Mission, not Maintenance
becoming an evangelistic community
Pastor Shane Oldfield delivered the following sermon to The Coast Community Church, Kincumber, NSW, Australia.
In this sermon, Ps Shane looks at the big “E” word – evangelism – and how many Christians are afraid to carry The Great Commission forward to their friends and neighbors.
Pastor Shane says...
Say the “E” word and people shudder. We get visions of arrogant Bible bashers trying to force stuff on to others.
Mention the “E” word and some of us get anxious, churning stomachs. Some of us get guilty, others just switch off.
But Jesus said that He had come to urge sinners, not the self-righteous, back to God (cf Matthew 9:13).
He also said that He had come to seek and save the lost (cf Luke 19:10).
The “E” word doesn’t scare Jesus!
Jesus says to us...
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” [Matthew 28:18-20 NIV]
I am sorry to be the one to break it to you, but evangelism is Heaven’s priority. Witnessing is not an option. To be a healthy church we need to have a missional mentality, not just a maintenance mentality. If we are uncomfortable with that, something has to change!
There is something which most Christians and non-Christians hate. It is witnessing, what we refer to as ‘evangelism’.
You can listen or download this 24-minute MP3 file ShaneOldfield_030824.mp3 (2.80MB) or download it as a zipped archive ShaneOldfield_030824.zip (2.57MB).
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