For those of us who are not the preachers and teachers in the world, is it possible for us to still have a big impact for Christ? Is it possible that we share the gospel with those we come in contact with even if we aren’t giving a full sermon or lesson to every person who we see in the day? I am not skilled in writing, (so my wife is helping me with this) or putting my thoughts into lengthy sermons, so how can I (we – the common people) impact the world and have an opportunity to bring others to know Christ even in our day-to-day work?

In daily conversations we have the chance to lead people to Christ. In our actions and how we handle business we have the opportunity to be Christ-like or to not. Those choices are ones we can make each day. Even without fully quoting scripture, we can speak His truths. We have the choice to mentor those around us in a good and Godly way (or we can choose to only care about ourselves, our own business, and what benefits us). Galatians 5:13 “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge in the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

There is a dichotomy right now over freedom. Free for me – to murder babies – but not for thee – to speak freely whether true or false in another person’s opinion. What is interesting is the word “liberal” means “willing to respect or accept be-havior or opinions different from one’s own;” which is exactly the opposite of what we are seeing right now with censor-ship, fact checking, etc. When actual lawlessness is running rampant. It is obvious we need to use the freedom we have left to bring people to know God – the name to which one day every knee shall bow. (Romans 14:11)

Going back to Galatians 5:13 “serve one another humbly in love.” The act of serving others, leading with humility and not expecting praise for our actions, and treating others with love – doing unto others as we would want done unto us – we are bringing Christ into our everyday work. As these relationships are built, we may even have the opportunity to share the complete gospel. Mitch shared about those opportunities a couple Sundays ago in his sermon.

I do believe that even if we are not the preachers and teachers of the world, we do have a chance to impact the world for Christ. Just as Jesus called the fisherman and tax collector to follow Him and do His work, we too are called to be disciples of Christ in all that we do. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witness-es in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) We are now the disciples in all the world to do His work in our daily lives.

Andrew Hervey, Spiritual Ministry Team Member