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What's in it For Me?
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Love and Evangelism “By this all men will know that you are my disciples…” John 13:35 I think the famous Christian quote “Preach the gospel…and if necessary use words” has done more harm than good for the cause of evangelism. It has given Christians an excuse to keep their mouths shut. However, I understand the punch behind the quote: Living Christ the same time you are sharing Him will give your witness a greater impact. Which is more important in soul winning—the life you lead or the words you say? It’s like asking which side of a coin is more important, heads or tails. Both are necessary and inseparable. If you live an exemplary Christian life for 50 years, yet never utter an evangelistic word, you will be an ineffective soul winner. At the same time, if you are an evangelistic machine by having countless conversations about Jesus, yet your life does not validate your lip, you will be just as fruitless. We either witness for the Lord or against the Lord by our actions. At all times we are either bringing someone closer to Him or farther away. How can we lead people to our wonderful Savior if we repel them by our hypocrisy? We paint a picture by the life that we lead. Make sure the picture you are painting is one of love. Soul Winning Quote of the Month “Christians are to be the good news before they share the Good News.” Joe Alrich, Lifestyle Evangelism Soul Winning Statistics Every 24 hours 69,000 people become Christians.
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