So often I go to a Church meeting and hear all about what events or outreach activities have been planned – and often the emphasis is on the participant’s abilities to undertake the various tasks. There is so much talk about learning the correct answers to the different questions people may ask when talking about Jesus. There appears to me to be a heavy reliance on the intellectual and memory skills, of those endorsed by a Church, to ’lead the charge’ on evangelistic programs.
Yet, we don’t need to worry about what words to say to anyone who enquires about our faith in Jesus.
God, Himself will provide us with His words, when required - and, they may sound clumsy or unsophisticated or simple to us - yet – they will be perfectly absorbed by any heart seeking Jesus. In the Bible, God has told us that He has not left us like orphans – that He will always be with us – even to the end of this age. In Matthew 13:10-11 (NIV), we read: “And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.”
In faith, whenever we talk to anyone about our hope in Jesus, the Holy Spirit will talk through us, not only on those times we may be arrested and brought to trial – but at all times during our walk with Jesus; and, especially when we are telling people the good news. Do you agree?
Consequently, I think that Selwyn’s introduction contains a very important truth: “We pause on this Pentecost Sunday to remind ourselves that the coming of the Holy Spirit has put the resources of the Trinity where they count – within. I love the definition of the Holy Spirit given by a little boy in Sunday School: ‘The Holy Spirit is God in action.‘ He is!”
God where it counts – Pentecost Sunday
So often I go to a Church meeting and hear all about what events or outreach activities have been planned – and often the emphasis is on the participant’s abilities to undertake the various tasks. There is so much talk about learning the correct answers to the different questions people may ask when talking about Jesus. There appears to me to be a heavy reliance on the intellectual and memory skills, of those endorsed by a Church, to ’lead the charge’ on evangelistic programs.
Yet, we don’t need to worry about what words to say to anyone who enquires about our faith in Jesus.
God, Himself will provide us with His words, when required - and, they may sound clumsy or unsophisticated or simple to us - yet – they will be perfectly absorbed by any heart seeking Jesus. In the Bible, God has told us that He has not left us like orphans – that He will always be with us – even to the end of this age. In Matthew 13:10-11 (NIV), we read: “And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.”
In faith, whenever we talk to anyone about our hope in Jesus, the Holy Spirit will talk through us, not only on those times we may be arrested and brought to trial – but at all times during our walk with Jesus; and, especially when we are telling people the good news. Do you agree?
Consequently, I think that Selwyn’s introduction contains a very important truth: “We pause on this Pentecost Sunday to remind ourselves that the coming of the Holy Spirit has put the resources of the Trinity where they count – within. I love the definition of the Holy Spirit given by a little boy in Sunday School: ‘The Holy Spirit is God in action.‘ He is!”