EVANGELISM
In the Student Theological Training Course (Graduates) I attended after my A levels, a preacher shared that it was good to carry your physical Bible around with you all the time, because you never know when you might need to preach. Even though we could access the Bible using our phones already, it can be easier to refer to key/familiar verses that we have highlighted in our physical Bibles.
I remember there was a morning I was rushing to prepare for my morning class. Two girls approached me and asked if I had time to talk about Jesus (they wanted to preach to me). In my worry that I would not be able to finish my prep, I rejected them and said I was too busy.
I tried to focus back on my work but felt guilt overwhelming me that I didn’t even try to engage with them. I ended up running to catch up with them to say I could chat for a while. When we were seated, I took out my physical Bible and I saw their eyes widen and heard one of them whisper to the other, “She has a Bible too…” We discussed salvation by grace through faith until my class was about to start and exchanged numbers with them before I left. Thank God that even though I didn’t finish my prep for class, I was still able to follow.
I continued to engage in doctrinal discussions with them for a few weeks, but they were not convinced. Nevertheless, I thanked God for giving me the opportunity to try to preach the truth and help me to be more familiar with His words.
BRINGING IN MORE SHEEP
Concurrently, a sister had invited her friend to church. Because her truth-seeking friend lived nearer to the church branch I went to regularly, she asked if I could take care of her. The truth-seeker was keen to find out more about the truth but faced obstructions in coming to church on the Sabbath.
Because of that, we would arrange to meet in church on weekdays when there was Evergreen service, have Bible Study, and then join the senior members for prayer and laying on of hands. She went overseas to continue her University studies and attended church there. Thank God she was eventually baptised.
University is one of the best times to preach because our peers are seeking their identity, and some may feel extra lost or uncertain during this time. If they choose to find God and form a Christian identity, we would have saved a soul.
FOR US TO PONDER:
How can we better position ourselves to preach to the people around us? Do we give our peers the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations with us?
Are we willing to step out of our comfort zones to evangelise? What are some issues that may impede us from doing so?
