Gas Stop—1
This Week's Theme: Introducing Christ
Monday, May 21
Key Bible Verse: If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you (2 Corinthians 5:13).
Bonus Reading: 2 Cor. 5:11-15
As a youth pastor, I'd just entered a convenience store with "Jeff" to pay for the gas I'd put in the church van. It was apparent that the woman behind the counter had been crying. I looked at her and said, "Has anybody let you know today that Jesus really loves you?" Well, Jeff freaked out, took off running, and dived into the van. As nobody else was in the store, I witnessed for the next few minutes to that woman, who was going through a very difficult time in her life. After asking Christ to come into her heart, her whole countenance changed.
When I got into the van, Jeff said, "Don't ever do that again!"
"Don't do what again?" I asked.
"Witness to people like that," he replied. "Did you see how embarrassed that lady got?"
I responded, "Jeff, you got more embarrassed than she did. In fact, I prayed with her, and she received Christ."
I took Jeff back into the store to meet the woman, now radiant with the love of God—a complete contradiction of what she had been just a few minutes before.
—Eastman Curtis in Raising Heaven-Bound Kids in a Hell-Bent World
Respond:
Is fear of being "different" keeping me from sharing the good news?
Thought to Apply:
Christians and non-Christians have something in common: we're both uptight about evangelism.
—Rebecca Pippert (speaker)
Adapted from: Raising Heaven-Bound Kids in a Hell-Bent World (Nelson, 2000)
For your convenience, Raising Heaven-Bound Kids in a Hell-Bent World is available in the ChristianityToday.com bookstore.
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Prayer for the Week |
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Lord, help me to both live my faith and be prepared to talk about it with those I encounter.
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