DO YOU KNOW A PHONY?

Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter. –Spurgeon

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15

Do you ever wonder about someone who proclaims with their mouth they are saved but yet you never hear them say anything about Jesus? You never see anything posted on their wall, posted in a tweet, or shared on Snap Chat. When you bring up things about the Lord it’s as if they change the subject immediately. Hum, maybe they're a phony?

However, if one would’ve seen Lot in Sodom one would have come to the conclusion he wasn’t a Child of God. So what are we to do? Be a fruit inspector! Jesus said, “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:20 Check out what people are saying and doing. Ask them the tough questions about life. Point them to the Saviour! And if some of them are found to be lemons, beware of them! They will make life sour!

GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH!

The great sin of the church is to be so interested in serving those within it that it cannot serve the needs of those without. –Rasmussen

And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. Acts 5:42

Notice in this verse it says, “…and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”. We are challenged not only to preach and teach “IN THE CHURCH” but in every place we go. Some may say, “You don’t have to wear your Christianity on your shoulders.” I say, “No, I do not wear it at all. It is who I am, not something I wear or something I do!”

On this Sunday morning as you GET UP, GET READY and HEAD OUT the door, take a moment to pray and ask the Lord to give you someone to share the Gospel with. It may be someone in Sunday School, in the nursery, or it could be before you get to church at the gas pump, in the checkout line, or in a drive through. Make sure you are prepared to give an account of the hope that lives and abides in you!