Exhilarating.

I'd love to know what you think of this.

Sharing the gospel - the good news of Jesus Christ, is so exhilarating. It's scary and it's exciting. I usually approach the prospect with fear and trembling, but at the same time, if I back out it'll be an action I'll regret. It's as if you're saying to the Holy Spirit -

"I don't think you can work through me, even though you created me and convicted me of my sin, and that the Son of God HIMSELF paid the punishment for me, died and rose again in three days... yeah, I don't think you're powerful enough..."

We both know the answer to that.

I am so blessed to be part of Student Life. It is a university ministry alive and burning for God on Macquarie Uni campus, University of Sydney campus, UNSW and UWS. It's mission statement is to turn "lost students into Christ-centred labourers." I was definitely a lost student. I stepped onto MQ Campus not really planning to stretch my faith, but I did want to get right with God again and reconnect. I guess He had other, better plans.

I see now, that we can't just get stuck on being built up in the knowledge. By this I mean, I have seen so many Christians argue over theology, translations, predestination, spiritual gifts... all the while ignoring the reason Jesus came to die in the first place:

to save us all!

Yes, knowing the Bible is important. However Jesus didn't suffer so we could argue over matters of exegesis and hermeneutics (or whatever). In the beginning, God created. He created mankind in His image. He created us to have a relationship with Him.

Every spiritual walk needs:

1. Prayer - talking, conversing, in constant communion with God.

2. God's Word (it is important, but only AS important as the others)

3. Fellowship - with other Believers (involves attending church and surrounding oneself with many good spiritual influences)

4. Evangelism !

And how can we think otherwise? If we preach the gospel to ourselves, we will feel its transforming power. How doesn't that alone compel us to preach it to those who don't know Jesus?

Here are some scriptures to give you a spiritual kick:

16Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

17If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.

- 1 Corinthians 9:16&17

I hear Paul. It's not an option. We must do it. If not voluntarily, then merely doing what we have been called to do.

But let's not stop at that as our final reason.

We share the gospel because it's just too great to keep to ourselves.