Because we live in a culture that constantly asks, 'What's in it for me?' sometimes we need to address that in the gospel, perhaps more clearly and frankly than we sometimes do.
When we choose to talk about the weather, sports, or some other fleeting topic of the day, we may be missing out on an opportunity to share some truth about God.
Reciprocity is a social convention that establishes and strengthens relationships, and because it is deeply ingrained in our society, we can use it to leverage opportunities to share the Gospel!
I've often heard the saying, "God doesn't call the qualified; He qualifies the called." While this is overwhelmingly true, we can misuse it in a negative sense
If they never hear the truth, they may, one day, hear the most terrifying words anyone could ever hear when Jesus says: "I never knew you; depart from Me"
When we understand that what we have faced is what someone before us is facing now, we are freed from our inhibitions to speak God's truth, and we can do so in two ways.
