Riley, I would love to do what you do, but I dont have the gift of evangelism.” The words came from a well-meaning Christian who was referring to my street ministry. At the time I was training people in evangelism at my church every Friday night. We were taking teams into the city and seeing fifty to one hundred people pray to receive Jesus every weekend. I told that man that he could do what I dobecause he was a believer.

The Bible says, “And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the attesting signs and miracles that closely accompanied [it]” (Mark 16:20, AMP). Amen. Signs and miracles will follow us as believers!

God has given certain gifts of service to us as believers. Take a look at them: “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip Gods people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ” (see Ephesians 4:1112, NLT).

The Bible tells us that these five-fold ministry gifts are for the “perfecting of the saints” to do the work of the ministry. Based on what we just read, the job of the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers is to teach, train and equip you as a congregation member to do the work of building up the body.

But there is no such gift called “the gift of evangelism” recorded in the Bible. Its not your pastors job to fill the empty seats in your church. Its not your pastors job to reach your city.

Its yours.

Now, when Im sent to a church to do evangelism training, Im sent as an evangelist. But when Im not standing in a pulpit under the office of an evangelist, and Im simply going about my day, Im constantly listening to the Lord as to who He wants me to minister to. The Lord speaks to us constantly; all we need to do is tune in a little closer so we can hear what our assignment is for the day.

My family and I recently went to lunch at a local Italian restaurant. The place had just opened, and we wanted to try it out. The waiter seated us and handed us the menus.

I was in one of those moods in which I didnt want to even look at the menu; I just wanted to ask the waiter for a recommendation. When the waiter came to our table, my wife and daughters ordered from the menu. Then young man turned to me. “Sir,” he asked, “what would you like?”

I asked him what he would recommend. Happy to oblige me, he pointed to a particular item on the menu and said to me, “Sir, if I was on death row and this was the last meal I would ever eat, this is what I would order.” I was shocked by his comment about being on death row. But I knew at that point what the Lord was about to do. I ordered what the waiter had suggested, and it turned out to be an amazing dish.

When the waiter came back to the table for the check, I had another question for him: “If you were on death row and these were your last few moments to live, where do you think youd spend eternity?” The young man looked down and told me, “Im really not sure.” I shared with him the Scriptures from Romans from the script our ministry uses. And then I led him in a prayer to receive Jesus. During the prayer our waiter began to cry, and as he lifted his head, he said, “Thank you so much. I was just thinking about my life. I know I need God.” My family and I got ready to leave, and the waiter stopped by our table one more time. “I believe God sent you here,” he said.

God wants to use you today! Be bold and courageous! You dont need to have a five fold ministerial calling with a “gift” in order to see miracles and signs following. All you need do is listen to the little promptings you get every day from the Lordand then be obedient!

Its holiday season once again and most of us are now living the happiest and the busiest season of our year. Just imagine how long your gift list is and you will realize that no matter how much planning you have put into your holiday gift giving, youll most likely still have to place a few more gifts under that Christmas tree.

Maybe the most difficult choice when getting gifts are the ones that you will be giving to your loved-ones. You know them really well and you know what they need, that is true, but with the many wonderful and novel gift options that you have, it is by far the hardest choice to make.

Your parents for instance, would most likely just ask you to be with them on Christmas for you to spend that special day with them would be their top Christmas wish. Oh, but what to wrap with a jolly Christmas wrapper and a cheery bow?

What do you think your parents need? Theyll most likely get clothes, accessories, and even food from other friends and relatives. The perfect gift has to be well-thought of, with your parents need in mind. Your Mom and Dad may be living on their own by now, without any of their children with them. Isnt the gift of instant communication with you and your siblings just the gift you can give them this Christmas? So, give them a mobile phone!

Now, dont be alarmed at the suggestion there are mobile units out there that your parents would be able to use with the least supervision.

Of course, you dont want to give them a gift that theyll “ooh” and “aah” over, then, with a look of utter confusion on their face, tell you, “but darling, we absolutely cannot learn how to use this thing properly!”

A basic phone is what they need a phone they can easily operate because if they cannot use the phone, you are assured that the unit will always be left in one of the drawers gathering dust and cobwebs. Get a phone that has an easy to read display, large buttons so that Mom and Dad dont have to squint to see them , clear and loud speakers (so you dont have to yell while you talk to them), and of course an emergency function that they can utilize during any urgent situation.

Thinking about it, a phone like this is also the perfect gift for your young son or daughter. A phone with just the basic, and most important, functions is the best starter phone you can get for your kids. You will be able to rest easy knowing that you can call and check on your youngster anytime, and they can also call or send you a message when they need you.

This Christmas, get your loved ones the best gift that money can buy the gift of mobile and accessible communication. In doing this, youll also be getting a precious gift for your self peace of mind in knowing that your precious family is just a phone call

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