Telephone Evangelism

5/2/2021

Luke 10:1 (KJV) After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

When we receive Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior then we are accepting His call to go where He sends us to lead the lost to Him. Are you ready?

The other day a young man was talking to me and told me that God had shown him a way to answer his phone. “Jesus loves you; may I help you?” He encouraged me to do this.

After answering this way for a week, I noticed something. I was being hung up on more by the people who called me. Then one morning God impressed me with something that never occurred to me. What would I do if they then asked me about Jesus? Just when we start to think we are doing good, God tells us to go the next step.

I had chosen to say; “Jesus Christ the Son of God loves you; how may I assist you?” Yes, I was spreading the word that Jesus loves them, now that I am comfortable with that, I am being asked to go the next step. When you talk to people face to face, you know who you are talking to and have an idea about how to show them the need for salvation. When it is a voice over the phone it is different. You know absolutely nothing about them.

Just as Jesus sent His followers out while He was still on this earth. Jesus still sends His followers out today. If you are a follower of Jesus, are you talking to people about Jesus? We use excuses about how we are never given a chance to lead an unbeliever to Christ. Now we, who have telephones (landlines or cell) should become missionaries to all who call. This does not mean to shove it down the line. It means we tell them about Jesus loving them and wait for them to ask for more information. When we do this, we need to be ready to tell them more about Jesus to the point that they ask how to become a believer in Jesus. Then we show them they way to become a follower.

Are you ready to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

C.I. Wilson