Just Do It
Acts 1:6-8
Today we are taking a little break from the book of Romans and we are looking at evangelism and our part in reaching the world for Christ. Almost two thousand years ago, Christ used eleven men to turn the known world upside down. Today, we have more tools at our disposal and the world is getting worse. What is the problem?
The problem is Christians who have lost time for God and turned their time and energy to fulfilling personal lusts. We have dropped the ball when it comes to personal and global evangelism. We are concerned about the children of the world and give money sacrificially to support missionaries, but what about your families, co-workers, and neighbors? What about the strangers you and I pass day in and day out?
In Acts 1, we are all given the commission to win souls to Christ. This is not a gift but a command. Some have the special ability to talk to anyone but we all have the command to witness. When it comes to our scope of witnessing, we need to remember two important facts.
First, the light that shines the farthest shines brightest at home. We can do things like Operation Christmas Child and support the Shepherds home, and those are good, but if we are not witnessing to the very people that we rub elbows with, our lights will not shine far. Our churches are dying and we wonder why America and the world is like it is. 1,400 pastors leave the ministry monthly. In the last five years, over 10,000 churches have closed their doors. Less than 5% of churches are growing by conversions. Only 4% of American churches will ever plant a daughter church. These stats must change. They will not change unless we step up to the plate and start doing our jobs personally.