Evangelism

Week 6 of lectures was really good and a lot of fun too. The classes were led by Andy and Colin who both live here on the base. We covered the topic of evangelism and had some 'practical experience' during the week as well.

The first couple of days we looked at simple questions but really took them apart and analyzed them. One of these questions being: "What is the Gospel"? Initially it seems like a really easy question to answer but after taking out all of the 'Christian jargon' it was hard to explain what it was. As a class we discussed various ways of explaining the Gospel to those who know nothing about Jesus or the Bible.

Throughout the week we also looked at the importance of allowing the Holy Spirit to guide us as we evangelise. Another point that really stuck out to me this week was the question: "Is Jesus worth it?". When faced with evangelising it is easy to say no because it pushes you out of your comfort zone and it puts you in a vulnerable place but the question you always need to come back to is the one above: "Is Jesus worth it?". If you believe in Jesus, you also believe He is the best way to live your life by so why wouldn't you share Him with others? If Jesus, and what He has to offer, is true why wouldn't you tell others about Him?

As a practical aspect to this week my DTS went into Harpenden and did some mini evangelism with the people there. At the very beginning we all went to a little square downtown and did a random, funny dance, that lasted for two minutes, just for fun. However, as background information, Harpenden is a very small town and not much happens there; the police station is only open a few days a week. Anyways, apparently as we were making a little noise downtown some people called into the station complaining that there were some people making a ruckus. In the end nothing happened and it was all sorted out but it was a good start to our adventures!

The rest of the week went well and just had some processing time on the weekend to think over all the information we had been presented with during the week. Thanks again for reading and your prayers are greatly appreciated!