For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; to those who are without law, as without law t(not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 Corinthians 9:19-22 NKJV
Ok. Let’s just settle this right now. Paul was THE man. He was a smart dude. He understood what it meant to reach people. He knew people. He knew how the human psyche worked. Paul was fully aware of the awesome power wrapped up inside the gospel of Christ, but MORE importantly, he was aware that he must first receive permission to share it in order for that power to have its maximum impact.
If there was an equation for sharing the gospel, like x + y = sharing the gospel, with x equaling willingness to share, y would equal RELATIONSHIPS. You can have a burning desire to introduce someone to Jesus, but if you don’t KNOW them, you’ve complicated the equation with division—as in the effectiveness of your story is cut to a fraction.
I could care less what you have to say if I don’t relate to you.
Don’t just run around throwing Jesus in people’s faces. You’re liable to get punched. Maybe kicked. Maybe both. Paul reached people because he had a genuine love for others. He had a passion for the lost being found. He wanted to see hell score a big fat 0. People mattered. ALL people mattered. He got to KNOW them. He became LIKE them.
So, I started thinking today…am I doing EVERYTHING I can do to reach people? No. But I’m encouraged knowing that I’ve started doing SOMETHING. I can’t do EVERYTHING, but I can do SOMETHING. You can do SOMETHING!
I started blogging to share my thoughts as I try to figure out this idea of following Jesus. I started making videos, which I think are hilarious, but we gotta start somewhere!
What are you doing? Get out there. Get to know someone. Get out of your comfort zone and make a difference in someone’s life. Take that first step. Walk the road WITH someone.
Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you.
1 Corinthians 9:23 NKJV
People matter. You matter.
1 Corinthians 9:19-22 NKJV
Ok. Let’s just settle this right now. Paul was THE man. He was a smart dude. He understood what it meant to reach people. He knew people. He knew how the human psyche worked. Paul was fully aware of the awesome power wrapped up inside the gospel of Christ, but MORE importantly, he was aware that he must first receive permission to share it in order for that power to have its maximum impact.
If there was an equation for sharing the gospel, like x + y = sharing the gospel, with x equaling willingness to share, y would equal RELATIONSHIPS. You can have a burning desire to introduce someone to Jesus, but if you don’t KNOW them, you’ve complicated the equation with division—as in the effectiveness of your story is cut to a fraction.
I could care less what you have to say if I don’t relate to you.
Don’t just run around throwing Jesus in people’s faces. You’re liable to get punched. Maybe kicked. Maybe both. Paul reached people because he had a genuine love for others. He had a passion for the lost being found. He wanted to see hell score a big fat 0. People mattered. ALL people mattered. He got to KNOW them. He became LIKE them.
So, I started thinking today…am I doing EVERYTHING I can do to reach people? No. But I’m encouraged knowing that I’ve started doing SOMETHING. I can’t do EVERYTHING, but I can do SOMETHING. You can do SOMETHING!
I started blogging to share my thoughts as I try to figure out this idea of following Jesus. I started making videos, which I think are hilarious, but we gotta start somewhere!
What are you doing? Get out there. Get to know someone. Get out of your comfort zone and make a difference in someone’s life. Take that first step. Walk the road WITH someone.
Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you.
1 Corinthians 9:23 NKJV
People matter. You matter.
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