[You Donât Have to Share the Good News Alone]( Current Teaching Series [Better Together]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [You Donât Have to Share the Good News Alone](
By Rick Warren â 07/26/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âYou are standing side by side with one strong purposeâto tell the Good News.â Philippians 1:27 (TLB) You were made for a mission. God wants you to share his love with other peopleâyour friends, family, and the people you work withâwho are not in his family, because God wants everybody in his family. But youâre not alone! God wants you to go on mission with other people. Philippians 1:27 says, âYou are standing side by side with one strong purposeâto tell the Good Newsâ (TLB). How do you share with your friends that God loves them? And how do you do it in partnership with other people? You do it through your small group. First, you pray together. You ask your small group to pray for your friends who donât have a relationship with God. You canât force anybody to love God, but you can pray for them. Your friends may reject your arguments or refuse to listen to your logic. But they are powerless against your prayers. It goes straight to their heart! The Bible says in Colossians 4:3, âPray for us that God will give us an opportunity to tell people his messageâ (NCV). As you pray for opportunities, you know what happens? You start seeing them everywhere! Prayer makes you aware. When you start praying for your family, then you start seeing the needs of your family. When you start praying for your co-workers, you start getting concerned about your co-workers. And as you get to know the people around you better, you can start appealing to your common interests and create opportunities to share the Gospel with them. Before you can share the Good News with others, you need to establish a relationship with them. What are your common experiences, interests, and needs? Talk with people in your small group about things you like to do and then ask, âWho do we know who also enjoys that who isnât yet a believer? Who can we invite to join us?â God will provide all kinds of opportunities and ideas like this. Start praying about it with your small group, and open your eyes to the people around you that you can serve together. [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - What are the benefits of doing evangelism as a group?
- How might people react differently if you invite them to church or your small group while you are in a setting that is familiar and comforting to them?
- Which of your friends or co-workers is God leading you to pray for? How can you get to know them better by appealing to your common interests? Will you follow Jesus today? God proved his goodness through his Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible says, âFor God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal lifeâ (John 3:16 CSB). Are you ready to trust God to fulfill his promise of eternal life? If so, start by praying this simple prayer: âDear God, I believe Jesus Christ is your Son. I confess I have sinned, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus died to take away my sins and that you raised him to life. I want to trust Jesus as my Savior and follow him as Lord from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will. In Jesusâ name I pray. Amen.â If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. Iâd like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus. The post [You Donât Have to Share the Good News Alone]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get the God's Power to Change Your Life book when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( People want to changeâbut they often feel stuck. They donât know how to make the changes they want to see in their lives. But getting out of your rut wonât happen until you apply the truth of God's Word, by the power of his Spirit. Thatâs why Pastor Rick wrote God's Power to Change Your Life. In this inspiring book, youâll find the tools and the encouragement to: ⢠Become a more joyful person
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