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A Movement Of Radical Evangelism

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“A movement of radical evangelism calling for radical discipleship is the only thing that will suffice in the current state of Christendom.” – Greg Gordon

Since the days of the first Apostles Christianity has always spread by radical evangelism. Such evangelism is bold, unapologetic and also carries with it a seriousness of the truth of its message. If we truly have the Gospel message that the world needs to hear we must preach it like it matters. The Good News must to be shared with all because it is the best news in the world.

God is in these end-times calling out to many to be involved in His end-times work of evangelism and sharing the pure Gospel. We must tell ALL MEN no matter what situation in life they are. Everyone needs to hear the Gospel and we must have that mindset everyday.

God will by His Spirit prompt you to speak to the right people at the right times but we must never back down not to share. Trust the Lord afresh. Share a tract with someone or a word for Christ. Friend Where will you spend eternity? Is always a great question to ask someone.

Read again the stirring account of Stephen in the book of Acts:

Acts 8:26-40

New King James Version (NKJV)

Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian

26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. 27 So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”

30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this:

“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He opened not His mouth.
33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is taken from the earth.”[a]

34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”

37 Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”

And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”[b]

38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

Footnotes:

  1. Acts 8:33 Isaiah 53:7, 8
  2. Acts 8:37 NU-Text and M-Text omit this verse. It is found in Western texts, including the Latin tradition.

A New Movement?

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“God seems in Scripture to work in generations of 40 or 50 years. His purposes must be accomplished on earth and He will raise up individuals and even one person to accomplish that work. And if that individual fails God is patient and raises up a new servant for a new work. We see this example over and over again in the Old Testament where God lets an entire generation perish to raise up a new one that will be obedient to His call and accomplish His eternal purpose.

Denominations seem to follow this pattern also and after time as the denomination does not hear from the Lord but men and their decision making powers. Such groups God will slowly back away from to allow them to follow their own ways. Such should be feared and we should seek to be involved in God’s dynamic work of His Spirit that He is doing now. Sadly in the West many denominations resemble businesses rather than God’s work for His kingdom.

We need a simple vibrant work of God’s Spirit in our midst. Who will follow the Lord in simple obedience not seeking after gain, money, popularity but the Lord Himself and His purposes. Such a movement God is already raising up of many in the body of Christ that will not be a part of what man is doing but will only seek to be involved in the work of God. Our prayer is Gospel Fellowships will be one network for saints to connect together with this similar burden. It is our belief also that the present work of God to assemble His body is much larger than this small growing network of believers.

God truly is preparing His Bride to accomplish His end-times work. May we pray with the Prophet Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:2):

O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.