INTRODUCTION
If you are a Christian, you are a witness of Jesus Christ. We are always being a witness to Christ, whether we think of it or not, because people are watching us. It’s been said that our lives are the only sermon some people will ever hear. That’s true. But sadly, it’s not enough. People need to hear the gospel. They need to hear, not just see, our testimonies. Why? Because “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17).
Even then, some Christians will say that is the job of missionaries and preachers. The rest are supposed to be examples to unbelievers and invite them to church to hear from the preacher. However, I think we can see in Luke 10:1-11 that Jesus did not intend for this to be the normal way of witnessing. It’s good to invite people to come to church, but it’s critical that we also go to them with the gospel.
And, we’ll see in this passage, that it’s ordinary Christians that go. Let’s look and see how Jesus sent seventy nobodies to go tell people about Him. There are several evangelism lessons that we can apply to our own lives today. First, we learn that it is helpful to…