Hanamel, his cousin, with the proposition that Jeremiah purchase the family plot for future use, approached Jeremiah. But there is no future. Individuals are asking the church to demonstrate the love of God. What we preach with our lips is usually at variance with what we do. Our actions speak so loudly, no one can hear what we're saying.
Evangelism is the proclamation and demonstration of the good news.
No longer are people moved by our proclamation because we have not demonstrated by our actions, that we really care. The ministry of the local church begins before birth and extends beyond death. Christian congregations live with the assurance that they are the instruments of God, designed by God to proclaim and demonstrate the gospel of Jesus Christ. Opportunities abound for the church to validate what it says by what it does. There is always cost involved in the decision to become agents of change in a society besieged by injustices and neglect.