Why do we want to share our faith?

Jesus said, “go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you” Matthew 28:18-20

The word ‘go’ appears in the Bible 1514 times – ‘go & tell, go & invite, go & make disciples.’ If we don’t ‘go’ and invite our friends, family, neighbours, colleagues to ‘come & see’ what Jesus is like, they might never have the opportunity to hear about Jesus .

You never know what questions the people around you are asking or how God has been at work. An invitation to the LIFE Course or Church might be just what that person is looking for, it could be a sign for them or confirmation that they need to investigate. It might be just the right timing, or if it is not the right timing now, it could be in the future.

The reason you are reading this today is because no doubt some brave soul in your life plucked up the courage to invite you to ‘come & see what this whole Jesus thing is about.’ We are not responsible for how our friends will respond, but we are responsible for being brave and putting out the inviting them to come explore Jesus.

So be bold, trust God, love people and get inviting…

Pray – always plead with God for people before we plead with people for God.

Connect – we can’t share the love of Jesus with people we don’t see. Prioritise spending time together, not just so we can invite them, but because we enjoy them.

Care – show you care for your friends regularly by giving them a phone call or a text message to just see how they’re going.

Invite – we are not responsible for how our friends respond to an invitation, but we are responsible to be brave and invite.

Speak – tell your friends why we follow Jesus and what he means to us, no one can argue with a personal story, and it compellingly presents the power of the gospel in your life.