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yourself.
John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’ s life for one’ s friends.
John 14:21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.
John 13:35: By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
John 12:26: Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
We should never make the false assumption that people are“ fine” without Jesus and that we’ re just trying to give them something nice in addition to their already nice life. They’ re not“ fine” without Jesus.
Consider corrupt doctors who disfigure slum children to make them more effective beggars. And what about the slave trade worldwide, or the abortion industry in the USA where 1.2 million children are killed annually, 93 % of them because the child is unwanted or inconvenient? Consider also the average,“ normal”, people anywhere and everywhere; your neighbors, coworkers, friends, and family.
Everyone needs Jesus!
Don’ t forget: Operation Joshua 6 is coming up! Operation Joshua aims to give a copy of the New Testament to every single home in Greece. This year, Christians will gather in Eastern Macedonia to distribute Bibles in the prefectures of Serres, Drama and Kavala. Volunteers will take the gospel to about 160,000 homes in the regions’ villages. This is a great opportunity for you spread the gospel. Are you going to take up the challenge?
Joshua @ hmnet. org. gr www. OperationJoshua. net www. HellenicMinistries. com