DAILY THOUGHTS ABOUT SHARING THE GOSPEL

A list of thoughtful reminders to share the Gospel.

Take 80 days to focus on sharing the Gospel. Read one of these thoughts each day before you leave the house.

1. We have family and friends who still have not trusted in Jesus. Begin praying for their salvation today!

2. With little prayer, there is little power.

3. Who is depending on you to pray for them? Take a moment to pray for them now.

4. The more you pray, the more you’re admitting your need of God.

5. Consider writing your prayer requests in a journal and keeping record of answered prayer concerning people you are sharing the Gospel with.

6. If we don’t study the Bible for ourselves, then we won’t be able to help others with it.

7. God’s Word empowered by God’s Spirit is what saves souls; not our wits, ideas, or words. With whom have you shared Scripture?

8. Have you considered memorizing a Bible verse to help you tell a friend about Jesus?

9. As you share God’s Word with others, it will always accomplish God’s will in their hearts.

10. God’s Word has the power to change others even if they say they don’t believe it. Show them what the Bible says!

11. We share the Gospel because God is worthy, regardless of who believes.

12. As we are awed by Who Jesus is and what He has done, we can’t help but want to tell people about Him!

13. Are you filled with faith and love or fear and apathy?

14. When was the last time you felt you must obey a command of God in such a way that you had to depend on His promise concerning it?

15. God wants to fill you with His nature so that when people bump into you, He is what spills out!

16. It’s not enough for us simply to share the Gospel. We must be in our hearts, the kind of person that God wants us to be.

17. In order to convince others effectively of the saving, keeping power of God, we need to know Him ourselves personally.

18. God can’t use us as He pleases until we are set apart unto Him. The fruit of the Spirit and the life of faith and obedience are the foundation on which we are enabled to tell others about Jesus.

19. Our sin must be confessed and forsaken for us to effectively share Him with others. Our hearts’ desire must be for Him and His kingdom, not the world.

20. We share the Gospel to glorify God because He is worthy. God does not need us, but He delights in using us.

21. Don’t forget to emphasize the holiness of God when sharing the Gospel. God, not other people, is the standard.

22. Don’t forget to emphasize the holiness of God when sharing the Gospel. God, not other people, is the standard.

23. Salvation is about knowing a Person (Jesus), not about going to a place (heaven). Salvation is not about where you go; it’s about Who you know.

24. When we share the Gospel, we are inviting people to know Jesus personally. Be careful not to make it about entering heaven and escaping hell.

25. When we share the Gospel, we are inviting people to know Jesus personally. Be careful not to make it about entering heaven and escaping hell.

26. When sharing the Gospel, it is important to emphasize that the main problem is that we are sinners by nature. We sin because we are sinners. It is not that we are sinners because we sin.

27. When sharing the Gospel, it is important to explain that God’s holiness contrasted with our sinfulness make it impossible for us to offer to God anything that would make us worthy of His acceptance.

28. The more we help others understand the holiness of God, the more they will understand their sinfulness.

29. It is important to open the Bible and let them see the verses for themselves so God can convict and convince them of their sin.

30. As we show them the Bible verses, we must pause after each verse and ask them a question to make sure they understand.

31. We should avoid asking “yes or no” questions as they can be confusing or manipulative when sharing the Gospel.

32. As we seek to help others understand a Bible verse, we should ask questions like, “What do you think this verse means?”

33. While the “Bad News” about death must be explained when sharing the Gospel, it always must be spoken in the context of love, not with a judgmental or arrogant attitude.

34. When was the last time your ears heard your mouth tell someone about Jesus Christ? Do you know what to say?

35. There are five points about the Gospel that people must understand in order to be saved. You can read about them here.

36. As we pray for opportunities to share the Gospel, it is important to take advantage of those opportunities when they come.

37. Have a positive approach and keep the conversation friendly, positive, and constructive as much as possible.

38. Assume that friends and strangers want to hear the Gospel from you. If you look for a reason not to share with them, you will find it every time.

39. When sharing the Gospel, it is important to emphasize that Jesus is God in the flesh.

40. We cannot argue someone into God’s family. We must be courteous when sharing the Gospel and trust God alone to do the saving.

41. As we share the Gospel, it is important to remind ourselves that people already know that God is real, but they are suppressing the truth.

