What does Jesus mean to you and what are you going to do about it?

St. Francis of Assisi said, “Go out and preach the Gospel, and if you have to, use words." and I began to wonder, just how do you do that?

How effective is it to preach the Gospel with just action and service?

Whether or not it is clear to you at this point in your life, you are a leader with influence over others and having a significant impact on their lives from your actions and deeds and words.

As a leader you will be challenged, challenged to step up and step out of your comfort zone.

“Go out and preach the Gospel and if you have to, use words.”

Quite often, I find people with no desire to speak actually have a lot to say and it is worth listening to... everyone has a story. It is in what we do as individuals and how we live our lives that shows others who we really are… and honestly, people will know if it’s from the heart.

By your acts of service, will they know you are a Christian? Will they know about God’s forgiveness, grace and mercy and eternal life given freely to you by Christ? You can presume people know these things about Christ but the one sitting next to you in school or the one next to you at work, they may not know.

You need to tell them. We can be the hands and feet of Christ… we can serve and do good works… but will they know;

John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

As common as that might seem to you, when is the last time you actually spoke this truth to someone that didn't know it? When is the last time you told someone about Colossians 3:16, Acts 3:16 or love, sacrifice, devotion, peace, comfort, forgiveness, grace, mercy and all that we know about Christ?

The date of weekend is March 16, 2012.

On the weekend you will be given the pieces of the puzzle. It’s all there except for one and that one missing piece is you.

Study, Piety and Action will equip you to tell them, to tell them the good news and to walk as Christ did. And then you need to tell "them".

Tell them about forgiveness, grace, mercy, love and that Christ died on the cross for them. Each and every one of them.

Then They Will Know.

May God Bless you in all you do! See you on 3:16

Tom Gillingham
VNTB #18