Go Tell it on the Mountain Yo

We share a lot here.

Not only do we have several schedule times of outreach, we just go for fun a lot of the time.

We do surveys, short films, solarium (a picture survey thing), and a couple of other cool tools that help transition into a presentation of the Gospel/conversation about spiritual things.

Or, there is another method.

I went with one of my roommates, John, a couple days ago and we tried a new method. It goes a bit like this.

"Hey, how you doin' today?"

"I'm alright, how are you?

"I'm great, thanks! Hey, so random question - what do you think about Jesus Christ?"

Can you say awkward?

I can.

Can you say awesome?

I can say that too.

Not only is it simple (yet terrifying a little bit), but it really tells you how a person feels because it kind of freaks them out. No better way to find out that watching their reaction.

Religion and politics. Not supposed to talk about either.

That's a dumb rule.

:)

We talked to a lot of interesting people that day. One guy is going to come to our weekly meeting on Thursday. His name is Feola.

Another group of kids was a little different. Most of them weren't really bothered by us, we had a decent conversation. But one of them...

...absolutely hated us.

He called us f***in' Jesus lovers. Said he would like to stab us (that was kind of a funny moment), told us to go away several times, and tried to make fun of us by saying that Satan saved his life.

I love that guy.

Really though. Absolutely love him.

And we told him that.

He didn't like that at all...

There is something about persecution that is simply beautiful. It makes you seriously question what you are doing. The good thing about questioning that is there is no way out at the moment. So you seek to draw strength from the unlimited power that lives inside of you and WOW does He deliver.

Now I am starting to see why the church EXPLODED when they were being killed and hated , and why the strongest movements are in countries where the Gospel is illegal. I see why in the face of torture and death, humble men and women REFUSE to deny their Savior. It is because of the undeniable worth of the Gospel.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes." Romans 1:16

I am not ashamed of Christ. By His Grace alone, I stand firm in the love of God, the unlimited power of the Holy Spirit, and the salvation of My Lord Jesus Christ.

My challenge to you. Talk to someone about Jesus today. Be blunt, be awkward, be graceful.

He always delivers.