42. Our lives and our relationship with God demonstrate that He is real.

43. We must be bold when sharing the Gospel. Don’t try to prove that God is real; put the burden of proof on them.

44. Our Gospel conversation should lead to the point at which the hearer believes on or rejects Jesus.

45. Ask them, “What will you do right now with what Jesus did for you?” or “What is keeping you from trusting Jesus right now?”

46. What would it take for you to share the Gospel with a stranger?

47. While there is nothing wrong with expressing the emotion of fear, we should not allow it to keep us from doing all that God’s will demands.

48. We struggle with fear mostly because we don’t know what will happen when we share the Gospel. God does know, and we can trust Him.

49. When we are afraid of others rejecting us, we are making the Gospel about us instead of Jesus.

50. We should be more concerned about what God thinks about people than being concerned with what people think about us. We should love God and others more than ourselves. Ask God for that kind of love and faith.

51. When we share the Gospel with someone, it is important that we listen when they talk. It is rude to talk over them.

52. For the sake of courtesy, testimony, relationship, and understanding, it is good that we listen more than we speak when telling others of Christ.

53. There’s a good chance that unbelievers are not familiar with biblical terms or Christian vocabulary. It is very important to define our terms in order to be understood.

54. We should take our time when sharing the Gospel so the unbeliever understands the message.

55. Ofttimes when sharing Christ, the unbeliever will try to turn the conversation away from the Gospel. We should do our best to keep the conversation focused on the Gospel and their response to it.

56. God knew what He was doing when He chose us to be His mouthpiece. He created in us the skills, strengths, personalities, weaknesses, and backgrounds to accomplish the personalized ministry that He has for us. Trust Him to use you!

57. We cannot honor God by deceit, but by integrity. We shouldn’t pretend to be something we are not, or think or feel something we really do not; such will become evident to the hearer.

58. Which friend or family member still needs to hear the Gospel from you?

59. When we do only what feels comfortable to us, we are trusting ourselves instead of God.

60. God wants to use you to reach specific people whom He has in mind to receive the Gospel.

61. Who has God allowed you to see trust in Jesus as a result of you sharing the Gospel with them?

62. We reap what we sow, where we sow, and in proportion to what we sow. Therefore, our evangelism fruit is related to the amount of work we accomplish.

63. Success in evangelism isn’t measured by how many people we save, since we don’t save anyone- only Jesus saves souls.

64. Success in evangelism is measured by obedience. God alone does the saving, but we must do the preaching.

65. We share the Gospel because He is worthy, not because it seems worth it. Since He is worthy evangelism is always worth while in His view. Anything worth doing takes hard work.

66. Practice makes permanent. The more we share the Gospel, the more we understand how to better share the Gospel.

67. We tend to get discouraged when we “mess up” sharing the Gospel. The only way to “mess up” is by not sharing at all or sharing out of a wrong attitude.

68. The worst thing anyone could say about us is not as bad as what is actually true about us. Jesus truly knows us, but He willingly died for us anyway.

69. The worst thing that could ever happen to us already happened to Jesus on our behalf when He was on the cross. We must not let fear keep us from sharing the Gospel message!

70. Evangelism is an opportunity to worship God. May we bring Him honor and glory to the fullest!

71. Praise God for the privilege He gives us to share His Gospel of salvation! Let’s humbly encourage others to share with those around them.

72. The joy with which God fills our hearts moves us to care about the lost around us.

73. How can you humbly encourage a fellow-believer to share the Gospel?

74. Ask God to give you a heart to humbly lead others by example to share the Gospel.

75. The hardest part of the conversation is starting it. Ask God to give you the words to say, then step out by faith, and speak.

76. There are innumerable false philosophies and religions. Don’t think you need to know everything about others’ views before you share the Gospel.

77. If you’re worried about speaking inaccurately, don’t. This will happen from time to time. You are not perfect, but God wants to use you as you are.

78. What is one way God answered your prayer for help while you were in a Gospel conversation?

79. What Bible verses do you like to use for the 5 truths of the Gospel?

80. Be sure as people make a profession of faith in Christ that you explain that nothing and no one can separate them from God’s love in Christ. Also, that is just the beginning. Now, you teach them to follow Christ. Who are you teaching about Jesus right now? Happy Fishing!