Viral Faith

  

How would you feel if you were justly incarcerated, freed by the acts of a benefactor, but never told of the gift? Would you be frustrated, maybe even angered by information being withheld that would release you from bondage?  I know I would... but hold that thought.

What about salvation?  When Christians fail to share the truth of the Gospel with non-believers are we not doing the same?  Freedom from sin has been granted by the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross, yet the world remains incarcerated in sin because they often are not aware of the freedom available to them.

The responsibility now falls upon us to let this world know that they have been set free through Jesus Christ. If they will only accept him as their Savior and Lord, that freedom is theirs. But there is a problem. It is the greatest story that is never told. 

We need to recapture the passionate commitment of the first century church; we need to ignite the passion they demonstrated.  When they got the Great Commission word from Jesus, they believed with all their hearts that their primary reason for being here on earth was to go make disciples. We have to recapture that. When you look at this in the book of Acts, you see that the faith of the disciples, in today’s terminology, went “viral.”  The faith of these few went viral and began to spread everywhere.

For the full message shared on 03-04-12 at the  First Church of God - Racine, WI go to: 
http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?pid=33736808