Keep it Simple!
“The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate,” according to Jospeh Priestley, an 18th- Century theologian and educator, (italics mine.)
Sounds like we need to keep our communication simple!
In our fourth and final article on taking a RISK for the Lord, we’ll look at the K in the acrostic. K stands for KEEP IT SIMPLE.
So far in this series we’ve looked at RISK as: Rejoice in the Lord, Imagine God’s possibilities for you, and Share the message. Now we want to examine what it means to Keep the message simple.
Now, the gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ is simple to understand, but at the same time it is so profound that you could spend eternity trying to understand it and not even come close. How could a Holy God allow His innocent, sinless Son to take your punishment on the cross? But that is exactly what He did. Then He raised Jesus from the dead and put His stamp of approval on Him forever and ever.
When talking to others about the gospel, it is so vital to keep your words simple and understandable. When someone is curious about the Savior, it is not the time to unload an entire theological discourse on them.
- Take it slow.
- Take it one step at a time.
- See if the person has any idea what sin really is, according to God’s Word.
- Are they curious about Christ simply because He seems so mysterious? Or are they truly starting to have Holy Spirit conviction for sin and guilt?
- Find youself a clear and simple gospel presentation method, learn it well, and don’t always try to share the whole thing in one evening.
- Bring a person along. Share seeds of truth. (But be prepared to share the whole message at any time.)
The Holy Spirit does not always convict and save a person in a single day. Often, the Spirit of God has worked in that person’s soul for many years. When you meet that person, you don’t know where they are in the process.
Therefore, love that person, whether you ever share the gospel with them or not. Care for that person. Have a genuine and sincere interest in them. It may be that many others have planted gospel seeds in that person. You may plant more seeds, or God may give you the blessed privilege of leading them to Christ and seeing them born again.
PRAY that God would give you opportunity to share your testimony and the reason for your faith in Jesus Christ as the only Way, Truth and Life.
A lot more could be said about how to KEEP IT SIMPLE, but then I would be breaking my own rule and I would NOT be keeping it simple.
For more ideas on the sharing the gospel and on how to rejoice in the Lord, check out my ebook The Source of Joy by visiting this link: THE SOURCE OF JOY.
God bless and keep you today and forever. Glen Averill
May 03 2010 05:43 pm | Uncategorized
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