REACHING OUT TO OTHERS

Hi there, hope you had a great week. The title for this week is reaching out to others. The main verse for this week is from Matthew 28:19. It says “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (NIV). Someone will ask why do I have to make disciples of all nations? Well, from the verse above we realise that it is a command from Jesus so we don’t have to take it lightly.

Sometimes we find it hard to outreach to people thinking about the negative what ifs. For instance we sometimes ask ourselves what if they’re not interested? Well, what if they actually listen to you and gain salvation through you? You never know what tomorrow brings so sometimes. It pays to take that big step but it is worth it.

Someone will ask that how can I preach to others?  I am going to share a few things we can to fulfill the great commission.

·         The first thing to do is to pray to God to give you a heart for people and also for the Holy Spirit to lead you.

·         We have live a life that is pleasing to God in order to show what we believe in and for it to serve as a good example to others

·         We can invite others to church.

·         We can pray for unbelievers before we outreach to them.

·         We can also send verses to our friends and explain to them how important it is to read the bible.

Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (NIV) From this verse I understand if the Holy Spirit comes onto us we will receive power to be able to reach out easily to our family, friends, neighbours and the new people we meet on a daily basis and tell them about the greater love of God.

What I’m going to leave you with today is that, just telling someone that God loves them can make a big difference in their life. Always pray and ask the Holy Spirit to direct you before, during and after every outreach you go. God bless you and don’t forget to share this with others. Have a blessed week ahead.