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We often miss the people in the church pews who need the love of Jesus just
as much as non church-goers. You could argue it's not evangelism, but sometimes there are people
in the church who are struggling just as much as the non-believers.
James 1:27 tells us to look after the widows and the orphans:
WIDOWS: those who have lost their first love, Jesus, and are lacking passion
and hope; most suffering from depression.
ORPHANS: people who have felt abandoned by God and are left striving to
prove something, fighting for attention and love, not knowing how valuable they
are.
Often we want people to know Jesus, so we focus on outreaches
and forget to really hear the hearts of those beautiful people we see every Sunday.
Take a minute after service to ask a sincere "how are you?" and
you'd be surprised how quickly people will open up; we're all desperate for
relationship, first with Jesus and then with each other!
Follow up on prayer requests during the week give a quick call to that lady
in church you haven't seen in a while.Ask God what He's doing and how you can join him. The Holy Spirit is always speaking and He's ready to use you as a vessel if you're willing! Ask Him what He's doing and how you can join him and watch as He uses you to change lives everyday just by being Jesus to those in need!
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