Sunday, June 1, 2008

demonstrating the gospel

I have an incredible opportunity to demonstrate the gospel to non-Christians I know at work. recently, one of my co-workers had a tragedy occur in his life. his teenage daughter was in a house that was barraged with drive-by shooting. she was shot in the back and has no feeling in her legs. she's been in the hospital for several weeks, but may be coming home this week. since my friend hasn't been able to work since the incident, he has trouble paying the bills. I'm planning to help him out by giving him some cash to pay for rent this month. also, i hope to provide some meals for him and his daughter when she moves back home. this is the gospel in action. the gospel is not just sharing with someone the story about Jesus, but also is loving your neighbors and the world. hopefully my friend will ask why i go out of my way to help him. my reply will be, "once when i was in need, someone helped me out. his name is Jesus. this is why i do this."