People Sharing Jesus

 I recently re-read the book People Sharing Jesus, written by Dr. Darrell Robinson, founder of Total Church Life ministry. They have a seminar based on the book that we use to train pastors and church members to effectively and powerfully share Jesus person-to-person in a loving and caring way. It is an excellent book, as is the seminar.

Here are some of the quotes or statements that made an impact on me:

* only 3-5% of Christians are obeying the Lord's command to be "fishers of men", actively sharing Jesus with others in their community.

* Many churches today do not have the same passion and priority that the Lord has: "God wants all men to be saved."  (I Timothy 2:4)

* When we join God in His work and mission to seek and save the lost, and faithfully share the Gospel with others, we are joining God's unbeatable team of 3:

      

1. God's Word (there is great power in God's Word and the Gospel)

2. The action of the Holy Spirit (the Holy Spirit empowers us to share Jesus, and also convicts of sin, convinces the lost person they need Jesus, and reveals spiritual truth)

3. The faithful witness

* God has empowered all of His children to share the Gospel, through the Holy Spirit

* To be successful in sharing Christ, the other person does not have to accept Christ. If you do the following 3 things when sharing Christ, you will be successful in God's eyes:

1. You need to faithfully and prayerfully share the Gospel ... the only way you will fail is if you fail to share.

2. You need to share in the power of the Holy Spirit.

3. Leave the results in God's hands. (this takes the pressure off of us)

* You may live a consistent life, minister to people, and invite them to church. You have not really witnessed until you have shared Jesus. Unbelievers will not experience the forgiveness of Christ until someone shares the life-changing Gospel with them.

* There is nothing that energizes and gladdens the heart of a Christian more than leading a person to Christ.

* God's plan for His church is for every believer to actively share Jesus with others.

* We need to have a person-centered, loving & caring approach to reaching out to lost people.

* We need to learn to listen to others and then share Jesus in a way that meets their particular needs.

* There are numerous methods to sharing Jesus with others. The method is not the most important thing; sharing in the power of the Holy Spirit and then leaving the results in God's hands is.

* We need to have Jesus' love (John 3:16) and compassion (Matt. 9:35) for others in order to effectively share the Gospel.

* We need to be focused and sensitive to the lost people around us. Sharing opportunities and lost people are all around us in our daily lives. Many times we are not focused and sensitive to the "divine opportunities" that God gives us.

* God is always at work and He has already prepared a harvest (Matt. 9:37-38) ... we need to be faithful and join God in His work, sowing and sharing the Gospel, and reaping the harvest.

Quotes & Verses

Here are some quotes that I hope will inspire us all to faithfully serve our wonderful Lord, and to join Him in His passion to reach people for Jesus:

"Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."  - Jesus (Mark 16:15)

“I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me”  - Jesus (John 5:30)


"For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him". (2 Chronicles 16:9)

"The heroes of the faith had one thing in common: They were all ordinary people with no power of their own. The difference is the mighty presence of God".  - Experiencing God devotion

"We are not irreplaceable to the Lord. He will achieve His purposes. The question is this: Will we be a part of God’s activity, or will He find someone else? We deceive ourselves if we think we are indispensable to God. Service to the Lord is an honor God bestows on us, not a favor we do for God".  - Experiencing God devotion

"I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace".  - Paul (Acts 20:24)

"My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power."  - Paul (I Corinthians 2:4)

"Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person— our Lord Jesus Christ... No one on earth has this passionate love for the Lord Jesus unless the Holy Spirit has given it to him".  - Oswald Chambers

Missions / Evangelism Quotes

"Follow me and I will make you fishers of men." - Jesus (Matthew 4:19)

"Failure in witnessing is failure to witness." - Bill Bright

"The only way you can fail in witnessing is to not witness."
- My paraphrase of the above quote

"We are responsible only for our part in evangelism (to share the Gospel); God is responsible for his part (to regenerate). We must do our part and trust God to do His ! - Alistar Begg

"But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of God's grace." - Paul (Acts 20:24)

"Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak." - John Piper

"The mark of a great church is not it's seating capacity, but it's sending capacity." - Mike Stachura

"The Spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become." - Henry Martyn

Inspiring Quotes

Here are some inspiring quotes about missions and serving the Lord. May they bless and inspire and challenge you today:

"I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." - Count Zinzindorf

"God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supplies."
- J. Hudson Taylor

"When we try to do God's work in our own ways, we will never see the supernatural power of God in what we do." - Henry Blackaby

"He must increase, but I must decrease." - John the Baptist

"If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him." - C.T. Studd

"Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give." - David Livingstone

"All my friends are but one, but He is all sufficient." - William Carey

"How little chance the Holy Spirit has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves." - C.T. Studd

"The more obstacles you have, the more opportunities there are for God to do something." - Clarence W. Jones

"Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God."
- William Carey

Inspiring Quotes

Here are some inspiring quotes. Some talk about the vital link between our relationship and fellowship with the Lord and missions & the service of sharing Christ with others. The vital key to a fruitful life is close fellowship with Jesus.

"The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become." - Henry Martyn

"Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak" - John Piper

"I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." - Count Zinzindorf

"The command has been to "go," but we have stayed - in body, gifts, prayer and influence. He has asked us to be witnesses unto the uttermost parts of the earth… But 99% of Christians have kept puttering around in the homeland." - Robert Savage

"People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives…and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted." - Nate Saint

"How little chance the Holy Spirit has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves." - C.T. Studd

Quotes

Here are some great quotes concerning our relationship & fellowship with the Lord:

"It is a joy to Jesus when a disciple takes time to walk more intimately with Him. The bearing of fruit is always shown in Scripture to be the visible result of an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ (see John 15:1-4)."
- Oswald Chambers

"O the fullness, the pleasure, the sheer excitement of knowing God on earth."
- Jim Elliott

"I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things."
- Paul (Philippians 3:8)

"I will give them a heart to know me." - God (Jeremiah 24:7)

"The time a Christian gives to prayer and fellowship with God is not meant for his/her carnal or natural life, but to nourish the life of Jesus in him/her."
- Oswald Chambers

"That which brings the praying soul near to God is humility of heart ... Pride, self esteem, and self praise effectually shuts the door of prayer."
- EM Bounds

"When we try to do the work of God in our own ways, we will never see the mighty power of God in what we do." - Henry Blackaby

Inspiring Quotes

"Lord send me anywhere, only go with me;
lay any burden on me, only sustain me;
sever any tie, but the one that binds me to You."
- David Livingstone, Missionary to Africa

This quote inspires me to fully surrender all I am and have and do to our Lord Jesus, and to be willing to go anywhere and do anything that He wants, as long as He is with me.



"Oh the fullness, the pleasure, the sheer excitement of knowing God on earth."
- Jim Elliot, Missionary to Ecuador


When I first read this quote in the early 90's I realized that when this man was alive he had something I did not have. I had accepted Christ in my heart and life in 1985, but I was inspired to go much deeper in my personal relationship with Jesus, and make Him the Source of fulfillment, joy, satisfaction,... This quote is about the abundant life that Jesus talked about in John 10:10, and the satisfaction and joy and excitement that comes when you become a fully surrendered servant of the living God.

Some Great Quotes

I was on the web the other day and found some great quotes, most of which are about missions and evangelism:

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose."
- Jim Elliot

"God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supplies."
- J. Hudson Taylor

"If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him." - C.T. Studd

"Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give." - David Livingstone

"How little chance the Holy Spirit has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves." - C.T. Studd

"Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God." - William Carey

"We who have Christ's eternal life need to throw away our own lives."
- George Verwer

"The command has been to "go," but we have stayed - in body, gifts, prayer and influence. He has asked us to be witnesses unto the uttermost parts of the earth… But 99% of Christians have kept puttering around in the homeland."
- Robert Savage

"Here am I. Send me." - Isaiah

"I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." - Count Zinzindorf