MEMORY VERSE: 1 John 4:19
We love Him, because He first loved us.
BIBLE READ: JAMES 2:15-16 (KJV)
15. If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,16. And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
MESSAGE
Everybody responds to love.
If you want to talk to someone about accepting the one who is Love Himself, then you should at least show some love to the fellow first and foremost.
An evangelist must be full of smiles at all times.
The person you are going to talk to may be going through a hard situation and your smile may just brighten his/her day.
You should always ask yourself when going on evangelism “What does this person need?” if the need is taken out of the way, then he/she can listen to you.
You can’t be talking about Christ to someone who is hungry and expect him to listen, but if you come with food, then they would.
A woman with a crying baby is more likely listen to you if you help calm the baby first. (1 John 4:16) says:
“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
There is nothing too big for you to do if you want to win a soul to Christ. If you meet the fellow washing clothes or their car, join them.
Don’t feel too big to do it. When you show humility, they see Christ in you and can easily believe your message.
God throws a party in heaven when one single soul is won to Christ.
What could be too hard for you to do to make your Father that happy?
If the people you’re sharing the gospel with perceive you as someone who cares about them, they would see God like that too.
If on the other hand, they see you as someone who only cares about himself and does not seem to be behaving like the loving God they have always heard of, they push your message aside.
Now, I know that some people will try to take your love for granted.
If you cannot find a polite way to stop them from doing that, then allow them.
If your message does not convert them, at least they will never forget your Christ-like character.
Thank you for reading today’s Open Heavens 14 March 2020 written by Pastor E. A. Adeboye.
KEY POINT:
Nobody can resist a show of love. That is the way to get potential converts to listen to you.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: DEUTERONOMY 11-13
OPEN HEAVEN DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SUNDAY 15TH MARCH 2020: EVANGELISM TIPS: PRAY FOR THEM
HYMNAL:
HYMN 5 – DEEPER, DEEPER IN THE LOVE OF JESUS
1. Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.
CHORUS:
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher ev’ry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
2. Deeper, deeper! blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus
And His perfect will.
CHORUS:
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher ev’ry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
3. Deeper, deeper! tho’ it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
CHORUS:
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher ev’ry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
4. Deeper, higher ev’ry day in Jesus,
Till all conflict past,
Finds me conqu’ror, and in His own image
Perfected at last.
CHORUS:
O deeper yet I pray,
And higher ev’ry day,
And wiser, blessed, Lord,
In Thy precious, holy word.
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