Church Voices

This has been said before, probably by many people, but I believe it is worth repeating.

If you want to be a witness for Christ, you need to earn that opportunity.

Part of the role and work of the Holy Spirit in the church was/is to give credibility to the message of the Kingdom of God and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ through miracles.  People listened because they saw evidence of the love of God in their lives.

Dave Stone at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY recently related how they did that as a church by encouraging their people to participate in the local Aids Walk.  Their leadership was the third largest donor in the walk.  You can tell a sinner they are going to hell, but the question is, Are they listening?  When you tell a sinner you care about them, and then you show them you care about them (or vice versa),  then they will listen when you tell them God cares about them and how he showed it.  This is why “friendship evangelism” is so popular and beneficial.

Hating on sinners is never convicting to the sinner.