Evangelism

What are we Praying for?

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Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:3‭-‬4 NKJV

How will the world know that we love Jesus? How will they come to understand that He is a friend and master who is worth giving their lives to. Is it by seeing us going to church every Sunday? Will they be impressed by our degrees in theology or maybe by the title Reverend so and so? Maybe our best message about the love of God in Christ can only be seen by the way we treat others. Maybe they will never see the value of the cross of Jesus Christ until they see it in our attitudes. God gives to each of us today a chance to love someone more than we love ourselves. What better way is there to reach one soul for whom He gave His Son?

Sleeping in Harvest?

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More years ago than I care to share I remember helping friends with putting up hay. Though they had begun early in the morning the 1700 bale count was just too many for them to finish alone. The hay was perfect and lay in endless numbers on the field but on the horizon loomed dark thunderstorms. At hearing of their dilemma over the phone we jumped into our pick-up truck and sped across miles of dirt roads to help. What fun we had that night as we pitched in to help our tired friends. At 2 a.m. the rain finally came but just 50 bales still lay outside the barn.

Today there is also a harvest and there are hearts ready to be gathered into the Father’s barn. There is also a storm on the horizon and it is coming our way. Are we willing to give all to see as many as possible brought safely in or will we hang up the phone and go to sleep for the night?