16 As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 19 Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. 20 Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him. - Mk. 1:16-20
Where do you meet the Lost? Jesus found them by the sea, when he was passing through towns, and when speaking in the cities. Leave a comment and tell where you seek for the Lost. Do you go down to the lake to reach the Lost? Do you seek the Lost in a favorite civic organization? Do you search for the Lost at religious gatherings? Do you go to the town square? At the coffee shop? At the bus station or under a bridge? Ezekiel wrote,
"I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with judgment." - Ezekiel 34:16
God has commissioned Jesus' followers to seek and to save the Lost. The world cares about many things such as if Blink 182 is back together or if a favorite TV show will be on for another season. But Christians are most interested in proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ. Where do you find the people that you teach or that you invite to worship? The world seeks many things, but the church seeks for the Lost. Where do you seek for them? Ask the most evangelistic person you know. Give me your answer.
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Friends who come to my home, people that I know who are lonely or troubled,and relatives. When I am talking to people, I always try to get around to asking where they go to church and invite them to visit with our congregation.
I try to keep my eyes open so He can use me as a tool where ever it may be. - Anonymous
While I look everywhere, I have lately focused on those closest to me, family members and good friends. I'm working on developing stronger relationships with others to provide more opportunities to share the gospel.
We have newspaper articles, booths at the fair, door knocking, tracts, a question box with 20 questions for parks, mall, etc. Certainly coffee shops, and over the back fence. Each method reaches different people. God gives abundant return.
[Nick also added the following in an email which I am taking the liberty to add here] "We sow the seed at fair booths, craft show booths, we have public access cable tv, tracts, door knocking, newspaper articles, we have an electronic question box with 20 questions, Bible correspondence courses, etc. with each venue we reach different people. And it is funny because when you do all these things, a lady in the booth next to ours overheard a bible study, joined and was converted. Truly the parable of the sower.
Good article. Ours is the job of seed sowing."
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