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You may be wondering...

If you’re gonna be able to find the perfect words to share the Gospel. Guess what—the pressure's not on you! The Word of God tells us that when we share the Good News, the Holy Spirit will help you—even speak through you.

Matthew 10:19 and 20 says that…

...God will give you the right words at the right time. For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Proclaiming the Gospel doesn’t mean walking around with a sermon stuffed in your back pocket, necessarily. It’s just saying the Good News, which is: “God loves you. He does have a wonderful plan for your life. And if you're honest, and you repent, and humble yourself, and believe, you will be forgiven and become a child of God. He will never leave you. He’s offering you eternal life through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

Hey, that’s a good deal! Why not proclaim it? It's not your job to brilliantly persuade everybody, merely to joyfully represent and present the Good News. It's life-changing.

We can get so hung up on wondering...

If we will offend people or make them feel uncomfortable. The truth is, we’re probably the ones who feel the most uncomfortable. Even though we may stammer, feeling awkward about what to say, the Holy Spirit has it handled!

He will give us the right words and lead us to proclaim them at the right time. All we have to do is follow His lead. What is the worst that could happen? If someone says they’re not interested, is that really a big deal? Isn’t it worth the risk to offer them a chance to receive eternal life?

Be encouraged to do it, and do not be afraid. But also, don’t wait to feel perfectly comfortable or completely brave—or you may never speak up! Christ has already called and commanded that we share His Good News, so let’s do it even when we’re afraid.

2 Corinthians 5:19 through 20 says…

"For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead with people, saying, 'Come back to God!'"

Will you let God make His appeal through you?