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"And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
(Luke 24:47)
Sharing with people that they are sinners and need to repent takes boldness. Instead of obeying the Lord and faithfully sharing His Gospel, we often make excuses and decide that we will not say anything or simply say a silent prayer for them and hope perhaps God will send someone else to be His witness. Fear of failure and fear of rejection have kept many would-be witnesses quiet.
Let's talk about fear for a minute. God has not given the Christian a spirit of fear, but just the opposite. As 1 Timothy 1:7 states, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." When we are fearful, we are not powerful, loving, or thinking correctly. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:57, "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
One of the seminars I attended at the Empower Evangelism Conference at the end of February 2025 was led by Pastor Levi Skipper. Levi is the senior pastor at Sagemont Church in Houston, and God is pouring out His favor and blessings upon the church and Levi's ministry. He encouraged our group and motivated us to be ambassadors for God inviting others to be reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:20).
The title of his message was "No Sweat Evangelism". I hope to interview Levi on our REvangelical podcast so you can hear him firsthand telling the story of his life and ministry. When Levi was only 5 years old, his best buddy, his older brother, died from brain cancer when he was only 7 years old. As you can imagine, it was a very hard time for Levi. He said he can remember having questions about life and death from an early age. Levi accepted the Lord Jesus as his Savior later, around when he was 7 years old, if I recall correctly. He said he started immediately telling his classmates in school about Jesus.
He said evangelism is simple but not easy. I agree. The devil will attack and seek to discourage us in any way he can to stop us from obeying Jesus and witnessing to others. But praise God, Jesus is greater than the devil!
I will close the devotion today with a link to a powerful song on the radio currently: "No Fear" by John Reddick. You can listen to the song here.
Some of my favorite lyrics are those of the bridge:
Not over my family
Not over my future
Not over my life
God's over my life
Not over my battles
Not over my struggles
Not over my life
God's over my life (No fear)
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Grateful, Content, & Generous
Pastor Danny shares about the benefits of being grateful, content, and generous, how these build on each other, and how they are critical to our Christian walk.
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