This morning we will begin a new sermon series titled, "Speak Up and Be Heard." It's all about how to move from being passive witnesses to bold proclaimers. I have had Romans 1:16 on my heart now for several weeks. A couple of nights ago I sat down with pen and paper in hand to do some studying on this verse. The Lord began to speak. I became burdened over my own passive witness. I knew that I and we as a church had to do something to move from our passiveness and become more bold and intentional in sharing the good news of Christ. God began to give me more passages of Scripture on this subject, and thus this new series was born.
My hope, as we begin this new study, is we will become more bold in our witness. So many times we let opportunities slip us by. We are either too busy, unconcerned, ashamed or scared to take advantage of that opportunity to share Jesus with someone who may really need Him. We are way too passive.
My prayer is that there will be at least a few people who move from being passive witnesses to bold proclaimers. It is God's plan for us to share the gospel with those He puts in our paths. Just think for a moment at how this would affect our church. What if several of us got serious about sharing Jesus with others? We might would experience the same things we read about in Scripture. We might would see many come to know Christ and thus our community changed for His glory!
