had the gift of evangelism ? No .
Acts 8:4 gives us a clear picture of those who were commissioned to do the work of evangelism : “ The believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went .” Simply stated , everyone shared the gospel . Not only the gifted . Not only the leaders . Not only those who had social status . Everyone .
So yes , it ’ s someone else ’ s responsibility . And if you ’ re a Christian , you are among the “ someone else .”
Taken from Sharing the Gospel with Ease : How the Love of Christ Can Flow Naturally from Your Life by Thom S . Rainer . Copyright 2022 . Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers , a Division of Tyndale House Ministries . All rights reserved .
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Thom S . Rainer is the founder and CEO of Church Answers . With nearly forty years of ministry experience , Thom has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of the local church and its leaders . He has been a pastor of four churches and interim pastor of ten churches , as well as a bestselling author , popular speaker , professor , and dean . He earned his MDiv and PhD degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary . He has written numerous books , including three that ranked as number one bestsellers : I Am a Church Member , Autopsy of a Deceased Church , and Simple Church . He and his wife live in Franklin , Tennessee .
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