When we open our hearts to the love of God, God pours down His grace so abundantly that our hearts overflow. It is from this grace that our testimonies flow, and it is this grace that reaches deep into a person's spirit and moves them to respond to God's call. Our focus in evangelism, and in all of the walk of faith, should be to receive the grace of God and share this grace with others. Only when the grace enters and transforms us can we, out of the strength and love of God, become the light to reveal the Lord.

Rather than getting caught up in different strategies and techniques on how to evangelize, let us first meditate on the love and grace that God has shown us. Let this grow in our hearts, and then, God does something amazing- through us, though only a single seed, many fruits will be born. Trust in the Lord, and follow the path that Christ has shown us- live by the Gospel and let your life become a living testimony, giving glory to God.

As we evangelize, we must go with this attitude of Jesus Christ- lowering ourselves, and humbly asking with the heart of love to give the living spiritual water to others. Although they are the ones who should ask us for the water- after all, we are giving them the Words of life!- we must go to them now, and ask. This is the heart of Jesus Christ- to serve and give to those who need the water of life.

Pray that this week, we can truly evangelize with humble hearts of love, going and asking others, in order that we may give them the true living water of life.

We as Christians have the best, most wonderful news to share with the world: that we have been saved through Christ Jesus, who offers us salvation in His life and sacrifice of love. Though we may be sinners and may turn away from God, Christ comes to us first and calls us to return to Him. He makes each of us a new creation in His love and gives us the gift of eternal life.

Evangelism is simply sharing the good news of Christ’s salvation and love for us. When we truly and deeply receive our salvation and become new creations in the Lord, the joy of His love and grace fills our hearts more than anything we can experience in this world. We cannot contain ourselves from testifying to God’s amazing work in our lives and in this world.

We must first seek to know God and truly open our hearts to Him. Seek to be filled with His grace, love and Spirit; seek to be filled with His Word, because God will truly fill us up overflowingly. Let us truly become new creations in Christ and testify to the world the most wonderful news of God our Father, Jesus Christ our Saviour, and His Kingdom of heaven.

Rather than focusing too much about me, it makes everything easier when we start to focus on what God has to do through me. When we look at ourselves again and again, we will only become more embarrassed and timid for we know we aren't perfect. However, when we look at God that's the time we are able to reach out with dignity and heavenly authority that comes from above.

Following is the poem that expresses the heart of the one who have faced difficulty but turned the situation as he realized the true ways of God.
Asking God
I asked God for strength that I might achieve.
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked God for health that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches that I might be happy.
I was given poverty that I might be wise.
I asked for power that I might have the praise for men.
I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for--
but everything that I hoped for. . .
Almost, despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am among all men most richly blessed.

2nd Corinthians 12:7-10
7To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Members of ACM truly have witnessed the power of prayer in evangelism. Members gather together to pray before going out on campus. Always, our prayers are for faith, firm conviction, perseverance, and trust in the Lord. We pray to meet those that God has prepared to listen to His Word, and to share our own testimonies of God’s faithfulness to reveal His love and grace to others. Though we may be insufficient in speech and lacking in appearance, the Lord graciously guides us and encourages us. He reminds us that the power of His Word and the grace of the Holy Spirit are what catch people, and not our own methods.

In addition, evangelism should conclude with prayer, to give thanks for the Lord’s strength throughout the time of evangelism and to lift up everything to the Lord’s hands. Pray for His guidance for those you have met during evangelism, and bring your requests before the Lord to open the hearts of these new lambs. The Lord will truly guide and prepare each step of the way and expand the missions when we pray with earnest and sincere hearts. So, let us come before the Lord with faith and hope, beginning evangelism with the Lord on our side and lifting up each victory to the Lord in prayer.

August 28, 2004- As we continue on in missions, we realize the importance of persistence in evangelism. Throughout each day, missionaries go out to share the Word of God, seeking the good soil that will hear the Word, retain it, and with patience bear fruit. However, just as in the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-9), many times the seed we encounter the bad soil that cannot bear crop.

When this happens, we must remember to continue with perseverance and patience. This means going on with faith in the Lord. Evangelism may be difficult- many do not want to listen and others do not realize the great gift they are passing by. However, always, when we go with prayer and faith, the Lord answers by showing us the good soil.

What is needed is persistence through evangelism. Satan will try to stop you from sharing God’s Word, but with persistence and faith in God, His Word will overcome. Often, the good soil comes out where it is least expected, so continue to sow the Word of God with diligence and patience. With prayer to guide our faith, the Lord will show us the good soil and the beautiful fruit. Truly, may we be the ones to go on with faith and perseverance, bearing fruit in abundance for our Lord God.

It is not looking at each other, but towards the same goal. When we go towards a common goal, that is when we can truly become one. We are not perfect, so it's easy to grow weary in the spiritual battle - we need a partner.

As we fill up each others' shortcomings, each others skills will complement the other. In order to co-work harmoniously, first the relationship with God must be firm. Then everything will flow smoothly as well.

The truth is that we are insufficient. That is why we must seek a coworker. Exodus depicts clearly how Moses asked God for a helper, because his lips were dull. Abraham seeked God very precisely for a partner, God sent Aaron, who was articulate in speech, and God’s words were powerfully proclaimed through him.

In the early churches, the apostle and prophet always worked together. They submitted to one another and worked harmoniously like that. Let us co-work beautifully in this era and expand the tabernacle of the Holy Spirit!

1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
2 Then the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the people will go up, every man straight in."
6 So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant of the LORD and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it." 7 And he ordered the people, "Advance! March around the city, with the armed guard going ahead of the ark of the LORD ."
8 When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the LORD went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the LORD's covenant followed them. 9 The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. 10 But Joshua had commanded the people, "Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!" 11 So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the people returned to camp and spent the night there.
12 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the LORD . 13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the LORD and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD , while the trumpets kept sounding. 14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city! 17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the LORD . Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. 19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the LORD and must go into his treasury."

20 When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city.

What we see from this story is very interesting. Nothing happened to the fortress of Jericho up to sixth days. However, when Israelite diligently obeyed the word of Joshua and went around the city gate everyday, finally on the seventh day it collapsed.

When we evangelize this is also how we gather meet great people. Although it might be difficult up to sixth time of our journey in our evangelism, surely as we go on there will be a time period of seventh round where God will guide a great person who is awaiting to listen to the word of God.

It is very important for us to not lose faith but hold on to this method of God's way and persistently go on with our evangelism. Then surely we will also destroy the fortress of Satan and bring great people who will listen to the Word.