We don’t just WANT to bring people to Jesus,

We HAVE to

“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15

Why Do We Hesitate To Share Our Faith?

1.  We’re afraid

2.  We don’t feel qualified

3.  We don’t want to be pushy

4.  We’re complacent

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“When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, ‘Why is He eating with tax collectors and sinners?’ And hearing this, Jesus said to them, ‘It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” Mark 2:16-17

“Many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them. And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.” Mark 2:2-4

The Paralytic’s Four Friends Were Willing To:

1.  Bear their friend’s burdens

“Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2

“They came, bringing to Him a paralytic.” Mark 2:3

2.  Break some rules

“The Jewish leaders called Peter and John in again. They told the apostles not to say anything or to teach anything in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered them, ‘What do you think is right? What would God want? Should we obey you or God? We cannot be quiet. We must tell people about what we have seen and heard.’” Acts 4:18-20 ERV

* All scriptures are from the NAS unless otherwise noted