PERSONAL MEGAPHONE GOSPEL
Romans 10:13-17, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Romans 10:13-17, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Romans 10:12-13: "For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the name of the Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him."
We see much emotion from the apostles in the Bible. St. Paul’s exuberance almost dances off the pages in 1 Thessalonians when he rejoices in the young congregation’s passion for telling the world about Christ. We’re all familiar with exuberant sports fans yelling their spirit through megaphones.
Often, cheerleaders use them so the crowd can get involved with
cheering along.
If Paul had a megaphone, I am quite sure he would have blasted his praise for the people of Thessalonica:“1,2,3,4—Who do we adore?”
And the crowd yells its response, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Christ!”
Paul would ask through his megaphone, “Who Is Jesus Christ?”
Their response would be, “My Lord, my Savior!”
Can you hear the exchange?
And the crowd yells its response, “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus Christ!”
Paul would ask through his megaphone, “Who Is Jesus Christ?”
Their response would be, “My Lord, my Savior!”
Can you hear the exchange?
In John 3:16 in the Bible, we study the words that need to be shouted through a megaphone, because it’s our personal gospel. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not die, but have everlasting life.”
This promise is specifically for me and for you. We are “the world”. When you hear this passage, substitute the words, “For God so loved ME…”
Now that’s the spirit. Don’t you feel like yelling that through a megaphone?
Yet many believers don’t feel passion and intensity of God’s love by the emotion of their faith. Paul said the word of the Lord had “sounded forth” from the church of Thessalonica.
This powerful word picture gives us a clear impression of their passion.
Thessalonica was a busy seaport, and these people had the ear of the whole world—at that time. Travelers would hear the gospel from the folks there and spread it to others when they got back home.
Do you see how this great gospel news spread like wildfire throughout the world?
You and I must also take this great gospel message to our world. We are commissioned by Jesus Christ Himself to go into the world. (Matthew 28:19-20). Our world is our neighbors. We don’t have to go anywhere, we’re already there.
Take Home Nugget
It’s not beyond our abilities to proclaim this fantastic gospel to our playmates, our teammates, our schoolmates. We can embrace this small world through earnest prayer, as we consider lost individuals we know.
Then, as we seek to live the good news, we expect God to harvest the fruit we’ve sown—just by our actions.
As a fan of Jesus, we have this great opportunity to shout the gospel from the rooftops!
Jesus died to bring salvation
For the rich and for the poor;
Those of every tribe and nation—
He includes the ones next door.—Anon.
J.D. Griffith
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