesus. The best part? Jesus promises to help in those moments.

1 John 1:5-7
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”

1 Corinthians 1:17
“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”

Romans 1:16
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”

As you pray today, make a list of people that need to hear about Jesus.

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, help me to be approachable by others. Give me the courage to speak boldly about you when opportunities arise. Help me to share the Good News. Amen.