A man was assigned a middle seat on an airplane. Tired and wanting to sleep, he was irritated when the young girl next to him with Down syndrome asked, "Mister, do you brush your teeth?" "Yes," he replied. "That's good. People, who don't, lose their teeth."
A little later she asked, "Mister, do you smoke?" "No," he answered. "That's good. People who do, die." After a long silence, she turned to him again, "Mister, do you love Jesus?" "Yes, I do," he responded. "That's good," she added. "People, who do, go to heaven."
Though deeply touched, he settled back, hoping there would be no more questions. Just then the girl said, "Mister, ask the man next to you if he brushes his teeth."
Well, you can guess what followed. When she came to the question about Jesus, the second man became thoughtful. "I'm afraid I don't understand," he said. For the next hour the two men talked about eternal issues.
Sometimes opportunities for sharing God's love may come in unusual ways, as was the case in Acts 8 when Philip pointed a total stranger to Christ. If we are willing, He will bless even our feeblest efforts to tell others that Jesus loved them so much that He died for them.
You can never speak to the wrong person about Christ.
Evangelism
"A minister, who prays not, who is not in love with prayer, is not a minister of the Church of God. He is a dry tree, which occupies in vain a place in Christ's garden. He is an enemy, and not a father, of the people. He is a stranger, who has taken the place of the shepherd, and to whom the salvation of the flock is an indifferent thing." – Thomas Coke
Prayer Quotations
"Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them." John Calvin
"We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties." Oswald Chambers
Think it over:
~ We can endure anything if we depend on God for everything.
~ To lead others out of the darkness of sin, let them see your light.
~ Spiritual gifts are meant to be used, not admired.
~ What we see of God’s provisions teaches us to trust Him for what we cannot see of His purposes.
~ To God and not weary him, though it has wearied the man.” - Henry Ward Beecher
A little later she asked, "Mister, do you smoke?" "No," he answered. "That's good. People who do, die." After a long silence, she turned to him again, "Mister, do you love Jesus?" "Yes, I do," he responded. "That's good," she added. "People, who do, go to heaven."
Though deeply touched, he settled back, hoping there would be no more questions. Just then the girl said, "Mister, ask the man next to you if he brushes his teeth."
Well, you can guess what followed. When she came to the question about Jesus, the second man became thoughtful. "I'm afraid I don't understand," he said. For the next hour the two men talked about eternal issues.
Sometimes opportunities for sharing God's love may come in unusual ways, as was the case in Acts 8 when Philip pointed a total stranger to Christ. If we are willing, He will bless even our feeblest efforts to tell others that Jesus loved them so much that He died for them.
You can never speak to the wrong person about Christ.
Evangelism
"A minister, who prays not, who is not in love with prayer, is not a minister of the Church of God. He is a dry tree, which occupies in vain a place in Christ's garden. He is an enemy, and not a father, of the people. He is a stranger, who has taken the place of the shepherd, and to whom the salvation of the flock is an indifferent thing." – Thomas Coke
Prayer Quotations
"Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them." John Calvin
"We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties." Oswald Chambers
Think it over:
~ We can endure anything if we depend on God for everything.
~ To lead others out of the darkness of sin, let them see your light.
~ Spiritual gifts are meant to be used, not admired.
~ What we see of God’s provisions teaches us to trust Him for what we cannot see of His purposes.
~ To God and not weary him, though it has wearied the man.” - Henry Ward Beecher
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