Sharing the gospel can be done a thousand different ways. There are all sorts of strategies and methods that are good and work when sharing the gospel. We can use words, drawings, music, or whatever. It’s all about living our lives intentionally…we are intentionally living in such a way so that we will build relationships that will lead to gospel conversations. People do this all the time in our culture. Nations build relationships with other nations that will lead to international good will. Companies build relationships with customers that will lead to a healthier bottom line. Young couples build relationships that will hopefully lead to the altar. All of this building takes time, patience and long-term investment, but it is worth it. When we are building these bridges for the gospel the goal of sharing what Jesus did is far greater than international good relations or a prospering company or a couple saying, “I do.”

I want us to be perfectly clear about what the gospel is. The gospel is the good news that God is also on a mission to transform sinners into saints. God created us and loves us. We rebelled against Him. This rebellion has separated us from God forever. We have a problem we can’t fix on our own. An eternal punishment is hanging over our heads because we’ve sinned against an eternal God. We need an eternal God to intervene. God did intervene and provided His own sacrifice – His own Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is God in the flesh who lived perfectly, obediently, lovingly and sacrificially. In the end He laid His life down as our substitute. He died on the cross we deserved to die on.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17)

God in His kindness provided Jesus to take our place; God in His mercy gives us the gift of faith to believe in what Jesus did; God in His grace gives us all the benefits of being in Christ. The gospel is understanding who God is, who Jesus is, who we are, and how we respond to it all.

We should not be living life telling others that we are Christians; we should be living life telling others that they need Jesus. I hope you notice the difference. Get the gospel deep in your heart so that when God opens the door, you’ll be able to share the good news of what God is doing.

Grace & Peace,