Righteousness and evengelism

This is what is bring preached by Pastor Ronald on sun!

matthew chap 5 verse 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be satisfied."

Righteousness has two meanings 1) Being hungry and thirsty for God to be vindicated
(revealed)
2) Being hungry and thirsty for righteousness to be present
our hearts.

As we grow more and more in God, you will come to realise that you will be more sensitive to the small little sins that you do and you will feel guilty of it...These are sins that you will not have noticed before!

As for me, at first sins like jay walking (which is like my daily lifestyle whenever i leave the house) becomes more and more noticed and taken note of...i have no idea why, but whenever i jaywalk just to catch the bus now, i will feel super duper guilty and unhappy for the rest of the day! it is just so unlike me before...

Have you grown in christ?

If you think that you do not sin and you are doing fine cause didn't murder or steal or anything, try to think about the things you do daily eg. gossips....i am telling you that all do sin! and God do see the degree of your sin...like for example, when you disrespect your parents is = to murder.

The one big big thing that all Christians should pray for is revival! Revival to occur in schools, friends, family members, everywhere! For God's glory to be revealed!

Do you rmb in my previous posts, i said that i feel like praying for problems and troubles to happen in my friend's lives? so that they would have no choice but to turn towards God? i thought i was like super evil or something...but according to Pastor Ronald, It is good! Cause it shows that one is desperate for ppl to be saved and really draw close to God!

God places problems in your lives to bring us closer to him! Rmb to thank him for that=) If not,
many will drift away...

Many christians today pray for their own personal needs always...everything is about themselves and themselves only..."Lord, i want to score well, i want to have a car..etc" everything is about what "I" want...

I feel that if one is a true christian, the focus should not be on what i want but on what others need...

Another indication to see whether you have grown in christ or whether you have a passion for him is the question of whether you would feel sad or even up to the point of crying when you see your friends unsaved? This sadness cannot be forced out...
(this links back to the need to evengelise)

Some christians may feel ashamed or even fear to talk about God to their friends or family members...I ever once felt this way too! Always think that God will be there to keep everything under control and if you really love those who are close to you, you would want to share the good news with them! Lets just say like if you find a restaurant that sells great and cheap food! Wouldn't you be excited to share the good stuff with them? Wouldn't you want them to experiece what you have experienced? It is the same logic as to be enthusiastic about sharing the gospel and talking about christ!
Another thing that encourage me is that i always ask myself...do i fear God more than man? or men more than God? My answer will always be i fear God more then man, so i share!

Something that i learnt about evengelism is that you need not be the one that converts your friend into becoming a christian...you need not be the one that transform them...

As long as you share, you may be this little link that links to the rest of the chain before your friend becomes a christian.

I feel that as long as we christians work together as one and everyone overcome their fear to share, many will be saved!

Oh! one good advantage to share with your family members is that they have to listen to you no matter what....as in, you will not lose them just because you share the gospel or anything because they are your loved ones!

Some impt points are for those who are like me...always using the more direct approach....

I learnt a lesson from it that i have to build a closer and more improved relationship with the person before i share the gospel with them...even though i am very excited and desperate to sharre, there is no need to scare ppl away when you talk about christ to the non-christians all the time....this way, it will be a lost instead..

It will also be easier to share the gospel one to one then in a group...because, if you are in a group, when one rebutts you, the rest will follow...which is what i had experienced before...

Use stories to attract other's attention...it would be better if you share using your own personal testimonial as they cannot rebutt nor say that it didn't occur=)

Some ppl may ask, but how do i know when to share?

For me, i feel that as long as you feel something prompting you that you should share the gospel, just share it! Don't think so much as to how will ppl react later, what would they say...etc...
Trust me, the more you think, the more you wouldn't share=)
Evengelism should be like every christian's lifestyle.

Lastly, always pray to God for strength and the courage..

For those who think that they do not have the righteousness, pray for it! God will give it to you!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!