Greetings!

I was blessed recently to be part of a training seminar conducted by employees of Good Soil Evangelism & Discipleship. I had seen information about this organization at other events, but never took time to find out more about them. When one of the associate ministers at my church went to a training session, he came back on fire to carry the gospel to unbelievers. His enthusiasm was contagious, and I found myself looking forward to the seminar. My pastor thought it was so important that the church paid for all of the associate ministers to take the training—so I couldn’t pass up this opportunity.

Our church theme last year was evangelism, so this was perfect for reinforcing the messages we received during the previous year.  Even though we have a different theme this year, the work of evangelism doesn’t stop. We are all called to carry the message of Jesus Christ…especially to those who may not know Him.

Good Soil gets its name from the parable of the seeds. The seed is the message of the gospel. The goal of this organization is to make sure that the gospel is presented in a way that it can be understood, embraced, and retained.

 One of the breakout sessions involved pairing up with another person to “evangelize.” My assignment was to explain “The Rapture.”  Ok, I don’t know if you have ever tried to explain that to an unbeliever, but I found out how totally inadequate my words were. The more I tried to explain, the more confused my unbeliever became. I realized that even though I understood the concept, explaining it to someone else was no easy feat. The exercise let me know that I still had a lot of work to do. My personal mission is to learn how to communicate the "good news" in a way that will help others seek a closer relationship with the Lord. I am so grateful to my brother for bringing this organization to our church and for his passion for reaching the unsaved.

I pray that God will use each of us to help reach others with the message of Jesus Christ, and that we will be able to “plant seeds” that will reap a harvest for the Kingdom of God.

For information on this evangelism and discipleship program, go to www.goodsoil.com.  

Until next time…

Be blessed!