Spiritual Treasure
M
y life verse is Mark
16:15 “Go ye into all
the world and preach
the gospel unto every
creature.” I use it as a reminder of our
responsibility to share our faith with
anyone that we meet.
We have become far too attached
to the temporary things of this life and
aren’t thinking about eternity, which is
kind of a long time!
When you are a Christian, you put
your faith and trust in Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior, ask Him to forgive you
of all your sins, and trust that He rose
three days later from the grave. You
make a decision that shapes your life
now and forever.
It’s easy for us to fill our days with
distractions and we forget or become
too lazy to share our faith with others.
We need to remember, “People need
God.” It’s our responsibility to share
the Gospel with everyone.
I once heard that the two worst
by Mark Campbell, Pastor at Topeka First Baptist Church
things to have conversations about are
religion and politics, so I won’t bore
you with politics, because there aren’t
enough words to express that mess,
nor will I distract you with religion
and any certain denomination and
their beliefs. I will share what God’s
Word says very clearly. We are all sinners, no one is perfect when compared
to God - Romans 3:23. We all need a
Savior, we can’t get to Heaven without
it, no amount of good works can get us
there. We need Him so we don’t have
to spend eternity in Hell - John 3:16;
Romans 6:23.
We are saved by grace through
faith in Jesus. The definition of grace
is, “Getting something we don’t deserve.”- Ephesians 2:8-9
The full gospel is trusting by faith
in the death, burial and resurrection
of Jesus Christ and that confession of
faith – Romans 10:9-10.
For the last three years our church
has sent Bibles to different countries
because we strongly believe that the
world needs the Gospel of Jesus just
as much as America does. The average
American home has at least one Bible,
some have five or more. The sad part is,
they go unused until Sunday rolls back
around, and then we’re Super Christians again for the day. If someone in
a third world country gets their hands
on God’s Word they treasure it, protect
it, read it and share it with others,
because they have nothing else in this
life. We need that urgency, that fire to
share our faith and fall in love with
God’s word and spread the gospel!
This October we are assembling
25,000 Scriptures in two days. If you
want to reach the world for Jesus
in your home town, stop by Topeka
First Baptist Church and we will get
you involved!
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