5 ways to make evangelism slightly less difficult
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Clio Turner2024-06-18T15:22:00
Jesus never said evangelism would be easy. But he did say it was important. Clio Turner shares her tips on how every Christian can better love, care for and pray for their friends who don’t yet know God
We all know that the Church should live and breathe evangelism. Our DNA is in the great commission. But while Jesus’ final words about going into all the world and preaching the gospel (see Matthew 28:19) might stir and inspire us on a Sunday morning, if we are honest, most of us feel rather squirmy and inadequate when it comes to actually pulling our finger out and telling others about Jesus.
So here are a few tips that might help. They are not the answer. Jesus knows that its blummin’ hard; the Bible cheerfully tells us that “the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16) and “the god of this age has blinded the eyes of unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 4:4). But the following principles really can increase our confidence and unblock us if we are frozen by a sense of inadequacy and shame that we don’t share our faith more:
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