SHARE THE GOSPEL: Megatrans 2012
Autor: EBD Life Matters | Publicado: 2012-06-26T10:18:00-07:00

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There are preachers and not just teachers for the same reason there are reporters and not just commentators. The reason is that there is news and not just comment. News begs to be heralded, at least if it’s good news. Later it may need to be explained and argued about. 

Ordinary Christians need to remember this. Christianity is news before it is theology. Picture the scene: there was a horrible situation with many people trapped, their lives in danger. There seemed to be no way of rescue or escape. It was terrifying. Behind closed doors authorities planned a daring assault and deliverance. Suddenly, there was a break-through. Rescuers succeeded, with incredible loss, to make a way out. Countless people began to escape. The news spread like wildfire: “There is a way out! There is a way out! Come to the coded house. There is a tunnel to freedom.” 

Christianity is first news. Then theology. 

When I knew that next Sunday we’ll be training about ways to share the Gospel, I decided to do a search about this topic, and that’s what I got from the search:

News is about facts, not mere ideas. Christianity is about something that happened, not just about somebody’s ideas. There were real events: a man born of a virgin, a few years of teaching and healing, a trial, a crucifixion, a death, a resurrection, an ascension into heaven. And then there was an explosion of news-telling.

What’s the gospel? I’ll try to put it in a sentence.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy. 

That’s the gospel. 

You never, never, never outgrow your need for it. Don’t ever think of the gospel as, “That’s the way you get saved, and then you get strong by leaving it and doing something else.” 
No! We are strengthened by God through the gospel every day, till the day we drop. 
You never outgrow the need to preach to yourself the gospel. 



3 Reasons to Share the Gospel



One of the key aspects about evangelism is breaking barriers. What are some ways we can break barriers with those around us in order to have chances to share the gospel with them? Write a comment; share your thoughts with us!



1. A Desire to Be Obedient to God’s Commands 



Jesus commanded his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. That is exactly what the early disciples did. Paul spoke of a compulsion to share the gospel. To evangelize is to obey. 

In Acts 8:4, we see that those who had been scattered preached the gospel wherever they went. One of the clearest examples of evangelism being commanded is in 1 Peter 3, where Peter commands believers to “always be…prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.” 

Our silence is not a matter of neutrality. You need to tell yourself that. Our silence is a matter of guilt and sin. Obedience is definitely a biblical reason to evangelize. 



2. A Love for the Lost 



Before you start reading the Second Reason to Share the gospel, take a look at what John Piper has to say about At what point should I share the gospel with my neighbor?&nbsp;&nbsp;After wacthing this vídeo, tell us what you think, write a comment, share your thoughts with us!



Preachers, we have got to stop avoiding the topic of lostness—hell. Jesus spoke of God’s wrath remaining on those who don’t believe on him. God will cause terror in us if we appear before him apart from Christ. 

Apart from God’s grace, the sinner will never stop sinning. God’s judgment will never end. Their rejection of God never ends. God will inflict extreme and unnatural pain on them forever. 

As preachers of the gospel, we have no business making God seem more humane to sinners who are in rebellion against him. Think about if hell were unleashed on you forever and tell unbelievers how horrible it is. 

Christians are motivated by a love to others. Hudson Taylor said he would have never thought of going to China if he didn’t know that they were lost. It’s people who are this lost, who have this fate awaiting them, that we are aiming to convert. 

We can confidently tell people the basic message of the gospel and trust that God’s Spirit will faithfully pick up our message and use it to save people. 



3. A Love for God. 



We want to see God glorified. We want to see the truth about him told in creation. The desire to see God glorified was the motivation for all Jesus’ actions. 

Everything exists for God’s glory (Romans 11:36). Our salvation is “to the praise of his glorious grace” (Ephesians 1:6). God does everything he does for his own glory, and we should do all we do for the glory of God. 

To tell the truth about some people is not to honor them, but to tell the truth about God is to honor him. God is glorified in the gospel.



We have a song to listen “Above All” by Michael W. Smith. I think there is no better song to explain why we should share the gospel. Also, it’s a gift to all of us who sang beautifully last Sunday, the anniversary of our church. &nbsp;Listen to this song allowing time for God to speak to you about our Sunday’s topic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 



Last Sunday we saw that Jesus valued those times when He connected with sinful people (Luke 5:29-32).&nbsp; He had an open-handed philosophy when it came to meeting people where they were on their life journeys and walking with them.&nbsp; Now tell me: &nbsp;How can the church do better at reaching those on the fringe of society? What role can you play in helping?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;



God bless you all,



Have a wonderful week



Kaeyllane

&nbsp;What a beautiful sight it is to see messengers coming with good news! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How beautiful to see them coming down from the mountains &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with a message about peace! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How wonderful it is when they bring the good news &nbsp;that we are saved! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How wonderful when they say to Zion, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Your God rules!" 

Isaiah 52:7