Pastor Barry's  "Chapter & Verse"  Day 198

July 17;    Mark 16:15;    44/260(III);    ‘Preach the Gospel’

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

Grace Family Church believes very strongly in divine healing because the Word of God clearly teaches it is the will of the Lord to heal everyone.  Laying hands on those in need of healing and sensing the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon me is one of the greatest privileges I could ever experience.  Making sure people are Born Again is more important.  People go to heaven because of sickness in their body.  They do not have to, they can live out their lives in health and go to heaven.  People cannot go to heaven unless they have made Jesus Christ the Lord of their lives.  Knowing someone is near death and doing nothing to reach that person with the Gospel is unacceptable.  There is almost always a way to endeavor to reach the lost.  Since it is so important to the Lord, praying and asking His help to know how to reach someone will always get a response and direction.  Additionally, every day, it is vital that before we leave our home, we ask the Lord to lead us to anyone we can share the Gospel with and lead them to Jesus.  The very fact that you sincerely care, puts you in a position where Jesus will lead you to a person or bring that person by your path.  It is an ‘adventure’ and exciting to see how each day of your life can be filled with opportunities to share the Good News.  If you do not know how to do this, tell the Lord and ask Him to help you learn how to lead someone to Christ.  Most mini books have the ‘sinner’s prayer’ in the back.  You can pray it verbatim with anyone who is ready to accept Jesus.  If you are a little shy to share, the Holy Spirit will help you, this is one thing He does.