The Church
The best kept secret of evangelism
is the local church. The local church is
God’s plan to reach the world. We gather
as God’s building, His temple, His people, His family, and His flock. As we
gather to sing, to pray, to hear God’s Word, the world gets a glimpse of God’s
glory. Effective evangelism happens best
within a local church. It happens best
first and foremost, because that was God’s design. God is smarter than all of
us and His plans never fail. We should
trust Him when He said, “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not
prevail against them” (Matthew 16:18).
Evangelism is a community project.
We encourage each other, we push each other and we pray for each other. The
church will always be more effective at reaching the nations than any
individual Christian can ever be. Sometimes effective evangelism comes down to
the most basic Christian commands, John 13:34-35,
A new commandment
I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also
are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my
disciples, if you have love for one another.
If we love God and love our
brothers and sisters in Christ, the world will know that we belong to God. And if the world sees a glimpse of God’s
glory, they will want to taste and see that the Lord is good.
If you have the time watch this great sermon given at the Together for the Gospel conference in 2010 by Mark Dever, "The Gospel Made Visible"
The Church Made Visible
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