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Sharing Jesus while social distancing

We might be in lockdown, but we still want to inspire you for mission in every season

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Personal evangelism | 2:27

Sharing Jesus while social distancing

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We might be in lockdown, but we still want to inspire you for mission in every season

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- The mantra of those who have sought to equip

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and inspire us and encourage us in evangelism for years

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has been that, "Mission starts on our doorstep."

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But now, we're only allowed out of our house

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for certain reasons,

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so what does mission look like in lockdown?

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Well first of all, churches have responded amazingly.

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Looking out for the vulnerable, helping the isolated,

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Christians delivering leaflets

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to their streets offering help.

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Food banks have been ramping up their efforts,

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churches have been livestreaming their services

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like it's going out of fashion.

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I wish I had shares in Zoom.

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But this is also a moment for us to think about

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how we might share our faith with our friends

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at this time for three really good reasons.

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First of all, the sands are shifting beneath people's feet.

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Cultural guru, Mark Sayers, says that

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in moments of transition people are way more open

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to the Gospel than other moments.

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This is a moment for us to be a non-anxious presence

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and to take the opportunities to share our faith

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with our friends.

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Secondly, we will never have more time, for many of us,

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on our hands to be able to do so.

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I don't know about you,

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but I spend so much time with church rotas

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and traveling to and from work

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and suddenly there's a vacuum in my diary.

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What would it look like if we invested that time

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growing and deepening relationship with our friends,

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and our friends who don't know Jesus?

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Thirdly, the technology is amazing.

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Can you imagine coronavirus in a time just 30 years ago

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via fax machines and pages,

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instead of video conferencing and social media?

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What would it look like for us to run

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Christianity explored programs, alpha courses online,

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and invite those who might never do those courses

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if they took place in a church building?

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Paul writes in Colossians 4,

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"Devote yourselves to prayer.

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"Be watchful and thankful

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"and pray for us, too, that God may open a door

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"for our message."

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I, like many others, pray that prayer regularly

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for an opportunity to share my faith with my friends.

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What if this is that moment?

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Let's not miss it.

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Let's make the most of the opportunity.

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Let's go for it.

April 2020
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Personal evangelism