In the bible Jesus says to his disciple’s in Mark 16:15 “and he said to them, go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature”. What was Jesus saying and why is this verse in the bible taken so literally? In the world today we call it evangelism and many people are participating. The world has had great evangelists in its time such as billy graham who have made known what evangelism really means but people have their own views on what evangelism is depending on their own beliefs systems and religious views.
I thought about evangelism from a person’s point of view who never really knew gods intention. I didn’t understand the importance of speaking to people on my own about Jesus because I never really knew who he was. As my …show more content…
He proceeded to tell me what was troubling him and was looking for some comfort and guidance. I could feel god’s presence quite strongly and I started to cry I felt the love god had for him and how much god wanted him. My friend also started to break down and I handed him my women’s bible which was all I had at the time. I told him to go home and start reading Matthew and I asked if I could pray for him and he said yes to my surprise. God gave me this opportunity to speak to someone’s heart who’s was lost and …show more content…
I decided to stop going out and drinking and changed some of my ways therefore bought a lot of attention on me from people. I started getting questioned on why I wasn’t going out with them anymore and what had become more important than going out and having ©“fun” with my friends. This gave me an opportunity to talk about Jesus and my relationship with him even if half of them thought I was crazy.
Talking to people about Jesus at work can be quite tough but god gave me the opportunity. A colleague of mine started to ask me questions about church and why I went. He told me about an experience he had at a youth group years ago and that he didn’t like it. I started to tell him about my church and how much fun I had there which made him decide to go a little deeper in his questions. He asked me about who Jesus was and why my face lit up when I spoke about him. I felt as though god wanted me to invite him to church and so I did he still hasn’t come but all in gods timing things are lowly
I thought about evangelism from a person’s point of view who never really knew gods intention. I didn’t understand the importance of speaking to people on my own about Jesus because I never really knew who he was. As my …show more content…
He proceeded to tell me what was troubling him and was looking for some comfort and guidance. I could feel god’s presence quite strongly and I started to cry I felt the love god had for him and how much god wanted him. My friend also started to break down and I handed him my women’s bible which was all I had at the time. I told him to go home and start reading Matthew and I asked if I could pray for him and he said yes to my surprise. God gave me this opportunity to speak to someone’s heart who’s was lost and …show more content…
I decided to stop going out and drinking and changed some of my ways therefore bought a lot of attention on me from people. I started getting questioned on why I wasn’t going out with them anymore and what had become more important than going out and having ©“fun” with my friends. This gave me an opportunity to talk about Jesus and my relationship with him even if half of them thought I was crazy.
Talking to people about Jesus at work can be quite tough but god gave me the opportunity. A colleague of mine started to ask me questions about church and why I went. He told me about an experience he had at a youth group years ago and that he didn’t like it. I started to tell him about my church and how much fun I had there which made him decide to go a little deeper in his questions. He asked me about who Jesus was and why my face lit up when I spoke about him. I felt as though god wanted me to invite him to church and so I did he still hasn’t come but all in gods timing things are lowly