My Great Evangelism Adventure, Pt. 3
This is part 3 of a continuing series on how I discovered “my gift” of evangelism. Mostly, I’m writing this so I don’t forget the curious ways God used to get me to have a passion for the lost. I hope you are encouraged as you read this. (Start at part 1 by clicking here.)
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“If you died today would you go to Heaven or Hell? Jesus died for your sins, was buried for three days and rose again.” That was my holy mantra for the first six months after I made a commitment to share my faith everyday. The apostle Paul did say that this was the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15; no one else had taught me to say anything different. So wherever I went—the grocery store, the gas station, the gym, whenever I’d meet someone—I’d work those words into a conversation, whether it was appropriate or not.
I’d get change from the cashier and reply, “Thank you. Did you know that Jesus died for your sins, was buried for three days and rose again?” When saying goodbye to the desk attendant at 24 Hour Fitness I’d wave and say, “Jesus died for your sins, was buried for three days and rose again.” The clerk at Costco? You guessed it.
And what was the response? Rolling eyes, smirks, and condescending head nods, of course.
Security Alert @ American Idol
Well, as it so happens, computer issues have delayed the video of my little interruption with Security (or someone like that) at the American Idol Finals. Look for it sometime next week…. In the meantime, my friend Dale Jackson, the graphic artist over at Way of the Master, did an interesting bit to the photo
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