Matthew 9:9-13, 35-38

1. Our fear of ‘Evangelism’ and ‘Mission’
2. Ordinary believers are Jesus’ method of building His Church
3. Becoming an Acts 1:8 church
4. The Importance of preparing  
5. We are witnesses for Jesus when we tell His story

Are we:

• too focused on ourselves
• too empty – have nothing to share
• too respectable – don’t want to damage our reputation
• too similar to those who don’t know Christ
• too ignorant of the Good News
• too apathetic to consider the needy and the lost
• too terrified of what others might think
• too insulated within our own Christian ghetto

As Witnesses for Christ, let’s note:

1. Jesus calls us to follow Him (Matt 9:9)
2. Jesus affirms our existing relationships, in that he wants us to share His love with our friends (Matt 9:10-11)
3. We should be focused on people who know they have a need. We should show mercy as Jesus did (Matt 9:11-13)
4. Be speaking the Truth about Him, and be loving in our actions like Him (Matt 9:35)
5. He wants a deep community passion to motivate us into loving and telling action (Matt 9:36)
6. “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few”. Let’s be aware of the need and act for His glory (Matt 9:37-38).